India, Bangladesh eye evacuating citizens from China coronavirus epicenter
India and Bangladesh said on Tuesday they are working on evacuating their citizens from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 100 people.
Croatia PM sacks health minister amid property declaration claim
Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic sacked Health Minister Milan Kujundzic, the government’s spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Kujundzic admitted “technical irregularities” in declarations about his property assets.
ECB’s Enria blames legislative ‘mess’ for dos Santos fiasco
The euro zone’s top bank supervisor blamed a “mess” of diverging laws across the bloc on Tuesday for the European Central Bank’s failure to stop Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, who is suspected of fraud, from controlling a bank in Portugal.
China’s Xi says coronavirus is a ‘devil’
Chinese President Xi Jinping told the head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday that the new coronavirus is a “devil” and that China is confident of winning the battle against it.
Britain finalising details for Wuhan evacuation: UK PM’s spokesman
Britain is urgently exploring options to for its nationals to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of a coronavirus outbreak, and is finalising the details of the plan, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
Canada’s fashion industry hopes for royal boost with arrival of Harry and Meghan
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s move to Canada could boost its C$30.6 billion ($23.3 billion) fashion industry, experts say, by putting the spotlight on local brands.
UK should lower planned salary threshold for migrants, report says
Britain should cut a salary threshold for migrants to 25,600 pounds ($33,650) a year to help fill jobs after Brexit, a government commissioned report said, while warning a planned overhaul of the immigration system could hit economic growth.
China says WHO chief against virus-related evacuations, as countries plan pull-outs
The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday he was confident in China’s ability to contain a new coronavirus that has killed 106 people and that he did not think foreigners should be evacuated, China’s foreign ministry said.
Taiwan advises against all China travel, releases mask stocks
Taiwan raised its travel warning for China on Tuesday saying that people should avoid going unless absolutely necessary amid an outbreak of the new coronavirus there, and said it had begun to release stocks of face masks but would limit purchases.
OPEC aims to extend oil output cuts through June, alarmed by China virus
OPEC wants to extend current oil output cuts until at least June, with the possibility of deeper reductions on the table if oil demand in China is significantly impacted by the spread of a new coronavirus, OPEC sources said.
