South African government to appeal ruling declaring some COVID-19 measures invalid
The South African government will appeal a court ruling that declared some of its coronavirus lockdown regulations invalid, a senior official said on Thursday after a cabinet meeting.
Polish government wins confidence vote before presidential election
Poland’s nationalist government on Thursday won a vote of confidence in parliament which it called to shore up its authority before a presidential election.
Spain’s COVID-19 deaths at 27,133; cases at 240,660
Spain’s total death toll from the coronavirus reached 27,133 on Thursday, health ministry data showed, five more than reported on Wednesday.
Ethiopian food delivery startup rides to restaurants’ rescue
Restaurants may still be officially open in Ethiopia, but diners are staying away due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Erdogan says Turkey to increase support for Libya’s Serraj
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey will increase its support for Libya’s internationally recognised leader Fayez al Serraj and that the conflict there can only be resolved politically under the auspices of the United Nations.
‘Violence provokes violence’, Mandela Foundation says in support of U.S. protests
South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Thursday violence can be a rational response to racism and for some communities is the only way to elicit change, as protests raged across the United States over the death of George Floyd.
American detained in Iran since 2018 freed, on his way home, his family says
Michael White, an American detained in Iran since 2018, has been freed and is on his way back home, his family said in a statement on Thursday.
Ukraine may grant visa-free access to citizens of China, Australia, Arab states to boost tourism
Ukraine is considering cancelling its visa requirement for tourists from China, Australia, New Zealand and Arab states in order to attract more visitors once lockdowns ease and bring more money into the economy, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy …
Police pepper spray Hong Kongers defying ban to mark Tiananmen
Police pepper-sprayed some Hong Kong protesters on Thursday who defied a ban to stage candlelight rallies in memory of China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy crackdown, accusing Beijing of stifling their freedoms too.
Belarus leader names new prime minister two months before election
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko named a former diplomat who had been overseeing the defence industry as prime minister on Thursday, two months before a presidential election which poses his biggest political challenge in years.
