Speaker of Ethiopia’s upper House resigns after polls postponed
Ethiopia’s upper house speaker resigned on Monday in apparent protest at the postponement of planned elections in the Horn of Africa country over the coronavirus, a sign of growing tension between her party and the government.
Brazil ‘driving in the dark’ on COVID-19 as contradictory data deepens confusion
Brazil drew further criticism for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday after it published contradictory figures on fatalities and infections, deepening a scandal over the country’s COVID-19 data.
U.S., Russia agree on June nuclear arms talks, invite China: U.S. envoy
The United States and Russia have agreed on a time and place for nuclear arms negotiations in June and invited China, U.S. Special Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea wrote on Twitter on Monday.
Slovenia opens borders to citizens of 14 states
Slovenia has opened its borders to citizens of 14 states, including Germany and Switzerland, who can now travel to and from Slovenia without any coronavirus restrictions, the government said on its website on Monday.
Sudan calls for renewed talks on Blue Nile dam
Sudan has called for the resumption of talks with Egypt and Ethiopia on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam after the failure of a U.S-led mediation effort earlier this year.
Ontario to reopen restaurants, hair salons outside of virus hot spots
The Canadian province of Ontario will reopen some hair salons and outdoor dining at restaurants among other businesses on Friday, the provincial government announced on Monday, but only in health regions where the spread of COVID-19 is under better con…
Private planes take to the sky to ferry coronavirus tests from isolated Colombia
“This is HK4679 G on a humanitarian flight between La Primavera and Cumaribo, transporting COVID-19 tests at 3,500 feet,” Ernesto Perez radioed to a nearby military base as he piloted his twin-engine plane above Colombia’s wide eastern plains.
Lawyers for UK’s Prince Andrew hit back at U.S. authorities over Epstein inquiry
Lawyers for Britain’s Prince Andrew on Monday hit back at claims that he was not cooperating with U.S. prosecutors investigating the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting they were seeking publicity rather than his help.
France’s new confirmed cases of coronavirus slow down
France’s coronavirus deaths were four times higher on Monday than a day earlier but the increase of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were at a one-week low.
Air strikes break truce in rebel towns in Syria’s northwest: witnesses
Military jets bombed several villages in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Monday in the first such air strikes since a Turkish-Russian deal produced a ceasefire over three months ago that halted major fighting.
