WHO heads to Wuhan

The Hindu Newsletter - WHO heads to Wuhan Saturday 22, February 2020 [alt_text]( The Morning Filter Welcome to a weekend edition of The Morning Filter. Here are the big news stories to expect today 1) WHO chief says international team heading to Wuhan “The WHO-led joint mission in China has been working in Beijing, Sichuan and Guangdong, and will travel to Wuhan tomorrow to continue its work at the epicentre of the outbreak,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Friday. 2) Dalits to hold march over Supreme Court verdict on reservations in promotions Dalit leaders under Aarakshan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti led by Udit Raj will march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar 3) Modi to inaugurate Khelo India University Games on Saturday Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first-ever Khelo India University Games which are being organised in Odisha. Mr. Modi will address the opening ceremony of the games via video-conferencing. 4) Week-long Afghanistan ‘reduction in violence’ to start today “The reduction in violence will start from 22 February and will last for one week,” Javed Faisal, Afghanistan’s National Security Council spokesman, told AFP. One Taliban source in Pakistan confirmed to AFP the partial truce would commence on Saturday. 5) Nevada caucus to get underway Voting in the Nevada caucuses in the Democratic primary race will take place later today as Senator Bernie Sanders continues to lead in the polls. 6) Sharath-Sathiyan pair in ITTF Hungary Open final In a hard-fought five-setter, the Indian qualifiers won 11-7, 12-10, 4-11, 4-11, 11-9 and earned a meeting with the second-seeded pair of Duda Benedikt and Franziska Patrick from Germany in the final to be held today 7) FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar India and Australia will square off in the second match. You are receiving this email because you are a user of [thehindu.com]( If you do not wish to receive any such emails, [unsubscribe here.](mailto:rm-0b4ahac7bf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hkx4@newsalert.thehindu.com?subject=Unsubscribe&body=You will be unsubscribed from our mailing list.) To ensure you continue to receive emails from The Hindu in your inbox, please add newsletters.th@newsalert.thehindu.com to your contact. If you can't see the mailer, please [click here.]( Group Sites [The Hindu]( | [இந்து தமிழ் திசை]( | [Business Line]( | [BL on Campus]( | [Sportstar]( | [Frontline]( | [The Hindu Centre]( | [Images]( | [roofandfloor]( | [Classifieds]( Copyright @ 2019, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. [About Us]( | [Contact Us]( | [Subscription](