Global scramble as new virus triggers wide quarantines
Health authorities confront a fast spreading illness with hundreds of deaths in China. Governments restrict travel, evacuate citizens, and set up mass screenings while details of transmission remain unclear. South Korea reports 19 cases and tightens entry rules. Australia, Japan, and North Korea enforce strict quarantine measures amid public fear and mixed public response.
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Seoul
South Korea
China
Wuhan
Beijing
Japan
Tokyo
Hubei
Mitsunori Okamoto
North Korea
Kaesong
Libya conflict swells as Turkey moves fighters from Syria
Libyan militias say Turkey is airlifting hundreds of Syrian extremists to support the U N backed government in Tripoli. The claim cites four thousand foreign fighters deployed to the capital with disagreements among Libyan commanders over accepting fighters tied to al Qaida and IS. Erdogan hinted at deploying a different combat team to Libya while coordinating with Turkish officers.
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Australia
Christmas Island
Cairo
al-Qaida
Islamic State Group
Turkey
U.N
Tripoli
Associated Press
Syria
al- Qaida
Libya
Sarraj
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Europe records warmest January on record to date
Copernicus Climate Change Service says January 2020 was Europe’s warmest January ever, surpassing 2007 by 0.36C and running about 5.6C above the 1981 2010 baseline. Helsinki and Nordic capitals saw days above freezing throughout January as snow vanished, affecting ski industries and climate patterns.
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Europe
European Union
Copernicus Climate Change Service
European
Helsinki
Finland
Mika Rantanen
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Oslo
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Rantanen
Sweden
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