Putin backs amendment allowing him to remain in power

Published On: March 10, 2020 06:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, March 10: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek another term and remain in power.

Trump has not been tested for coronavirus - White House

Published On: March 10, 2020 04:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 10: U.S. President Donald Trump has not been tested for the coronavirus, the White House said on Monday, though at least two lawmakers with whom he has recently come into contact have announced they were self-quarantining after attending a conference with a person who had tested positive for the virus.

Cruise ship passengers disembark in Singapore

Published On: March 10, 2020 01:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press

March 10: The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe (all times local): A cruise ship barred from Thailand and Malaysia due to coronavirus fears has returned to Singapore a week after it set sail from the city-state.

Austria recommends citizens return home from Italy

Published On: March 10, 2020 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

ZURICH, March 10: Austria advised citizens to return home from Italy, its southern neighbor that plans a nationwide lockdown until next month in a new attempt to beat the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-affected country.

ATHENS, March 10:  Cyprus’ largest medical facility suspended most services on Tuesday, authorities said, after a medical doctor heading the heart surgical ward tested positive for coronavirus.

BEIJING, March 10: Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, on Tuesday, marking the first time he has done so since the epidemic began late last year.

ROME, March 10: The whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday, in an unprecedented and unexpected new attempt to beat coronavirus in Europe’s worst-affected country.

ROME, March 9: Italian penitentiary police said Monday that six inmates protesting virus containment measures at a northern Italian lock-up have died after they broke into the infirmary and overdosed on methadone.

BERLIN, March 9: Germany on Monday reported 210 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the Robert Koch Institute said.

DUBAI, March 9: Iran has released approximately 70,000 prisoners because of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Iranian judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday, according to Mizan, the news site of the judiciary.