Russia’s Nornickel says it will pay for clean-up after fuel spill
Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel will fully finance the clean-up operation after a major fuel spill in the Arctic and sees it costing around 10 billion roubles ($145 million), the company’s president, Vladimir Potanin, said on Friday.
Undiagnosed COVID-19 could mean English toll is higher than thought: ONS
An increase in the number of deaths in England and Wales in recent months that have not been linked to COVID-19 could indicate that undiagnosed cases are killing more people than previously thought, data from the Office for National Statistics showed o…
Czech government orders out two Russian embassy staff
The Czech government has declared two staff at the Russian Embassy in Prague persona non grata and ordered them to leave, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday.
Town where Maddie McCann went missing hopes parents find closure
Foreign residents in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz on Friday spoke of their hopes that the parents of British girl Madeleine McCann, who went missing there 13 years ago, can find closure at last.
Little progress on Brexit free trade deal, EU and UK say
The European Union said on Friday there had been no significant progress in talks with the United Kingdom about a Brexit free trade agreement and that to reach a deal, talks would have to intensify.
Jakarta mosques host Friday prayers for first time in two months
Indonesians in Jakarta returned to mosques on Friday for prayers after the city relaxed rules on attending places of worship as part of a loosening of restrictions in place since late March to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Jakarta’s governor on…
Fear stops Rohingya getting tested as virus hits refugee camps
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh with symptoms of the novel coronavirus are not coming forward to get tested because they fear being separated from their families and held in isolation, community leaders and aid workers say.
No progress in latest round of EU-Brexit talks, Barnier says
The latest round of talks between Britain and the European Union made no significant progress this week, the EU’s chief negotiator said on Friday, saying London and Brussels remained far apart on fisheries and other matters.
UK says on Brexit: progress remains limited and talks need to speed up
Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator said on Friday that progress was limited at talks with the European Union on a free trade deal though the tone had been positive.
Paris bans George Floyd protest planned at U.S. Embassy
French police have banned a demonstration planned to take place in front of the U.S. Embassy in Paris on Saturday as protests mount around the world over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
