Top 10 world news today: China Flight Ban, COVID-19 death in Japan and more
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Here are the top ten stories of the day:
Japan on Thursday confirmed its first coronavirus death, country's health minister announced on Thursday. Read More
United, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic among many who have extended flight ban to China on Coronavirus Fears
United Airlines issued a statement saying that it will extend cancellations of all US flights to China through late April due to the coronavirus epidemic. Read More
Sudan has agreed to compensate the families of sailors killed in an al Qaeda attack on the USS Cole warship 20 years ago. Read More
Yasuhiko Funago is Japan's first lawmaker with a severe neurological disease that impairs his ability to speak. Read More
Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted Thursday as fiery red molten lava streamed down from the crater and it belched clouds of grey ash 2,000 metres into the sky. Read More
Saudi Arabia is not just known for its lavish lifestyle but of rigid laws where once clampdown on something as trivial as selling roses was common. There was a time when relationships outside marriage in the country were seen as asking for a death wish. Read More
Japan's 112-year-old Chitetsu Watanabe has been crowned the world's oldest male. Read More
China's novel coronavirus has adversely affected sporting events in China. The latest victim is the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix. Read More
US warplanes carried out at least one airstrike in Syria’s northeast Hasakah region. Read More
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday defended foreign sanctions against his country 24 hours after he was attacked at Caracas international airport by state airline employees calling him a fascist. Read More