China’s New Year TV show pays tearful tribute to virus fighters, urges victory
Chinese state television’s traditional Lunar New Year extravaganza on Friday paid tribute to the people of Wuhan and to medical staff fighting the coronavirus crisis, urging them on to victory in the battle to defeat the outbreak.
Mexico is the wall: president faces pressure over migration clampdown
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is facing a barrage of criticism at home that he is doing U.S. President Donald Trump’s bidding after erecting a “wall” of security forces near the Guatemala border to keep out Central Americans.
European Union names first ambassador to Brexit Britain
The European Union on Friday named a Portuguese diplomat as its first ambassador to Britain after it leaves the EU next week.
Peruvians to vote for new Congress as country seeks to turn page on crisis
Peruvians will head to the polls on Sunday to choose a new Congress that will be in place for just over a year, as the copper-rich South American nation seeks to overcome a political crisis that led to the closure of parliament.
Moscow reserves right to respond to Bulgaria on expulsion of diplomats: RIA
Moscow said on Friday it reserved the right to respond to Bulgaria for the expulsion of two Russian diplomats, RIA news agency reported, citing the Russian embassy in Sofia.
Erdogan says 400,000 people in Syria’s Idlib moving toward Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that around 400,000 people in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province were moving toward the Turkish border as a result of renewed attacks by the Syrian government.
Erdogan says Turkish military in Libya to train pro-Serraj forces
Turkish military personnel being sent to Libya are supporting and training forces of the internationally recognized government of Fayez al-Serraj, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
Finnair still operating all flights to China
Finland’s national airline Finnair said on Friday that it was operating to all its destinations in China normally, but that it was closely monitoring the development of the coronavirus situation.
China heads into Lunar New Year on shutdown as virus toll hits 26
China shut part of the Great Wall and suspended public transport in 10 cities, stranding millions of people at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday on Friday as authorities rush to contain a virus that has killed 26 people and infected more than 800…
Nepal confirms first case of new coronavirus
A Nepali student home from China tested positive for the new coronavirus, an official in Kathmandu said on Friday, making it the first confirmed case in the Himalayan nation.
