Egypt starts screening travelers from China for new coronavirus
Egypt started screening passengers arriving from China for signs of the new coronavirus outbreak at all entry points into the country, the health ministry and airport sources said on Thursday.
White House says it takes reports of Amazon chief Bezos’ phone hack seriously
The White House on Thursday said it is taking reports about the hacking of Amazon chief and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos’ phone seriously, after reports raised questions about the possible involvement of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince.
Even ‘bare bones’ EU-UK deal will be complex, tough to clinch: diplomats
Wrapping up even a “bare bones” deal on the future relationship between the European Union and Britain will be fraught with complexity and, with so little time to get it done, a painful “hard” Brexit on Dec. 31 cannot be ruled out, diplomats said.
Greta rejects U.S. Treasury chief’s degree dig in latest climate clash
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Greta Thunberg she should study economics on Thursday, a jibe which prompted the climate activist to say she didn’t need a degree to know the world was not meeting its climate targets.
U.S. says no uptick in violence from Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
The United States has seen no uptick in Islamic State activity in Iraq and northeastern Syria, U.S. special representative for Syria James Jeffrey said on Thursday, weeks after a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani in B…
Philippines’ Duterte threatens to end military deal with the United States
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned the United States on Thursday he would repeal an agreement on deployment of troops and equipment for exercises if Washington did not reinstate the visa of a political ally.
U.S. to send ambassador to Bolivia for first time in over a decade
The United States intends to send an ambassador to Bolivia to help restore a “normal relationship” between the two countries, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale said in a video statement posted online on Thursday.
Trump administration steps up scrutiny of pregnant visa applicants
President Donald Trump’s administration rolled out a new rule on Thursday that aims to limit “birth tourism” by women who enter the United States on tourist visas with the intention of obtaining citizenship for their babies born on American soil.
U.S. threat to kill Soleimani successor a sign of ‘governmental terrorism’: Iran foreign ministry spokesman
The U.S threat to kill the successor to Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani is a sign of “America’s targeted and governmental terrorism”, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday.
UK says no positive coronavirus tests, keeping situation under review
There have been no positive tests for a new coronavirus in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Thursday responding to reports that four patients were being tested in Scottish hospitals.
