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(CNN) — Britain's departure from the European Union is finally upon us, but after all the warnings of chaos for inbound tourists and problems for UK travelers heading to the continent, what will situations will travelers actually face after January 31? The arrival of Brexit comes three and a half years after the country held a referendum that set it in motion and follows a series of missed deadlines, each one carrying the threat of the UK leaving with "no deal" -- a scenario that raised the prospect of a shortage of medical supplies and food, as well as long border queues. What will change? Although the UK exits the EU on January 31, it will remain part of the single market and customs union under the terms of the implementation period or transition. This lasts until December 31, 2020, when it's hoped a new trade deal, security arrangements and immigration laws will be enacted. Failure to reach an agreement could lead to "no deal" becoming a liv

There's still a lot we don't know about the coronavirus, and scientists internationally are racing to gather data and develop a treatment. Here's what we can tell you so far: Is there a cure? Not at the moment. Researchers have successfully grown the virus in a lab, an important step towards developing a vaccine -- but it could be a year or more until it's available. What are the symptoms? Coronavirus symptoms can look like the flu -- fever, cough, trouble breathing. If you show these symptoms and recently went to China, or have been in contact with someone who visited, experts advise going to the doctor. How does the virus spread? The virus is thought to spread from person to person through respiratory droplets emitted by coughing or sneezing -- but it's not clear exactly when a person becomes contagious. There's currently no evidence that the virus is airborne -- meaning, for instance, it doesn't travel across a large room. Who is at risk of in

(CNN)What caused the chopper that was carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others to crash on Sunday? At around 9:45 a.m. (12 p.m. ET) on a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter was lost against a hillside near the town of Calabasas, California, about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles. We are now painfully aware that the aircraft was carrying nine people that included Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter. National Transportation Safety Board officials were on the site Sunday to begin their investigation, and like them, we will have to be patient and wait to learn what caused this disaster. In the meantime, I'll try to shed a little light here about factors to consider. This particular helicopter was manufactured in 1991 and is owned and operated by what appears to be a well-established charter operation. (The company, Island Express Helicopters released a statement that said, in part, that the pilot, "Ara Zobayan, was our chief pilot. Ara has been with the company for over 10 years and has

London (CNN)After three-and-a-half years, three prime ministers and seemingly endless votes in Parliament since the 2016 Brexit referendum, Britain finally becomes the first ever country to leave the European Union at 11:01 p.m. GMT on Friday. Despite this cataclysmic event, almost all of the immediate changes will be invisible to the public. The United Kingdom will enter the transition period that was agreed between the British government and the EU. And the terms of that agreement mean that for the next 11 months, the UK remains an EU member state in all but name. What actually happens tonight? The UK formally leaves the EU. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address the nation in what can be presumed to be an optimistic message. Other Brexiteers will be celebrating in grander style, as parties are being held across the country -- including one opposite the Houses of Parliament, the body that thwarted Brexit so many times in 2019. Remain voters will be holding similar prote

Havana (CNN)Cuba is "prepared" for the possibility of Donald Trump's reelection and the continuation of crushing US sanctions against the island, according to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel. The Cuban president's challenge to the Trump administration came during a tour of central Cuba last week, where CNN was given rare access to the Cuban head of state. The focus of the trip was officially the local economy, but the 2020 US election appeared to be very much on Diaz-Canel's mind. "It's ridiculous how the United States practically every week sanctions Cuba and then uses manipulative language to say this is 'helping' the Cuban people." Diaz-Canel said. "We are not going to surrender nor dishonor ourselves nor get on our knees whatever price we have to pay," he said. The price could be very high. Few countries have as much at stake as Cuba does in the November election. All the top Democratic candidates have declared they ar

