Italy’s opposition parties flout social distancing rules at rally in Rome
Italian opposition parties and hundreds of supporters defied social distancing rules on Tuesday to pack Rome’s central streets in an anti-government protest rally.
Russian strategic document names strike weapons deployed in space as key military threat: RIA
President Vladimir Putin approved a strategic document on Tuesday naming the creation and deployment of anti-missile and strike weapons in space as one of the main military threats to Russia, the RIA news agency reported.
Austria presents design turning Hitler’s birthplace into police station
Austria presented an architectural plan on Tuesday to turn the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station in the hope of “neutralising” the space and ensuring it does not attract neo-Nazis.
Duterte’s ‘draconian’ anti-terror bill alarms activists in Philippines
Lawyers and human rights activists in the Philippines have raised the alarm over a new anti-terrorism bill pushed by President Rodrigo Duterte, warning of draconian and arbitrary provisions that could be abused to target his detractors.
Philippines suspends scrapping of troop agreement with U.S.: minister
The Philippines has suspended its decision to scrap a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, its foreign minister said on Tuesday.
No new COVID sufferers, 300 asymptomatic, after Wuhan-wide tests
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus outbreak began, has found no new cases of people suffering from COVID-19 after testing almost its entire population, and 300 asymptomatic carriers of the virus, officials said on Tuesday.
Egypt’s wealth fund to develop Cairo Citadel district into tourist destination
Egypt’s antiquities authority is to transfer Cairo’s historic Bab al-Azab district – with Ottoman-era architecture and the medieval Citadel overlooking the capital – to its sovereign wealth fund to develop into a tourism destination.
Paris bans demo over black Frenchman who died in 2016 police operation
Paris police banned on Tuesday a demonstration planned in memory of Adama Traore, a 24-year old black Frenchman who died in a 2016 police operation which some have likened to the death of George Floyd in the United States.
UK warns China: do not destroy the jewel of Hong Kong
The United Kingdom warned Beijing on Tuesday to step back from the brink over an “authoritarian” national security law in Hong Kong that it said risked destroying one of the jewels of Asia’s economy while ruining the reputation of China.
Outdoor seating only: Parisian cafes eek out space along sidewalks
The Cafe de Flore in Paris, once a favourite drinking hole of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, spread its tables along the pavement, in front of the neighbouring book store, and reopened on Tuesday for the first time in 11 weeks.
