Virus time crime: Hong Kong police bust toilet paper gang
Knife-wielding robbers in Hong Kong stole 50 packs of toilet paper rolls from a supermarket delivery man, police said on Monday, in a sign of the times for a city worried sick by the coronavirus outbreak across the causeway in mainland China.
Australia to evacuate more than 200 citizens from cruise ship quarantined at Japan port
Australia will evacuate more than 200 of its citizens onboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship being held under quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.
Thailand reports new coronavirus case, to increase entry screening
Thailand said on Monday it had recorded one new case of the coronavirus and was increasing screening of visitors from Singapore and Japan entering the country in response to the widening outbreak.
Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
China reported a dramatic drop in coronavirus infections on Thursday although scientists warned it may spread even more easily than previously believed.
Khamenei loyalists may tighten grip at Iran elections
Hardliners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favor, as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington.
Factbox: Choices curtailed – Iran’s parliamentary election
Iranians vote on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s authority, as the country faces mounting U.S. pressure over its nuclear program and growing discontent at home.
Coronavirus cases rise again in China as recession looms for Japan, Singapore
The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose on Monday after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the disease which has now killed more than 1,700 people…
Thailand records one new case of coronavirus: health official
Thailand records one new case of coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to 35 since January, a senior health official said on Monday.
Netanyahu says Israeli planes have started overflying Sudan
Israeli commercial planes have started overflying Sudan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, casting the new air corridor as the result of a breakthrough meeting with the African Muslim country’s de-facto leader this month.
Japan keeps high coronavirus alert as more citizens return from China
Japan evacuated more citizens from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, while the disease’s spread prompted a hospital to stop accepting new patients and raised the possibility of restricting participants at next month’s Tokyo Marathon….