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Major shops, restaurants and tourist destinations are shuttering their doors across China, as global businesses begin to feel the effects of the deadly Wuhan virus outbreak. Chinese officials on Monday announced that the death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 80, with nearly 2,800 cases confirmed in mainland China and several dozen more in countries such as the United States, Australia and Japan. With over 57 million people in 15 cities across China on lockdown, the crisis is hitting the retail, travel and tourism industries particularly hard during the peak Lunar New Year season. Companies say they are following cues from officials, which means the pain could last past the holiday season. Beijing has already extended the Lunar New Year holiday from January 30 to February 2 to try and prevent the spread of the virus. A government official told reporters Monday that authorities are considering a further extension. Here's what some major companies

Hong Kong (CNN Business)China has taken the extraordinary step of extending the Lunar New Year holiday — in some places by more than a week — in an effort to contain the deadly coronavirus. Some cities have also been effectively quarantined. That means major trouble for the world's second biggest economy. The virus outbreak escalated just before the new year, one of China's most significant economic events. Chinese consumers spent more than 1 trillion yuan ($145 billion) last year on holiday shopping, dining, entertainment and travel, according to state news agency Xinhua. Extensive travel restrictions and fears about the virus mean people aren't spending as much this week. But the extended holiday — to February 2 nationwide and for another week beyond that in Shanghai and several provinces — will impact millions of people in other ways as government offices and schools remain closed.

Moscow (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned Naama Issachar, an American-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, the Kremlin said in a statement Wednesday. Israeli American Naama Issachar According to the statement, the presidential decree pardoning Issachar on "humanitarian principles" is effective immediately. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, set to fly to Moscow directly from Washington following the White House's unveiling of its Middle East plan, thanked Putin in a statement. "I thank my friend, President Putin, on his granting of a pardon to Naama Issachar," he said. "I expect we will meet tomorrow and we will discuss the deal of the century and the recent regional developments." The announcement comes nearly a week after Putin met with Yaffa Issachar, Naama's mother, and Netanyahu in Jerusalem. A dual American-Israeli citizen, Issachar has been in prison in Moscow since April when she was sto

(CNN)A camping accident in Australia left a man and child dead and a woman in serious condition during a family trip, according to authorities. The family of three -- a man, woman, and child -- had been camping at Wedge Island, a beachside suburb in Western Australia state, said police in a statement. Police were notified on Monday morning that a child was not breathing on the beach. When they arrived, they located the boy and a man, both deceased, as well as a woman in need of urgent medical assistance. A rescue helicopter flew the woman to a hospital in Perth, about 100 miles south of Wedge Island. The deaths aren't being treated as suspicious, police said. The ongoing investigation suggests they may have died as a result of a fault with their camping equipment, inside the tent they were sleeping in. Emergency and fire services staff have since removed the equipment. Wedge Island refers to both an island off the coast of Western Australia and the nearby peninsula, a pop

Tokyo (CNN) — The phone lines at Kamome, a Tokyo-based travel agency that specializes in tours for Chinese travelers, haven't stopped buzzing for the last three days. On Sunday, China announced a ban on outbound group travel as part of its battle to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, which has killed 82 people and infected 2,700 in the country. That has caused cancellation mayhem for Kamome's staff as more than 20,000 of the company's Chinese package tour customers pulled the plug on all trips to Japan up to February 10. With Japan receiving approximately 9.6 million visitors from China in 2019, accounting for a third of foreign tourist expenditure in the country, speculation is growing around the ramifications the travel ban will have on Japan's tourism industry and economy. "We are concerned about the decrease in Chinese tourists, but we cannot foresee the outcome as it depends on how long the (Chinese) policy lasts," Japan National Tourist

(CNN)Underdog victories don't come much bigger than this. A previously unknown sumo wrestler upset the odds Sunday to win the first major tournament of the year. No one at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament was ranked lower than Tokushoryu but the 33-year-old managed to surprise everyone to conquer almost all ahead of him. His final victory over ozeki champion Takakeisho was met by adulation in the Tokyo arena as the underdog burst into tears in the dohyo. Such emotional responses are scarcely seen in such a reserved sport but his tearful reaction has endeared himself to fans across the world. "It feels like a dream. I don't feel like myself. I feel I'm walking on clouds," he said, according to Kyodo News Network. "I've always said this, but there were no wrestlers below me in rank and I had my own fight to fight every single day, so I tried not to worry about anything else."

