While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 29

WHO raises global coronavirus risk to maximum level The World Health Organisation on Friday raised its global risk assessment of the new coronavirus to its highest level after the epidemic spread to sub-Saharan Africa and caused financial markets to plunge.

— Oliver Miočić February 28, 2020 Paris police arrested dozens of protesters on Friday who burnt scooters and garbage bins outside a concert venue hosting a Congolese singer they accuse of giving a voice to the Kinshasa regime. Authorities had banned protests around the concert by singer Fally Ipupa at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, but dozens turned out in anger nevertheless, facing off with the artist's fans and trading insults.The Vatican moved on Friday to dismiss speculation that Pope Francis was anything more than"slightly unwell" as the 83-year-old Roman Catholic leader cancelled official audiences for the second day.

The Finn's best time of one minute 15.732 seconds was set last week but he also topped the week two timing screens with a 1:16.196.US rock band Green Day on Friday called off all of the Asian shows in its upcoming world tour because of the coronavirus outbreak, the latest music act to pull back from performances in the region.

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