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President Donald Trump said US forces in a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen, had killed Qassim al-Rimi, founder of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Thirty airlines have suspended service to China and 25,000 flights were cancelled this week alone, according to OAG, a travel data company.

She said the government is looking for more quarantine facilities in addition to three current camps.

The chance was there because of 'the strong measures China is taking at the epicentre', WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a technical briefing on the virus to the UN agency's executive board.

Donald Trumps aides and allies are pressing for him to avoid confrontation with Democratic critics at the State of the Union speech, due to the ongoing impeachment trial against him.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the money would help the UK lead the way in developing a new inoculation against the virus.

Under the US plan unveiled last week, Israel would retain control of the disputed city of Jerusalem as its 'undivided capital' and annex settlements on Palestinian lands.

Home Secretary Priti Patel, who is in charge of the police, said the government would release its plans Monday.

'Playing mahjong outside is banned during the epidemic. You have been spotted. Stop playing and leave the site as soon as possible,' an official orders the villagers through a microphone while watching footage sent by the drone to his screen.

The decision comes as China is scrambling to contain the spread of the virus which has overwhelmed hospitals and caused shortages of medical supplies in the worst affected city, Wuhan.

Abbas said the Palestinians would not accept the United States as a sole mediator in any negotiations with Israel.

Jacobson's detention drew an outcry from rights activists and media groups amid fears it could signal a more dangerous landscape for other journalists in Indonesia.

The president was not at the resort at the time although he is scheduled to arrive there later on Friday.

If you close official border crossings, you can 'lose track of people and cannot monitor (their movement) anymore', WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters in Geneva.

Thai health officials have urged the public to wear face masks, regularly wash hands and be vigilant in public, especially in areas frequented by tourists.

The move was a dramatic expansion of earlier measures by Singapore that affected only arrivals from central Hubei province and came after the World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus an international emergency.