The Daily World News Report of the 15th of February 2020

Coronavirus

The United Arab Emirates has announced two people infected in their country have recovered.[1] Australia extends entry prevention of people flying from China to February 22^nd.[2] North Korea has mysteriously not reported being affected by the Coronavirus.[3] Egypt confirms first case.[4] Cruise ships have been covered extensively in the news. At least 67 people were tested positive for coronavirus on the Diamond Princess.[5] The death toll of the virus surpassed 1,600 according to the Chinese government via AFP. China is seeing a 90% decrease in trade by sea.[6]

Asia

The ethnic differences inspire residence of Arakemer and Masanchi, Kazakhstan. Mobs destroy property, and ten people were killed nine Dungans, a Chinese minority, and one Kazakh in a recent attack. 178 suffer injuries.[7]

A fishing boat full of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar capsized on February 11 in the Bay of Bengal due to the ongoing persecution of the Muslim people. Fifteen people die, and seventy-two were rescued in Teknaf, Bangladesh with about fifty remain missing.[8]

Central America

There has been a rise in femicide in Mexico, the killing of women. A protest in Mexico City yesterday seeks awareness and action.[9] The 25-year-old woman’s death that has brought the situation to light is Ingrid Escamilla

Africa

About thirty were killed in several recent attacks in Ogossagou, Mali with the destruction of houses and farms.  No entity claims the attacks; however, Islamic rebels have been active since 2012. Several people are missing[10]

Middle East

In Jawf, Yemen their army forces, who are led by Revolutionaries, shot down by missile a Saudi fighter jet that is part of a campaign to restore President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi from asylum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[11] Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen kill 31 people after jet crash: UN via AFP

Journalists are receiving suspicious emails, seeking to hack their accounts were identified as attempts by “Charming Kitten,” a known Iranian hacking group. This may be retaliation of the death of General Qassem Soleimani in a US air strike.[12]

The Syrian war that has been happening for several years leaves many people displaced in freezing weather. The front lines are in a city called Idlib as hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing, and at least ten people have died.[13] More than 150,000 people have fled Idlib, and more than 800,000 people fleed northwestern Syria since December.[14]

China

China denys US Justice’s accusation of Huawei’s racketeering, the theft of intellectual property by dishonoring confidential agreements.[15]

United States

Fourteen thousand people died from this season’s flu according to the CDC. Ninty-two of them were children.[16]

Microsoft’s $10,000,000,000 cloud computing contract called JEDI with the US military was temporarily blocked by a federal judge due to an Amazon appeal, citing illegitimate reason to deny them the contract and involvement of Donald Trump.[17]

Russia

A crackdown on Monday February 10, 2020 against the “extremist” faith of Jehovah’s Witnesses based on a ruling of the Russian Supreme Court in April 2017 has a man claiming that he was tortured by local police in Chita, Siberia.[18]

The International Biathlon Union has recalled the medals of two former Russian Olympic champions for doping. All Russian athletes were banned for 4 years from major international sporting events the World Anti-Doping Agency, starting on 9 December 2019.[19]

India

Four children died on a bus ride home from school because the bus caught on fire in Longowal, Punjab.[20]

Avalanche rescue operations are underway to save three people in the state of India called Jammu and Kashmir.

South America

Former Venezuelan President Maduro is having the opposition leader Juan Guaido’s uncles detained. Although many nations recognize Juan Guaido as the interim ruler.[21] Maduro still has influence and he is seeking to reclaim his presidency as he has the military practices drills throughout the country to show his power.[22]

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[1] “Coronavirus: UAE Announces Recovery of Two Patients.” Khaleej Times, 15 Feb. 2020, www.khaleejtimes.com/photos/nation/coronavirus-uae-announces-recovery-of-two-patients-1.

[2] Brugen, Isabel Van. “Australia Says Extended China Travel Ban in ‘National Interest’ Amid COVID-19 Outbreak.” The Epoch Times, 14 Feb. 2020, www.theepochtimes.com/australia-says-extended-china-travel-ban-in-national-interest-amid-covid-19-outbreak_3238146.html.

[3] Phillips, Jack. “Experts Sound the Alarm Over North Korea Coronavirus Cases.” The Epoch Times, The Epoch Times, 14 Feb. 2020, www.theepochtimes.com/us-ready-to-help-north-korea-fight-coronavirus-as-experts-sound-the-alarm_3238385.html.

[4] “Egypt Confirms First Coronavirus Case, Says Affected Person Is a Foreigner.” Egypt Independent, Reuters, 14 Feb. 2020, www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-says-affected-person-is-a-foreigner/.

