Foreign workers in Japan hit record high

The number of foreign workers in Japan hit a record high of more than 1.65 million last year, partly because more people came to the country as technical trainees.
HK falls short of shutting border with mainland

Japan quarantines 3,700 on cruise ship over new coronavirus

Majority of Canadians reject paying for Harry, Meghan's security
A clear majority of Canadians feel their country does not have to pay for security for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, who have settled in British Columbia.
Cleanup operations kill 8 insurgents in Afghanistan's Kunduz province
Eight militants have been killed as cleanup operations have been continuing around Kunduz city, the capital of the northern Kunduz province, provincial government spokesman Esmatullah Muradi said on Monday.
36 evacuated from China to France show virus symptoms: minister
Thirty six people aboard an evacuation flight from China that landed in France on Sunday showed symptoms of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 360 people, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said.
Mortar shell kills 7 people in Pakistan's Bajaur: police
Officials in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district said a mortar shell fired from the Afghan side of the border killed at least seven people on Sunday.