Sudan calls for renewed talks on Blue Nile dam
Sudan has called for the resumption of talks with Egypt and Ethiopia on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam after the failure of a U.S-led mediation effort earlier this year.
Ontario to reopen restaurants, hair salons outside of virus hot spots
The Canadian province of Ontario will reopen some hair salons and outdoor dining at restaurants among other businesses on Friday, the provincial government announced on Monday, but only in health regions where the spread of COVID-19 is under better con…
Private planes take to the sky to ferry coronavirus tests from isolated Colombia
“This is HK4679 G on a humanitarian flight between La Primavera and Cumaribo, transporting COVID-19 tests at 3,500 feet,” Ernesto Perez radioed to a nearby military base as he piloted his twin-engine plane above Colombia’s wide eastern plains.
Lawyers for UK’s Prince Andrew hit back at U.S. authorities over Epstein inquiry
Lawyers for Britain’s Prince Andrew on Monday hit back at claims that he was not cooperating with U.S. prosecutors investigating the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting they were seeking publicity rather than his help.
France’s new confirmed cases of coronavirus slow down
France’s coronavirus deaths were four times higher on Monday than a day earlier but the increase of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were at a one-week low.
Air strikes break truce in rebel towns in Syria’s northwest: witnesses
Military jets bombed several villages in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Monday in the first such air strikes since a Turkish-Russian deal produced a ceasefire over three months ago that halted major fighting.
French interior minister vows zero tolerance of police racism
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner on Monday pledged “zero tolerance” of racism in the police force, as he unveiled reforms following protests sparked by the death in the United States of an unarmed black man being restrained by police.
Israel’s NSO showcases drone tech, pushes to counter rights abuse allegations
Israel’s NSO Group showcased a new anti-drone defence on Monday, giving the public a rare look at its technology as it seeks to counter allegations that another of its products has aided privacy breaches and political surveillance.
Schools reopen in South Africa as parents worry about safeguards
Children began returning to classrooms in South Africa on Monday as part of a gradual loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, even as some parents worried not enough had been done to guard against infections.
Britain’s interior minister says violent protestors should face justice
A minority of protesters who were violent during the weekend’s “Black Lives Matter” protests in Britain undermined the cause and should face justice, interior minister Priti Patel said on Monday.