(CNN)A camping accident in Australia left a man and child dead and a woman in serious condition during a family trip, according to authorities. The family of three -- a man, woman, and child -- had been camping at Wedge Island, a beachside suburb in Western Australia state, said police in a statement. Police were notified on Monday morning that a child was not breathing on the beach. When they arrived, they located the boy and a man, both deceased, as well as a woman in need of urgent medical assistance. A rescue helicopter flew the woman to a hospital in Perth, about 100 miles south of Wedge Island. The deaths aren't being treated as suspicious, police said. The ongoing investigation suggests they may have died as a result of a fault with their camping equipment, inside the tent they were sleeping in. Emergency and fire services staff have since removed the equipment. Wedge Island refers to both an island off the coast of Western Australia and the nearby peninsula, a

(CNN)A tourist from Arizona has gone missing while on a catamaran tour on Rendezvous Caye in Belize, police there said Wednesday. Alison Mackenzie, 43, went missing early Saturday during an excursion that departed a day earlier from Caye Caulker, a small island off the coast of Belize, according to Crime Stoppers Belize, a community-based program that works with local law enforcement. A US State Department official said the department was aware of reports that a US citizen went missing on Rendezvous Caye. Mackenzie is a mother of two and lives in Prescott, CNN Phoenix affiliate KPHO/KTVK said. Hilberto Romero, deputy head of the Belize National Crimes Investigation Branch, told local news Channel 5 Belize that Mackenzie was last seen walking around the island about 10 p.m. Friday. On Saturday morning, her boyfriend reported her missing, Romero told the station. Mackenzie traveled to the Central American country in early December with her boyfriend, according to police. Ra

(CNN)Brazilian prosecutors filed charges against American journalist Glenn Greenwald Tuesday, alleging he aided in cybercrimes and "helped, encouraged and oriented" hackers who tapped into the phones and messaging apps of some of the country's top officials. The charges come following a series of stories published in 2019 by Greenwald's news site The Intercept, based on a trove of data that it said "provides unprecedented insight into the operations of the anti-corruption task force that transformed Brazilian politics and gained worldwide attention." The stories included excerpts of phone messages from Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who led the task force before joining the government of Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. According to the prosecutor's office, Greenwald, a Pulitzer prize winner, was not directly under investigation but said information found on one of the suspected hacker's computers showed him "giving guidance" and that he was be

(CNN)One of Quebec, Canada's, 10 most wanted fugitives was arrested this week after nearly two decades on the run. Parthasarthie Kapoor, 47, has been avoiding law enforcement since 2003 when he was facing charges including sexual assault and the possession of child pornography, said the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). Kapoor was arrested Monday at Newark-Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Canadian authorities allege that Kapoor assaulted five victims between 1998 and 2003 in Montréal. Police say he would lure young boys, between the ages of 7 and 14, to his home to sexually assault them. CNN has reached out to the Federal Public Defenders Office, who is representing Kapoor, as well as the New Jersey Port Authority police for comment. SPVM said Kapoor, who is a permanent resident of Canada, learned he was the subject of a police investigation and fled the country in 2003. Authorities then issued both Canada-wide and international arrest warrants

(CNN)The former king of Belgium, Albert II, has acknowledged that he fathered a daughter in an affair in the 1960s, marking the end of a paternity suit that he has contested for seven years. Belgian artist and sculptor Delphine Boel launched a lawsuit in 2013 to see the king, now aged 85, recognized as her father. Boel claims the king had an affair with her mother, Sibylle de Selys Longchamps, resulting in her birth in 1968. In May last year, Albert II submitted a DNA sample for paternity testing under the orders of a Belgian court. Those test results confirmed that he was Boel's father, Albert II's lawyers acknowledged in a statement released Monday to Belgian media. "Legally, he will end the legal battle there and accept that Delphine Boel is his fourth child," said the statement, according to public broadcaster RTBF. It added that although the legal procedure was "debatable," Albert II wished "to put an end with dignity and honor to this

