Days-old puppy rescued from drainpipe at home in Brisbane, Queensland

A two-day-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier pup got into a tight squeeze when it fell down a bathroom drain at a property in Brisbane, Queensland, during the late hours of Saturday, March 7.

Israel announces 2-week quarantine for all overseas arrivals amid coronavirus concerns

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government has decided to place anyone arriving from overseas into quarantine in a move to contain a growing coronavirus outbreak. 

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan begins, official says

American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, amid political chaos in Kabul that threatens the deal.

Child pulled from rubble of collapsed quarantine hotel in China

Rescuers pulled victims from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, China, on March 8, which state media reported had been used as a coronavirus quarantine site.

Family accidentally orders 12 years' worth of toilet paper

Reports say that the family meant to order 48 rolls of toilet paper, but instead ordered 48 boxes, which contains 2,304 rolls.

'This is ridiculous': Long line snakes outside Australia Costco amid panic-buying

 A long queue of customers pushing trolleys snaked around the entrance to a Costco outlet in Melbourne on March 8 as many supermarkets in Australia were left with shortages of toilet paper and other items due to coronavirus-related panic buying.

Travel chaos erupts as Italy quarantines north to halt COVID-19 coronavirus

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.

'Push this virus back': WHO urges globe to 'pull out the stops' against COVID-19

The U.N. health agency urged all countries to “push this virus back,” a call to action reinforced by figures showing there are now about 17 times as many new infections outside China as in it.

US strikes Taliban forces, in first hit since peace deal

The U.S. military says it has conducted an airstrike against Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, only days after American and Taliban officials signed an ambitious peace deal in the Mideastern state of Qatar.

22-year-old grocery store bagger wins $70 million after buying lotto ticket at work

Gregory Mathieu, 22, won $70 million from a lotto ticket he bought from the grocery store where he works. He says he's sharing his winnings with his family.