WHO to reconsider declaring global emergency as China virus evacuations begin
Foreign governments flew their citizens out of the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday, as the number of deaths jumped to 133 and the World Health Organization voiced “grave concern” about person-to-person spread in three other count…
Russia limits rail service with China from Jan. 31 over coronavirus
Russia will limit railway service with China from Jan. 31, leaving only direct trains between Moscow and Beijing, in response to the coronavirus crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Wednesday.
Shaken Caribbean tiptoes back to normal after shock of major quake
Shaken Caribbean residents and tourists said on Wednesday that life was returning to normal after a powerful earthquake struck the region and rattled nerves but spared the area from serious damage to property or loss of life.
U.N. says offices in Geneva, Vienna targeted by ‘well-resourced’ cyberattack last year
The United Nations said on Wednesday that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by an “apparently well-resourced” cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed lists of user accounts, but that the damage had been contained.
Trump’s Mideast plan: What’s in it?
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a “two-state” solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but with strict conditions that Palestinians have rejected out of hand.
World indoor champs in China postponed over coronavirus fears
The World Athletics Indoor Championships scheduled to take place in Nanjing, China in March have been postponed until 2021 over fears related to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the sport’s global governing body said on Wednesday.
British Airways, Iberia suspend direct flights to mainland China amid virus fears
British Airways has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China, one of the biggest names in aviation to do so, as worries grow about the impact of the spreading coronavirus on global travel.
World indoor championships in China postponed over coronavirus fears
The World Athletics Indoor Championships scheduled to take place in Nanjing, China in March have been postponed until 2021 over fears related to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the sport’s global governing body said on Wednesday.
Canada to evacuate Canadians from flu-hit Chinese region: foreign minister
Canada will evacuate some 160 of its citizens from the Chinese region that is the epicenter for the new coronavirus, and it is urging other Canadians to avoid non-essential travel to China, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
UAE transport authority says crew of Panamanian oil tanker rescued after fire broke out: report
The crew and sailors of an oil tanker from Panama were rescued after a distress call was sent following a fire that broke out on board, the WAM state news agency reported, citing a statement by the United Arab Emirate’s federal transport authority (FTA) for land & maritime on Wednesday.
