Coronavirus
The Diamond Princess Cruise ship has been evacuated, and the
Americans have landed early this morning in Texas. More than 300 people are
currently being quarantined at a military base, where 14 people tested positive
for Coronavirus.[1] Russia’s
first case came from the cruise ship,[2]
and Israel reports 3 cases.[3]
In UK 8 of 9 people, testing positive of Coronavirus, fully recovered, and they
were released from a hospital.[4]
Thailand’s Coronavirus cases rises to 35.[5]
Over one hundred Germans, being held in quarantine for 2 week after evacuation
from China, were released.[6]
The death toll of the virus has raised to 1873.[7]
Asian stock markets have diverse developments as China has reduced their loan
interest rates, and Japan’s GDR shrinks by more than 6%.[8]
Europe
Bosnia has a camp for migrates is operating over capacity,
leading to protests, as the people say that the cops mistreat them. The camp is
occupied by almost 1.5 times more people than they should; 300 people
overcapacity while 1000 people dwell, seeking immigration into Croatia, a wealthier
country in the European Union.[9]
Berlin intelligence arrested 12 far-right terrorist,
planning attacks on “politicians, asylum seekers, and Muslims.[10]
Russian citizen seek the release seven young men for their
activities in an anti-fascism group, signing an open letter. Thousands people
come from diverse background from writers, professors, artists, scientists, and
phycologists. The evidence that may convict them to 6 to 18 years in prison is
claimed to be fabricated, and the defendants say that “they were tortured into
giving incriminating testimonies.”[11]
Africa
14 children and 10 more people were killed as there as a separatists
seek a revolution in Cameroon. No parties have claimed the attack.[12]
An announcement by South Sudan’s President Kiir on Saturday to
revert their 32 states back to 10 states, establishing three administrative
areas, was rejected by Riek Machar, the rebel leader, continuing a 6 year long stalemate
to resolve to a peaceful country. The rebellion has killed hundreds of
thousands of people in impoverished nation.[13]
On Friday US has placed a travel ban on Sri Lanka’s army
chief Shavendra Silva for war crimes and human right violations as he lead the
58th army division against the Tamil Tiger rebels in the country’s
civil war in 2009.[14]
A disagreement between herdsmen and village was a cause of a
massacre by the herdsman in northern Nigeria, a Tsauwa village, killing 9 by
gun and 21 burned to death.[15]
Middle East
US troops in a military base at Baghdad, Iraq were hit by
rockets by an Iranian backed militia, injuring about 11 of them.[16]
The Syrian army has claimed a successful advance in their
efforts to reduce the influence of the rebels in the Northwest as another
100,000 fled from what I reported on Saturday of 800,000.[17]
A car bombing by the YPG, a Kurdish militia of Syria, near
the border of Turkey kills 2 people and injuring 5 as Kurds seek to regain
their land in Turkey.[18]
After a weekend of missile attacks and airstrikes, Yeman and
a coalition with Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates negotiate an exchange in
an UN Mission, affecting more than 1400 prisoners, as confidence in each other
may being peace.[19]
Israel attacks Hamas Saturday night at their compound in
Gaza with two rockets and fighter jets and helicopters in retaliation to
rockets fired from Gaza Strip at southern part of the county.[20]
[1] Yamaguchi, Mari, et al. “American Cruise
Passengers Quarantined at US Military Bases.” AP, 17 Feb. 2020, apnews.com/8296fc5a288587fe08a70fb72d4c433c.
[2] Robichon, Frank. “First Russian Citizen
Infected With Coronavirus.” The
Moscow Times, 17 Feb. 2020,
www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/17/first-russian-citizen-infected-with-coronavirus-a69311.
[3] Efrati, Ido. “Three Israelis Test
Positive for Coronavirus on Cruise Ship Off Japan .” Haaretz, Reuters, 16 Feb. 2020,
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/three-israelis-infected-with-coronavirus-evacuated-from-cruise-ship-off-japan-1.8535307.
