36 evacuated from China to France show virus symptoms: minister

Feb 3,2020
Thirty six people aboard an evacuation flight from China that landed in France on Sunday showed symptoms of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 360 people, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said.
Mortar shell kills 7 people in Pakistan's Bajaur: police
Feb 03
Officials in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district said a mortar shell fired from the Afghan side of the border killed at least seven people on Sunday.
New Olympic and Paralympic venue unveiled
Feb 03
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Sunday to inaugurate a new Olympic and Paralympic venue, the Ariake Arena, in Tokyo's Koto Ward.
Knife attacker shot dead in London
Feb 03
A knife-wielding man has been shot dead by police in South London after stabbing two people on a street filled with weekend shoppers. London's Metropolitan Police have declared the attack as a terrorist-related incident inspired by Islamic extremism.
Thailand sees apparent success treating virus with drug cocktail
Feb 03
A Chinese woman infected with the new coronavirus showed a dramatic improvement after she was treated with a cocktail of anti-virals used to treat flu and HIV, Thailand's health ministry said Sunday.
Volcano erupts on Kuchinoerabu Island
Feb 03
A volcano on an island in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima erupted on early Monday morning, sending a pyroclastic flow down its slope.
Locust upsurge poses humanitarian crisis
Feb 03
Top officials of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization say pasture and croplands in eastern Africa have been damaged by the swarms of desert locust and that it could lead to a humanitarian crisis.