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Australian and Israeli leaders discuss extradition wrangle
Australia's prime minister and Israel's president on Wednesday discussed an extradition request for a former school principal whose alleged abuse of Australian school girls has cast a shadow over the Israeli leader's visit.
Coronavirus has infected 80,000 globally, caused 2,700 deaths
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Forest fire razes 8,350 hectares of land in Chile
Forest fire "Agua Fria" in central Chile's Maule region has destroyed 8,350 hectares of natural and cultivated land, the National Forest Corporation (CONAF) said Tuesday.
Hindu-Muslim clashes kill 18 in Delhi as Modi, Trump talk
As Air Force One flew President Donald Trump and his delegation out of New Delhi late Tuesday, Muslim families huddled in a mosque in a northeast corner of the city, praying Hindu mobs wouldn't burn it down.
First fruit train arrives in China from Vietnam
A train loaded with fruit departed Dong Dang railway station in northern Vietnam and arrived in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
Turkish plane passengers under quarantine over coronavirus concerns
A Turkish Airlines plane, departing from Tehran in Iran and due to arrive in Istanbul, was diverted to Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday over the suspicion of COVID-19 infection and passengers onboard have been taken under quarantine.
UN refugee agency to increase resettlement places for refugees from Libya
The United Nations Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it will increase resettlement places for refugees from Libya.
Britain's Prince Charles to visit Jordan over bilateral ties
Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall will start an official visit to Jordan on March 23 over bilateral ties, said a statement by Jordanian Royal Court on Tuesday.
Experts warn coronavirus spread in US certain
U.S. health officials warned Tuesday that the burgeoning coronavirus is certain to spread more widely in the country at some point, even as their counterparts in Europe and Asia scrambled to contain new outbreaks of the illness.
'Time is everything': World braces for spread of new virus
China's massive travel restrictions, house-to-house checks, huge isolation wards and lockdowns of entire cities bought the world valuable time to prepare for the global spread of the new virus.