[4] Stieber, Zachary. “8 Of 9 Coronavirus
Patients in UK Released From Hospital.” The
Epoch Times, 15 Feb. 2020,
www.theepochtimes.com/8-of-9-coronavirus-patients-in-uk-released-from-hospital_3239159.html.
[5] “Thailand's Covid-19 Cases Rise to 35 as
Another Chinese Is Tested Positive.” The
Star, Star Media Group
Berhad, 17 Feb. 2020, www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/02/17/thailand039s-covid-19-cases-rise-to-35-as-another-chinese-is-tested-positive.
[6] “China Coronavirus Outbreak: All the
Latest Updates.” Al
Jazeera, 16 Feb. 2020,
www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/200215224437270.html.
[7] Berlinger, Joshua, et al. “February 17
Coronavirus News.” CNN, 17 Feb. 2020,
edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-02-17-20-intl-hnk/h_5a269dd058fa5186e412b0d06feefcad.
[8] “Asian Markets Mixed: Japan Skids; China
Helped by Rate Cut.” The
Star, Star Media Group
Berhad, 17 Feb. 2020,
www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/02/17/asian-markets-mixed-japan-skids-china-helped-by-rate-cut.
[9] “Bosnian
Police Tussle with Migrants Protesting over Camp Conditions.” Reuters, 15 Feb.
2020, www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-bosnia-idUSKBN2090NY.
[10] Schuetze, Christopher. “Germany Says
It’s Broken Up a Far-Right Terrorism Network.” The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 14 Feb. 2020,
www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/world/europe/germany-far-right-terrorism.html.
[11] Shcherbak, Alexander. “‘Terrorizing Our
Own Citizens’: Russian Society Condemns Anti-Fascist Prosecutions.” The Moscow Times, 17 Feb. 2020,
www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/17/terrorizing-our-own-citizens-russian-society-condemns-anti-fascist-prosecutions-a69307.
[12] “UN: 14 Children among at Least 22 Dead
in Cameroon Massacre.” AlJazeera, 17 Feb. 2020,
www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/14-children-22-dead-cameroon-massacre-200217051927689.html.
[13] “South Sudan's Machar Rejects President
Kiir's Peace Offer.” Al
Jazeera, Al Jazeera Media
Network, 16 Feb. 2020,
www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/south-sudan-machar-rejects-president-kiir-peace-offer-200216090638473.html.
[14] “Sri Lanka Calls on US to Reconsider
barring Army Chief.” Yahoo!, AFP, 15 Feb. 2020,
news.yahoo.com/sri-lanka-calls-us-reconsider-barring-army-chief-002147589.html.
[15] Alake, Tope. “Armed Herdsmen Kill 30 in
Northern Nigeria’s Kastina State.” Daily
Star, 16 Feb. 2020,
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-16/armed-herdsmen-kill-30-in-northern-nigeria-s-kastina-state.
[16] Tidman, Zoe. “US Embassy in Baghdad
Attacked with Rockets.” The
Independent,
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-embassy-iraq-baghdad-rocket-attack-a9338301.html.
[17] “Syria's Assad Vows to Continue
Northwest Offensive Until 'Country Is Liberated'.” Haaretz, Haaretz Newspaper, 17 Feb. 2020,
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/syria-s-military-hails-record-time-advance-against-rebels-in-northwest-1.8537821.
[18] “Turkey Says Two Killed in Car Bomb
Attack near Syria Border.” Daily
Star, 17 Feb. 2020,
www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2020/Feb-17/501248-turkey-says-two-killed-in-car-bomb-attack-near-syria-border.ashx.
[19] “Yemen's Warring Sides Agree to
'Large-Scale' Prisoner Exchange.” Al
Jazeera, 16 Feb. 2020,
www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/yemen-warring-sides-agree-large-scale-prisoner-exchange-200216173319796.html.
[20] Zikri, Almog Ben, and Yaniv Kubovich.
“Israel Strikes Gaza After Rockets Fired at South End Several Days of Calm.” Haaretz, 16 Feb. 2020,
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-two-gaza-rockets-fired-at-southern-israel-after-brief-calm-1.8534652.
