Palestinian and Israeli farmers pay the price as politicians bicker
Israel and the Palestinian Authority have opened a new front in their decades-long conflict by getting locked in a trade dispute – and farmers on both sides of the border are paying the price.
UK over-reacted to coronavirus outbreak, says Chinese ambassador
Britain’s advice to its nationals to leave China because of the coronavirus oubreak in Hubei province was an over-reaction, the Chinese ambassador to London said on Thursday.
Kazakhstan stops sending mail to and from China
Kazakhstan’s postal operator, Kazpost, has stopped moving mail to and from China amid the new coronavirus outbreak there, Kazpost said on Thursday.
Chinese city accused of stealing virus masks from hard-hit neighbour
A Chinese city with only eight confirmed cases of a new coronavirus has been accused of intercepting a shipment of surgical masks bound for a municipality with 400 cases, prompting outrage on social media.
As virus boosts demand, French face mask factory ramps up output
For one face mask factory outside Angers, western France, business is booming.
Dozens of trade fairs, conferences postponed amid China virus fears
More than two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in Asia have been postponed because of the spread of the China coronavirus, shuttering events where billions of dollars worth of deals have been signed in the past.
UAE says Emirates pilots did not monitor settings in 2016 crash
Pilots of an Emirates passenger jet that crashed in 2016 while attempting to abort a landing in Dubai failed to notice that the Boeing 777’s engine thrust settings remained too low and cut short a procedure, investigators said on Thursday.
Aid to Houthi-controled Yemen to be reduced over diversion risks: sources
Aid to Houthi-controled Yemen will be scaled-down next month in a highly unusual move because donors and humanitarians can no longer ensure it is reaching those who need it, sources told Reuters.
China to ensure power supplies during virus outbreak
The Chinese government will ensure coal, power, oil and gas supplies during the current outbreak of the coronavirus, state television said on Thursday, citing a meeting on the virus.
Women of defective French breast implants may claim damages only in France: EU court adviser
Victims of defective breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) may only get compensation if they had the procedure in France, an adviser at Europe’s top court said on Thursday, in a potential blow to thousands of women worldwid…
