‘SEE’ Reviews World News Hits on Friday

“SEE” reviews hits of news across the world on Friday

Barr says Trump tweets 'make it impossible to do my job' amid Roger Stone drama

The White House says President Trump isn't "bothered" or deterred after Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that the president's tweets "make it impossible for me to do my job," in an unusual swipe at the president -- although Barr emphasized that Trump "has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case."(Fox News)

Trump tells Geraldo that 'many people' in White House applauded after Vindman left

President Trump claimed that many people in the White House applauded after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, one of the key impeachment witnesses, left the building.

"Vindman was the guy that, when we took him out of the building, the building applauded," Trump told "Geraldo in Cleveland" on Fox News Radio affiliate WTAM. "I don't know if you heard that. The whole building, many people in the building started applauding." (Fox News)

Dr. Marc Siegel: 'I'm becoming more concerned' about coronavirus outbreak

Fox News medical correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel joined "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Thursday to give an update on the coronavirus outbreak after Japan reported its first death from the virus earlier in the day.

"I'm becoming more concerned," Siegel said. (Fox News)

Hundreds of frontline medics likely infected with coronavirus in China presenting new crisis for the government

Ning Zhu, a nurse in Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the heart of a deadly coronavirus outbreak, is restless.

Instead of helping on the frontlines, she has been under self-quarantine at home for weeks, after a chest scan on January 26 revealed that she had a suspected case of the novel Coronavirus. (CNN)

William Barr says Trump's tweets 'make it impossible to do my job'

The US attorney general, William Barr, publicly rebuked Donald Trump on Thursday, saying that the president’s tweets about the case of Roger Stone “make it impossible for me to do my job” and that he would not be “bullied or influenced” over justice department decisions. ( The Guardian)

Earth just had hottest January since records began, data shows

Last month was the hottest January on record over the world’s land and ocean surfaces, with average temperatures exceeding anything in the 141 years of data held by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (The Guardian)

Coronavirus: senior US official accuses China of lack of transparency

A senior White House official has called on Beijing to be more transparent over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak as Chinese authorities expanded “wartime” measures to limit its spread. (The Guardian)

The coronavirus has reportedly spread to North Korea. Experts say the country isn't equipped to fight it

As the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus infects tens of thousands in China and hundreds of others around the world, one country has remained silent about the progress of the virus within its borders: North Korea. ( Yahoo News)

The US offers to help virus efforts in N.Korea

The United States on Thursday promised to support aid work in North Korea to combat the new coronavirus, voicing alarm at the ill-equipped state's susceptibility.

State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the United States was "deeply concerned" about the vulnerability of the North Korean people to COVID-19, which originated in neighboring China where it has killed more than 1,300 people. (Yahoo News)

The surge in New Coronavirus Cases Sends Global Stock Market Reeling

Global stocks retreated in Thursday morning trading after a report from China showed a surge of 15,000 new coronavirus cases.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened down more than 185 points, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite pointed to respective losses of 17 points and 71 points. Internationally, the Shanghai Composite Index dipped 20 points, the Hang Seng Index fell 93 points and Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark dropped 33 points. In Europe, the FTSE 100 slumped 106 points, and the CAC 40 decreased 37 points. ( Yahoo News)