US, Australia close borders for Chinese arrival
THE United States and Australia
announced that they would deny entry to all foreign visitors who had recently
visited China, the origin of the virus that...
WHO declares China virus outbreak ‘an int’l emergency’
GENEVA – The
World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Thursday the coronavirus epidemic
in China now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.
Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus, WHO...
6 indigenous people killed in Nicaragua
Nicaragua – Armed
men attacked an indigenous community in Nicaragua, killing at least six people
and kidnapping 10 others, rights groups said.
Police
confirmed two deaths and...
State of emergency declared as bushfire threatens Canberra
SYDNEY –
Australian officials declared a state of emergency for the capital city of
Canberra and surrounding regions on Friday.
Andrew Barr,
Chief Minister for the Australian Capital...
29 Afghan security personnel killed in renewed clashes
KABUL – At
least 29 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in Taliban
attacks that followed air and ground assaults by government forces...
EU lawmakers give ‘final nod to Brexit’
BRUSSELS – The
European Parliament gave final approval to Britain’s divorce from the European
Union (EU) on Wednesday, paving the way for the country to quit...
China virus death toll rises to 170
SHANGHAI –
Several countries began isolating hundreds of citizens evacuated from the
Chinese city of Wuhan in an effort to stop the global spread of an...
Magnitude 7.7 quake hits Caribbean off Jamaica
HAVANA – A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake
struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday,
shaking a vast area from Mexico to...
UAE confirms 4 cases of new Chinese virus
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates on
Wednesday confirmed the first cases in the Mideast of the new Chinese virus
that causes flu-like symptoms, saying doctors...
536 fishermen rescued from giant ice floe
MOSCOW – Russia’s emergency services
rescued 536 ice fishermen after they got stranded on a giant ice floe that
broke off the island of Sakhalin in...