U.S. reaches consensus with Sudan on ‘contours’ of future claims deal
The United States and Sudan have reached a common understanding on the “contours” of a future bilateral claims agreement linked to the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the U.S. State Department’s top diplomat for Africa s…
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll and new cases broadly stable
Italy recorded 156 new deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic on Thursday, against 161 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases also declined slightly to 642 from 665 on Wednesday.
U.S. says reached consensus with Sudan on ‘contours’ of future claims agreement
The United States and Sudan have reached a common understanding on the ‘contours’ of a future bilateral claims agreement linked to the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, U.S. State Department’s top diplomat for Africa said …
Bosnia’s Serb Republic lifts coronavirus state of emergency
Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic on Thursday lifted a state of emergency introduced in March over the coronavirus epidemic, returning legislative powers to the parliament from the region’s president.
Drive-in cinemas, raves and dining behind plastic: the new going out
With lockdown measures more relaxed, social lives are slowly becoming possible. Restaurants, bars, gigs and museums beckon. But as we take our first cautious steps back into the wider world, we are finding it transformed.
China will not flinch in face of U.S. confrontation: government official
China will not flinch from any escalation in tensions with the United states, but believes economic cooperation and recovery should be the top priority, a Chinese government official said on Thursday.
Albania to open borders in May, prepare to welcome back tourists
Albania will re-open its borders this month and prepare to welcome back tourists, Prime Minister Edi Rama told parliament on Thursday, with the country reporting no new coronavirus deaths for more than three weeks.
U.S. flies coronavirus aid to Russia where cases are climbing
A U.S. Air Force plane delivered a first batch of medical aid including 50 ventilators to Russia on Thursday to help it cope with a rising number of coronavirus cases and deaths.
Beijing moves to impose new national security law on Hong Kong after anti-China unrest
China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last year’s often violent pro-democracy unrest that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Beijing rule in 1997, a Chinese official said on Thursday.
Cyclone kills at least 82 in India and Bangladesh, flooding lowlands
The most powerful cyclone to strike eastern India and Bangladesh in over a decade killed at least 82 people, officials said, as rescue teams scoured devastated coastal villages on Thursday, hampered by torn down power lines and widespread flooding.
