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Australia defends choice of remote detention center to house locals evacuated from Wuhan
Published On: January 30, 2020 02:54 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, Jan 30: Australia’s conservative government on Thursday defended its decision to use a detention center thousands of kilometers from the mainland to quarantine locals evacuated from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Biden under pressure to prove he can thwart new GOP attacks
Published On: January 30, 2020 02:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SIOUX CITY, LOWA, Jan 30: With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son’s business overseas and facing piling pressure to show Democratic voters he can handle the incoming.
South Korea's Moon urges calm amid protests over virus quarantine sites
Published On: January 30, 2020 02:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Jan 30: President Moon Jae-in urged South Koreans not to give in to fear on Thursday, as the government prepared to evacuate the first of about 700 citizens from the epicenter of a new coronavirus epidemic in China’s central city of Wuhan.
Israel's El Al suspends flights to Beijing until March 25
Published On: January 30, 2020 01:34 PM NPT By: Reuters
TEL AVIV, Jan 30: El Al Israel Airlines on Thursday said it was suspending flights to Beijing until March 25, following the lead of other carriers that have suspended or scaled back flights to China due to the corona-virus outbreak.
Trump’s defense shifts to not ‘impeachable’ even if true
Published On: January 30, 2020 01:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 30: In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claim of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political favors — even if proven — could not be grounds for his impeachment.
Japan issues arrest warrants for ex-U.S. soldier, two others for Ghosn escape
Published On: January 30, 2020 12:36 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Jan 30: Japanese authorities on Thursday issued arrest warrants for a former U.S. special forces soldier and two other men on suspicion of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) boss Carlos Ghosn out of Japan.
China virus toll rises to 170 as countries isolate citizens to stop global spread
Published On: January 30, 2020 11:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI/SEOUL, Jan 30: Several countries began isolating hundreds of citizens evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan in an effort to stop the global spread of an epidemic which has killed 170, with South Korea calling for calm in the face of protests at a quarantine centre.
EU guidelines allow members to either restrict or ban high risk 5G providers like Huawei
Published On: January 29, 2020 08:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS, Jan 29: EU countries can either restrict or exclude high-risk 5G vendors from core parts of their telecoms networks, according to new EU guidelines announced on Wednesday, a move targeting China’s Huawei Technologies but falling short of a U.S. call for a complete ban.
The new coronavirus - What is it and how does it behave?
Published On: January 29, 2020 07:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 29: Here are some key features of viruses and the new coronavirus that was identified in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December and is causing an outbreak of disease in China and beyond.
Twenty-six killed in India as bus plunges into well
Published On: January 29, 2020 06:16 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, Jan 29: Twenty-six people were killed and 32 injured when a bus and an autorickshaw collided with each other and plunged into a nearby well in India, a local police official said on Wednesday.
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