Melia Hotels says CEO banned from U.S. over hotels in Cuba
The chief executive officer of Melia Hotels International has been banned from entering the United States over the company’s business in Cuba, the Spanish hotels chain said on Wednesday.
Venezuela foreign minister calls Trump ‘arrogant charlatan’ after speech
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Wednesday called U.S. President Donald Trump an “arrogant charlatan” and criticized his “interventionist rhetoric” in the U.S. leader’s Tuesday speech before congress criticizing Venezuelan President Nicolas…
About 350 U.S. evacuees from virus-hit Chinese city land at California air base
Two planes carrying about 350 Americans out of Wuhan, China, arrived at a U.S. military base in California on Wednesday, in Washington’s latest effort to bring its citizens home from the epicenter of the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Plane crashes after landing in Istanbul, 21 injured
A plane flying into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport from Izmir skidded off the runway after landing and crashed on Wednesday, injuring 21 people, Turkish officials said.
UK to pass law to stop early release of terrorists by Feb. 27: government source
Britain plans to pass emergency legislation by Feb. 27 to prevent convicted terrorists automatically being released from prison half-way through their sentence, a government source said on Wednesday.
What we know and don’t know about the new coronavirus
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French change of tone boosts Balkan states’ hopes of joining EU
France has welcomed the European Union’s proposed changes to the way it admits new countries, which could smooth the path towards membership for Balkan countries after President Emmanuel Macron blocked accession talks.
WHO convening experts on drugs, vaccines to set coronavirus research agenda
Hundreds of experts will meet in Geneva next Tuesday and Wednesday to set research and development priorities for coronavirus drugs, diagnostics and vaccines to combat the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Trump White House to welcome Venezuela opposition leader Wednesday
The White House in Washington said on Wednesday it will welcome Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to visit U.S. President Donald Trump, the day after Trump used a national address to support Guaido’s effort to oust socialist President Nicolas Ma…
Plane overruns runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport: Hurriyet
A plane flying into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport overran the runway and crashed on Wednesday, Hurriyet daily said.
