U.S. warns travelers to exercise increased caution in China due to coronavirus
The U.S. State Department on Thursday warned travelers to exercise increased caution in China due to the coronavirus outbreak. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/china-travel-advisory.html#.XinAey8JNak.twitter
Russia says it missed U.N. deadline to repatriate North Korean workers
Russia said on Thursday it had missed a United Nations deadline to repatriate North Korean workers due to what it called objective difficulties, but said it was scrupulously complying with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang.
China allocates one billion yuan to Hubei province to fight virus outbreak
China’s Finance Ministry said on Thursday it was allocating 1 billion yuan ($145 million) in funding to the Hubei provincial government to help with efforts to contain the outbreak of a new coronavirus that has infected more than 600 people in the country.
World leaders at Jerusalem conference condemn rising anti-Semitism
World leaders voiced alarm at resurgent anti-Semitism on Thursday as they gathered at Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz.
Germany still dealing with ‘same evil’ that led to Holocaust, president says in Jerusalem
Germany has still not learned “once and for all” its lesson from the Holocaust, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday, as he expressed sorrow for his country’s role in the murder of six million Jews during World War Two.
Lebanon to seek up to $5bln in soft loans, prime minister rallies support
Lebanon’s new government must reassure international donors it is serious about reforms to tackle a financial crisis as it looks initially to secure up to $5 billion in soft loans for basic goods, its finance minister said on Thursday.
France urges Lebanon to take emergency measures to tackle crisis: embassy statement
France stands ready to help Lebanon tackle a financial and economic crisis which requires the new government to take “emergency measures”, said a statement issued on the French embassy’s website on Thursday.
Work to start on three possible China virus vaccines: epidemic response group
Three separate research teams backed by a global coalition set up to fight epidemic diseases are to start work on developing potential vaccines against the new coronavirus that has caused a disease outbreak in China.
Turkey to start screening passengers on flights from China: Anadolu
Turkey will screen passengers on all flights from China with thermal cameras upon arrival, Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday.
Libya reopens Tripoli’s Mitiga airport
Libya’s internationally recognized government said on Thursday it had reopened Mitiga, Tripoli’s only functioning airport, following almost a day of closure after rockets were fired toward it.
