Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says
President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus.
On Twitter, he cited "the attack from the invisible enemy", as he calls the virus, and the need to protect the jobs of Americans, but did not give details.
It was not clear what programmes might be affected and whether the president would be able to carry out the order.
Coronavirus crisis could double number of people suffering acute hunger - UN
Report from UN World Food Programme and others warns 265m people are facing acute risk
The coronavirus crisis will push more than a quarter of a billion people to the brink of starvation unless swift action is taken to provide food and humanitarian relief to the most at-risk regions, the UN and other experts have warned.
About 265 million people around the world are forecast to be facing acute food insecurity by the end of this year, a doubling of the 130 million estimated to suffer severe food shortages last year.
“Covid-19 is potentially catastrophic for millions who are already hanging by a thread,” said Dr Arif Husain, chief economist at the World Food Programme.
Coronavirus: Residents of US hotspot sue WHO accusing them of cover-up with China
Class action from pandemic’s New York epicentre alleges gross negligenceJustin VallejoNew York
The World Health Organisation is accused of conspiring with the Chinese government to cover up the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in New York.
Residents from one of the earliest and hardest-hit counties in the US claim the World Health Organisation (WHO) failed to quickly declare a pandemic, monitor China's response to the outbreak, provide treatment guidelines, advise members on how to respond including through travel restrictions, or coordinate a global response.
The WHO on 14 January tweeted that there was no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel virus identified in Wuhan, China.
Coronavirus in Germany: Oktoberfest canceled due to outbreak
With events banned at least until the end of August, the Oktoberfest has become the latest victim of lockdown. Although slated to start September 19, the world's biggest beer festival will not happen this year.
From music festivals to major sporting events, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a wave of unprecedented event cancellations around the world — and Germany's Oktoberfest is no exception.
Germany's latest lockdown measures now include a ban on major public events until August 31. Although Oktoberfest was due to start after the current cut-off, Bavaria's state premier said on Tuesday the festival would not take place this year.
Turkey's Erdogan clamps down further on media amid coronavirus crisis
The Turkish president seems to be using the coronavirus crisis as a pretext to get rid of the few critical media outlets left in his country. Opposition politicians and journalists fear a new spate of censorship.
Fear is mounting among Turkey's journalists. For many, the current climate is reminiscent of the aftermath of the attempted coup in July 2016, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cracked down on critics and opposition figures in an unprecedented wave of arrests.
Just a week ago, Turkish media reports cited the president as saying after a Cabinet meeting that the country had to be rescued not only from the coronavirus but from "all media and political viruses, too," referring to journalists and critics from opposition parties.
Why the confusion about Kim Jong Un's health actually makes sense
Updated 1037 GMT (1837 HKT) April 21, 2020
Confusing and sometimes conflicting reports emerged Tuesday about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. That was followed by intense speculation on his whereabouts, his medical condition and the future of the world's only hereditary communist state.
Initial rumblings began after North Korea's most important holiday came and went on April 15 without an appearance by Kim, which was unusual.
Then Daily NK, an online publication based in South Korea that focuses on the north, reported that Kim had received a cardiovascular system procedure on April 12, and was being treated in a villa in Hyangsan County.
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