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Guatemalan migrant dies in U.S. custody after gallblader operation

A Guatemalan migrant who had passed a key hurdle in her bid to win asylum in the United States has died in U.S. custody after a gallbladder operation, the Guatemalan government said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3cIAXfq

Albania halts schools, Italy flights, ferries over coronavirus

Albania reported its first coronavirus infections on Monday - two men who returned from Italy and four family members of one of them - prompting the government to shut down schools for two weeks and cancel flights and ferries to Italy until April 3. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IAUb8M

On 'day without us' protest, some Mexican women prefer to work

Millions of women across Mexico stayed home from factories, offices and schools on Monday in protest at gender violence - but some who turned up to their jobs said work was its own kind of protest. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38D634W

Stocks savaged, Italy on lockdown, Trump seeks to reassure as coronavirus spreads

All of Italy under lockdown, reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear on Monday how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and economic life. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3aHRhLM

ECB asks some staff to work from home after employee diagnosed with coronavirus

A European Central Bank employee has been diagnosed with coronavirus and the bank has asked around 100 of its employees who work in the proximity of the affected staff member to work from home, it said late on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IAyQfK

Japan's Hyogo prefecture reports two new coronavirus cases: Kyodo

Japan's Hyogo prefecture reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Kyodo said, adding to public broadcaster NHK's nationwide tally of 1,190 a day earlier. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TP03Ra

Blackwater founder Prince's company enters Congo insurance industry

The Democratic Republic of Congo has granted an insurance license to a subsidiary of Hong-Kong-listed Frontier Services Group (FSG), a security and logistics company run by Erik Prince, the founder of private security firm Blackwater. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3cPTjeL

Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak

Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TSyAhC

Factbox: Italy orders nationwide lockdown to combat back coronavirus

The whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday, in an unprecedented new attempt to beat coronavirus in Europe's worst-affected country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TB73lE

UK advises Britons against non-essential travel to Italy

Britain's Foreign Office on Monday advised https://ift.tt/XVJtOS Britons against all but essential travel to Italy after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the whole country would be placed under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38CExnW

Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world

The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 111,000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries, causing greater economic damage. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TQxV0b

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un oversaw latest missile launch: KCNA

Kim Jong Un personally oversaw Monday's "firepower strike drill," North Korea state media reported on Tuesday, including the launch of what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles for the second time in a week. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wLZMXa

FOX NEWS: Thai Airways passenger forcibly restrained after intentionally coughing on crew member during delay: report

Thai Airways passenger forcibly restrained after intentionally coughing on crew member during delay: report The flight had landed at the Shanghai Pudong Airport Friday, when those on board were held for more than seven hours on the plane.

FOX NEWS: Grand Princess cruise ship docks at Oakland port, passengers set to disembark for coronavirus quarantine

Grand Princess cruise ship docks at Oakland port, passengers set to disembark for coronavirus quarantine The ship, operated by Princess Cruises, had previously been idling about 10 miles offshore since Thursday.