Afghan air raids kill 8 insurgents including 3 commanders in northern Kunduz province

Jan 31,2020
At least eight militants including three group commanders were killed as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Dasht-e-Archi district of the northern Kunduz province on Thursday, said an army statement released here Friday.
Three rockets from Gaza fired at southern Israel
Jan 31
Three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel on Thursday night, the Israeli military said.
December jobless rate holds at 2.2 percent
Jan 31
Japan's jobless rate for December was unchanged from the previous month at 2.2 percent.  
US slaps new sanctions on Iran's nuclear agency
Jan 31
The US Department of State has revealed that it has imposed new sanctions on Iran's nuclear organization and the organization's chief officer. It says it has also sent medical drugs to Iran to help people in the country.
Dead man lies on an empty street at China's virus ground zero
Jan 31
A grey-haired man wearing a face mask lies dead on the pavement at ground zero of China's virus epidemic, a plastic shopping bag in one hand.
Project fear: Misinformation spreads China virus panic
Jan 30
Misleading bat soup videos, vastly inflated death tolls, quack remedies and vaccine conspiracies -- a global deluge of misinformation is compounding public fears about China's new coronavirus and stoking racial stereotypes.
Russia funds IVF baby boom to battle population slump
Jan 30
For three years, Valeriya Pashko has been trying to get pregnant. Now her last hope is IVF, provided free by Russia's health service as authorities try to avert a new drop in the birthrate.