A 60 year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, U.S. officials said, as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak. While the vast majority of cases have been in China, the virus […]

Five British nationals including a child have tested positive for the new coronavirus in France, the health minister said Saturday, adding that they had all stayed at the same ski chalet. France has now detected a total of 11 cases of the novel coronavirus. The new “cluster” is centred on a Briton who had returned […]

Thailand’s Health Minister said foreigners who refused to wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus should be “kicked out of the country.” “These foreign tourists, this is something to tell the embassies as well as the Thai people they’re refusing to wear face masks,” Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters on Friday using a […]

The largest claim for damages related to a major price-fixing cartel among European truck manufacturers was thrown out by a court in Germany, on Friday. The Munich Regional Court ruled the claim for almost 900 million euros (986 million dollars) legally inadmissible, saying that it violated legal services law. More than 3,000  and logistics firms […]

Attempts to smuggle drugs into Germany has increased considerably over the past couple of years, the government said on Friday. Finance Ministry figures showed that 918 kilograms of heroin were seized by customs officials in 2019, compared to just 62 kilos in 2017. The amount of cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines seized also increased, while cigarette […]