[5] Thompson. “Another 67 People Test Positive for Coronavirus on Cruise Ship in Japan.” CBC News, 15 Feb. 2020, www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-1.5465349.

[6] Longley, Alex. “Ships Are Skipping China and It’s Causing Turmoil for Trade.” Bloomberg, 14 Feb. 2020, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-15/ships-are-skipping-china-and-it-s-causing-turmoil-for-trade.

[7] “An Ethnically Motivated Attack Alarms Multi-Ethnic Kazakhstan.” Economist, 13 Feb. 2020, www.economist.com/asia/2020/02/13/an-ethnically-motivated-attack-alarms-multi-ethnic-kazakhstan?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/fireandfuryanethnicallymotivatedattackalarmsmultiethnickazakhstanasia.

[8] “Rohingya Boat Capsize Adds to Already Long List of Tragedies.” The Straits Times, Daily Star, 15 Feb. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/asia/rohingya-boat-capsize-adds-to-already-long-list-of-tragedies-daily-star.

[9] Verza, Maria. “Mexican Activists Protest After Gruesome Killing of Woman, Publication of 'Horrific' Crime Scene Photos.” Time, Time USA, LLC, 14 Feb. 2020, time.com/5784801/mexico-city-ingrid-escamilla-murder-protests/.

[10] “Mali Violence: At Least 30 Killed in Spate of Violence.” BBC News, BBC, 15 Feb. 2020, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51511686.

[11] “Yemeni Missile Shoots down Saudi-Led Fighter Jet in Jawf.” PressTV, 14 Feb. 2020, www.presstv.com/Detail/2020/02/14/618681/Yemen-Saudi-Arabia-Tornado-fighter-jet-Jawf-missile-Houthis.

[12] Satter, Raphael, and Christopher Bing. “Iran-Linked Hackers Impersonate Journalists in Email Scam.” Independent, 5 Feb. 2020, www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-hack-journalist-email-scam-cyber-threat-erfan-kasraie-a9319181.html.

[13] “Freezing Weather Compounds Crisis for Displaced in Syria.” The Daily Star, 15 Feb. 2020, www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2020/Feb-15/501141-freezing-weather-compounds-crisis-for-displaced-in-syria.ashx.

[14] Ahelbarra, Hashem. “Syria: 800,000 Displaced Face Desperate Conditions in Camps.” Aljazerra, 15 Feb. 2020, www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/syria-800-000-displaced-face-desperate-conditions-camps-200215184848199.html.

[15] Klein, Jodi Xu. “China Clashes with US over New Huawei Accusations of Intellectual Property Theft and North Korea Dealings.” South China Morning Post, South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd, 15 Feb. 2020, www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3050756/huawei-denounces-new-us-allegations-intellectual-property-theft.

[16] “Flu Is Widespread across 44 States, CDC Says.” NBC News, NBC Universal, 14 Feb. 2020, www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/flu-is-widespread-across-44-states-cdc-says-78793797524.

[17] Chapman, Glenn. “US Judge Blocks Microsoft’s ‘Tainted’ Contract.” Asia Times, 14 Feb. 2020, www.asiatimes.com/2020/02/article/us-judge-blocks-microsofts-tainted-contract/.

[18] Krasnoukhov, Sergei. “Jehovah’s Witness Says Russian Police Used Torture in Siberian Crackdown.” The Moscow Times, 14 Feb. 2020, www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/14/jehovahs-witness-says-russian-police-used-torture-in-siberian-crackdown-a69287.

[19] Ivanova, Polina. “Two Russian Athletes Stripped of Biathlon Medals for Doping: IBU.” Edited by Edmund Blair, Reuters, 15 Feb. 2020, www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-russia-biathlon-idUSKBN2090AS.

[20] Bhandari, Ankita. “4 Students Charred to Death as School Bus Catches Fire in Punjab's Sangrur.” Zee News, Zee Media Bureau, 15 Feb. 2020, zeenews.india.com/india/4-students-charred-to-death-in-school-bus-fire-in-punjabs-sangrur-2264365.html.

[21] “U.S. Condemns Detention of Venezuela Opposition Leader Guaido's Uncle.” Reuters, 15 Feb. 2020, www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-venezuela-detention-idUSKBN2090OO.

[22] Quintero, Manaure, and Efrain Otero. “Venezuela Holds Military Exercises as Maduro Attempts to Show Force.” Reuters, 15 Feb. 2020, www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-military-idUSKBN2090SU.