Tokyo (CNN) —  The phone lines at Kamome, a Tokyo-based travel agency that specializes in tours for Chinese travelers, haven't stopped buzzing for the last three days. On Sunday, China announced a ban on outbound group travel as part of its battle to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, which has killed  82 people  and infected 2,700 in the country. That has caused cancellation mayhem for Kamome's staff as more than 20,000 of the company's Chinese package tour customers pulled the plug on all trips to Japan up to February 10. With Japan receiving approximately 9.6 million visitors from China in 2019, accounting for a third of foreign tourist expenditure in the country, speculation is growing around the ramifications the travel ban will have on Japan's tourism industry and economy. "We are concerned about the decrease in Chinese tourists, but we cannot foresee the outcome as it depends on how long the (Chinese) policy lasts," Japan National T

(CNN)An investigation is underway to determine what caused a US military aircraft to crash in Afghanistan's Ghazni province Monday, a spokesperson for US Forces in Afghanistan confirmed, adding that there is "no indication" the plane was downed by enemy fire. "A U.S. Bombardier E-11A crashed today in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. While the cause of crash is under investigation, there are no indications the crash was caused by enemy fire. We will provide additional information as it becomes available," Col. Sonny Leggett said in a tweet. "Taliban claims that additional aircraft have crashed are false," he added. CNN reported earlier Monday that the US military was investigating reports of a plane crash in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, according to a US official. The official could not add any further details. Multiple reports had emerged of a plane crash in the region, which is largely controlled by the Taliban and lies to the southwest

The coronavirus patient in Germany has been identified as a 33-year-old German man who works in Starnberg, south of Munich. He had not been to China but was in a meeting with a Chinese national last week, who has since been identified with the coronavirus, Dr. Andreas Zapf, the head of the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food safety said Tuesday. Zapf said at a news conference that the patient had attended a company meeting in Starnberg last week, where the training manager -- a female Chinese citizen -- was leading the meeting. The Chinese staff member is originally from Shanghai, but her parents had visited her there a few days prior to the meeting in Germany, Zapf said. The Chinese citizen has since flown back to China. She felt ill on the flight back and tested positive for the coronavirus after her return to Beijing. She notified the German office upon this discovery, Zapf said. The first three European cases of Wuhan coronavirus were identified in France on Friday.

US airlines are giving customers more time to change their flights to China without incurring fees as the coronavirus continues to spread, and as American authorities raise travel precautions for the country. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Monday each extended change fee waivers through the end of February. Earlier, they had issued waivers through the end of January. That means people scheduled to fly before then on either airline to Beijing or Shanghai --- the two cities that each company serves in mainland China --- can change to a different flight without paying a fee to do so. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday raised its travel precaution for China to its highest level. That means it's advising travelers to "avoid nonessential travel" to the country. Previously, only Hubei province --- where Wuhan is located --- carried such a warning.

As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Wuhan and wider Hubei province, several countries are taking action to repatriate their citizens in the affected areas. Travel warning to china Here are the countries planning or preparing to evacuate citizens: The US: About 240 Americans being evacuated from Wuhan Wednesday morning local time will arrive in Anchorage, Alaska, before arriving in Ontario, California. About three dozen Wuhan-based US diplomats and their families are also expected to be on board, a US official with knowledge of the matter told CNN. Japan: Japan is sending a charter flight to Wuhan tonight to retrieve about 200 citizens on Tuesday night local. It will leave Wuhan Wednesday morning and will arrive in Tokyo by midday local time. Roughly 650 Japanese citizens have requested to return to Japan, and the government will send more flights from Wednesday onwards. Australia: Australia's health minister said yesterday he was working with the Chinese Foreign M