Mexico to stop sending workers to Canadian farms hit by coronavirus
Mexico will stop sending temporary workers to Canadian farms that have registered a coronavirus outbreak and that do not have proper worker protections, Mexico’s labor ministry said on Tuesday, although it will not completely suspend the program.
German minister, on Trump’s troop pullout plan, says security not a commodity
Security is not a commodity to be traded, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Tuesday in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany.
France says working with partners to pressure Iran at IAEA on inspector access
France said it was working with Britain and Germany to see the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog board of governors push Iran this week to cooperate fully and immediately to grant its inspectors access to sites Tehran has so far refused them to visit.
Moldova asks U.S. to extradite tycoon Plahotniuc over $1 billion theft
Moldova said on Tuesday it had asked the United States to extradite Vladimir Plahotniuc, a business tycoon charged in his native country with involvement in the theft of $1 billion from banks in 2014-2015.
U.S. extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada, Mexico
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it would extend existing restrictions on non-essential travel at land ports of entry with Canada and Mexico due to continued risks from the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Chile says accounting errors led to omission of 31,000 coronavirus cases
A rash of accounting glitches in Chile led to the omission of more than 31,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, or nearly one-sixth of the country’s total so far, health officials said on Tuesday.
India, China troops clash at Himalayan border, ‘casualties on both sides’
India’s army said on Tuesday 20 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputed border site, in a major escalation of a weeks-long standoff between the two Asian giants in the western Himalayas.
Judge in landmark Congo graft trial died violent death, says minister
The high court judge overseeing a landmark corruption trial of the president’s chief of staff in Democratic Republic of Congo died a violent death from blows to the head, the justice minister said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: CureVac becomes second company to test coronavirus vaccine in Germany – sources
The unlisted biotech firm CureVac will become the second company to launch human trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine in Germany, two people familiar with the plans told Reuters on Tuesday.
Bodies of children and others found in Libyan town after LNA retreat, Red Crescent says
Bodies of children were among those found in the Libyan town of Tarhouna after eastern-based forces and their local allies withdrew this month, Red Crescent and Tripoli government officials said on Tuesday.
