North Korea fires 3 unidentified projectiles, South's military says

Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it has detected three launches made from a town in the North's South Hamgyong province.

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UN chief calls gender inequality biggest human rights challenge

Calling himself "a proud feminist," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out at men who abuse power and declared before Sunday's observances of International Women's Day that the fight for gender equality is "the biggest human rights challenge we face."

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Coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess cleared to dock in Oakland, Calif.

The captain of a cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus has informed the passengers, which include 237 Canadians, that the vessel is now headed to the port of Oakland, Calif.

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10 killed, 23 trapped at collapsed China quarantine site

Ten people have died and 23 remain trapped after the collapse of a hotel that was being used to quarantine people under observation for the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Quanzhou, authorities said on Sunday.

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Italy restricts travel for about 16 million to curb coronavirus spread

Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday for its northern regions, igniting travel chaos as it restricted the movements of a quarter of its people in a bid to halt the new coronavirus' relentless march across Europe.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/covid-19-coronavirus-march-8-1.5490199?cmp=rss