5.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued
TOKYO, Japan, Feb 1 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.3, on Saturday, struck Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, according…
S. Korea’s 2nd chartered plane carrying 330 citizens arrives in Seoul from Wuhan
Quarantine workers get ready to receive S. Koreans from Wuhan Quarantine workers wearing full protective suits and masks get ready…
Malaysia to send 18 million medical gloves to Wuhan for healthcare workers amid coronavirus outbreak
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (NNN-CNA) — The Malaysian government will be sending 18 million pieces of medical gloves to healthcare…
US: Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
CHICAGO (US), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials…
Italy lets passengers off cruise ship after Wuhan virus scare
The Costa Smeralda cruise ship docked in the Civitavecchia port 70km north of Rome CIVITAVECCHIA (Italy), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Air India special plane flying to Wuhan to airlift Indians
NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (NNN-BSS) — An Air India special flight is ready to depart for Wuhan city in China’s…
China to bring home overseas citizens from virus-hit province: official
BEIJING, Jan 31, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The Chinese government has decided to send charter planes to bring citizens from virus-hit…
State of emergency declared in Canberra amid threatening bushfire
A bush fire burns behind a ridge near the town of Tharwa, 30km south of Canberra, SYDNEY, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Update: China virus death toll hits 213 – govt
BEIJING, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000…
UN says Nigeria could lose more than a million children to pneumonia
PARIS, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 1.4 million children could die from pneumonia over the next decade in Nigeria, according…