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1. WHO reluctant to declare COVID-19 pandemic as coronavirus spreads to more countries

   

   The sudden rise in cases of novel coronavirus in Italy, Iran and South Korea is "deeply concerning," but the virus can still be contained and does not amount to a pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says.

2. Modi appeals for calm in India as citizenship protest death toll rises to 20

   

   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeals for calm after days of clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a controversial citizenship law in some of the worst sectarian violence in the capital in decades.

3. Trump campaign files libel suit against New York Times over Russia opinion article

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign said on Wednesday it filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times, accusing the newspaper of intentionally publishing a false story last year related to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

4. Philadelphia plans to open 1st supervised injection site in U.S. next week

   

   A Philadelphia nonprofit group has detailed plans to open the country's first medically supervised injection site next week to combat overdose deaths despite outrage from neighbours and opposition from the local U.S. Attorney.

5. Air New Zealand to test out bunk beds in economy class

   

   The airline says it plans to launch the service on its direct flight between New York City and New Zealand's capital, Auckland, that will begin operating in October 2020.