China virus triggers global rush for protective masks
From South Korea to the Czech Republic, China’s coronavirus outbreak has triggered a massive surge in demand for protective masks, with factories scrambling to fill orders and shops selling out.
Hamas’ Meshaal says Palestinians working to foil Trump plan
Palestinians around the world are uniting to thwart U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said, criticizing Arab governments who supported the plan.
China says Chinese nationals who are family members of foreigners can fly out of Wuhan
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Chinese nationals who are family members of foreign citizens can board evacuation flights from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, if they wish.
Assault on Syria’s Idlib pushes 700,000 to flee in potential ‘international crisis’: U.S. envoy
An assault on rebel-held northwest Syria by government forces in recent days has pushed some 700,000 people to flee toward the Turkish border, raising the specter of an international crisis, U.S. Special Envoy for Syria James Jeffrey said on Thursday.
China’s coronavirus may help boost U.S. jobs: Ross
The fast-moving coronavirus stemming from China could force companies to re-evaluate their supply chains, potentially returning some jobs to the United States, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said on Thursday.
Spain to repatriate nationals from Wuhan in cooperation with UK
A group of Spanish citizens will fly back from the Chinese city of Wuhan in the coming hours as part of a joint repatriation operation with the United Kingdom amid concerns over coronavirus, Spain’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Health chief in Chinese city near virus epicenter sacked
The health chief of China’s Huanggang city, near the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, has been dismissed, the city’s health department said in a statement on Thursday.
Slim majority of Scots now back independence because of Brexit: poll
A slim majority of Scots now support independence, bolstered by the support of those who previously rejected a split from the United Kingdom but who now back it because of their opposition to Brexit, according to a poll published on Thursday.
U.S. envoy: 700,000 displaced in northwest Syria
Two hundred air strikes by Syrian government and Russian warplanes have hit Syria’s Idlib region in the last three days, the U.S. special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey said on Thursday.
Europe to Britain: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu
With sorrow, some support for Brexit and even hope of a return, Europeans from across the EU’s 27 remaining members bade farewell to the United Kingdom on the eve of its historic departure.
