Brazil's Azul cuts flights to Portugal, Florida due to coronavirus: CEO

Brazil's third-largest carrier Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras SA will reduce the number of its flights to Portugal and to Florida due to the risks of the coronavirus outbreak, its chief executive officer John Rodgerson said on Tuesday.

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U.N. aviation agency says concerned about economic impact of coronavirus

The U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said on Monday it was concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on air transport and civil aviation.

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Taiwan students fight virus with Lego disinfectant dispenser

Students at an elementary school in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung have found their own unique way to fight the coronavirus and stay ahead of the curve in epidemic prevention - an automated disinfectant dispenser built from Lego.

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Happy Holi 2020 Stickers: How to Find, Add, and Share Stickers on WhatsApp

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to get the best stickers to boost your Holi greetings game on WhatsApp Messenger.

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15 Punjab Boys Go Missing Trying To Enter US Illegally: Community Leader

At least 15 young boys from Punjab have gone missing while trying to enter the United States of America through the Mexico and Bahamas border, a community leader said Monday.

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Ellie and Nele: From she to he - and back to she again

When two trans men fell in love they began to have second thoughts about their gender.

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Hundreds of billions of locusts swarm in East Africa

East Africa could be on the verge of a food crisis, if swarms of locusts are not controlled.

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Sachin Pilot "Hopeful" Madhya Pradesh Crisis Will End Soon

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said that he is hopeful that the political crisis in Madhya Pradesh will end soon. He added that the state needs a stable government in order to...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak

Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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