The Philippines on Sunday reported the first overseas death from the growing epidemic of a coronavirus that originated in China, where new confirmed infections jumped by a daily record to top 14,000 cases.
Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi has been named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions after weeks of political deadlock.
Brexit is done but far from over. The U.K. officially left the European Union last night, but the next year will be marked by critical trade talks and other negotiations that will define their new relationship.
British police have charged two people in the December theft of millions of pounds' worth of jewelry from the home of heiress Tamara Ecclestone.
China is facing deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic as the death toll soared to 259 on Saturday. The U.S. says it's temporarily barring entry to most foreigners who visited China in the past two weeks
