Thailand sees apparent success treating virus with drug cocktail

Feb 3,2020
A Chinese woman infected with the new coronavirus showed a dramatic improvement after she was treated with a cocktail of anti-virals used to treat flu and HIV, Thailand's health ministry said Sunday.
Volcano erupts on Kuchinoerabu Island
Feb 03
A volcano on an island in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima erupted on early Monday morning, sending a pyroclastic flow down its slope.
Locust upsurge poses humanitarian crisis
Feb 03
Top officials of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization say pasture and croplands in eastern Africa have been damaged by the swarms of desert locust and that it could lead to a humanitarian crisis.
Police helicopter makes emergency landing
Feb 01
A helicopter operated by the Fukushima Prefectural police made an emergency landing into a rice field Saturday morning, seriously injuring one person.
WHO declares global virus emergency as death toll hits 213
Jan 31
The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 infections.
Afghan air raids kill 8 insurgents including 3 commanders in northern Kunduz province
Jan 31
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.