PM Johnson will not face criminal probe over links to U.S. businesswoman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not face criminal action following allegations of misconduct over his relationship with a U.S tech entrepreneur, the police watchdog said on Thursday.
UK PM Johnson welcomes dismissal of untrue claims of impropriety
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman on Thursday welcomed the dismissal of what he said were vexatious and untrue claims of impropriety over his relationship with U.S tech entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri.
South Korea makes first foreigner arrest over quarantine violation
South Korean police arrested a foreign national for violating the country’s mandated 14-day quarantine rules for the first time on Thursday, amid fears of a potential second wave of the new coronavirus.
Cyclone Amphan kills at least 72 in eastern India: minister
At least 72 people were killed in eastern India after a powerful cyclone tore through coastal areas and neighbouring Bangladesh, a state chief minister said on Thursday.
Visually impaired Nigerians struggle to navigate coronavirus challenges
Lawal Adebimpe knows she must remain a safe distance from people to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria. But her blindness means she usually holds people to navigate her way around the heaving megacity of Lagos.
Turkey says attacks on its interests in Libya will have grave consequences
Turkey’s foreign ministry warned on Thursday of grave consequences if General Khalifa Haftar’s forces attacked Turkish interests in Libya.
UK PM Johnson will not face criminal action over relationship with U.S. businesswoman: Mirror
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not face criminal action following allegations of misconduct over his relationship with U.S tech entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Thursday.
Lagos doctors to end strike after curfew harassment complaint remedied
Nigeria’s largest medical union ordered its members in the commercial capital Lagos to go back to work on Thursday, ending a strike over alleged police harassment of doctors as they travelled to and from work during a night curfew.
Beijing to unveil plans for national security laws in Hong Kong: report
Beijing will announce a resolution for national security legislation in Hong Kong, proscribing secession, foreign interference and terrorism, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
South Africa scientists say up to 50,000 COVID-19 deaths possible
(This May 21 story corrects paragraph two to say lockdown entering “eighth” not “sixth” week)
