South Korea city deserted after coronavirus church ‘super-spreader’
The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the coronavirus in what...
Japanese data on cruise ship coronavirus infections backs quarantine strategy
Newly released data from a Japanese research institute appears to back the government’s case that its quarantine strategy for the Diamond Princess cruise ship was...
Thyssenkrupp nears full sale of elevator unit: sources
Thyssenkrupp is nearing a full sale of its elevator division, three people familiar with the matter said, adding this would result in maximum proceeds that...
Kenyan police killings in poor Nairobi districts continue: rights group
Kenyan police shot dead at least eight people in Nairobi slums in the past two months, violating laws on the use of excessive force, Human...
More coronavirus cases in Iran’s Qom; religious gatherings under threat
Iranian health officials urged all religious gatherings to be suspended in Qom, news agency ISNA said on Thursday, after two more people tested positive for...
South Sudan to form unity government by Saturday deadline
South Sudan’s former rebel leader Riek Machar said he has agreed to form a unity government with President Salva Kiir by Saturday’s deadline, following talks...
Britain must stick to fair competition commitments: Luxembourg PM
Britain must stick to the level playing field commitments it made in a political declaration that accompanied the legal Brexit treaty, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier...
EU’s Gentiloni does not expect government crisis in Italy
European commissioner for economic affairs and former Italian prime minister Palo Gentiloni said on Tuesday he did not foresee a government crisis in Italy, after...
Brazil postpones delivery of administrative reform: source
Brazil’s government has decided to postpone the submission of an administrative reform draft to the congress, one source with knowledge of the matter said....
German gunman kills nine in shisha bar rampage; extremist motive suspected
A suspected right-wing extremist shot dead nine people, some of them migrants from Turkey, in an overnight rampage through a German city before killing himself,...
