WHO declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic

The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic.
UN postpones meetings, mulls headquarters' closure
The United Nations has decided to postpone two more international meetings in an effort to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Clash in central Philippines kills 2 leftist rebels, 1 soldier
The Philippine military said on Thursday morning that two leftist rebels and an army soldier have been killed in a clash in Samar province in the central Philippines.
Tom Hanks in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus while in Australia for a film project, the Oscar-winning US actor said Thursday.
Media: 2 Americans killed in rocket attack in Iraq
US media outlets say two American and one British service member died in a rocket attack on a military base hosting US troops in Iraq.
China allows some firms to resume work at virus epicentre
China announced Wednesday that key companies can resume work in coronavirus-hit Wuhan, in another sign authorities are confident the quarantined city is winning its battle against the epidemic.
Taiwan inmates join coronavirus fight with mask factory
Behind the barbed wire-topped fences of Taipei Prison, a small group of inmates are hunched over clacking sewing machines, working overtime to churn out face masks and help ward off the new coronavirus.