Mammoth skeletons dug up at Mexico City airport construction site
Alongside construction crews racing to build the Mexican capital’s new airport, skulls and curving tusks of massive mammoths peek through the dirt as archaeologists dig up more and more bones belonging to the ice age’s most famous mammal.
Spain’s COVID-19 deaths edge up to 27,119
Spain’s Health Ministry said recorded deaths from the coronavirus reached 27,119 on Thursday, rising by just one for the second day in a row as authorities fine-tune a new methodology for logging cases and deaths.
Paris no longer deemed a ‘red’ coronavirus danger zone: French PM
Paris is no longer deemed to be a “red” coronavirus danger zone, the risks posed by the virus moving down a notch to “orange”, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday.
Health results are good in France regarding coronavirus: PM
Health results have been good so far in France, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday, as the country prepares to enter a second phase in its relaxation of lockdown rules on June 2.
Rwandan ex-politician handed life jail term for genocide role
A Rwandan court on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former politician found guilty of orchestrating the killing of tens of thousands of people during the 1994 genocide, a court spokesman said.
U.S. caps charter flights to Cuba at 3,600 per year: agency
The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday it will cap charter flights to Cuba at 3,600 per year as the Trump administration moves to curb the Cuban government’s access to revenue.
Mexican president to restart trips in spite of coronavirus spike
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he would next week resume tours of the country, which he had suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, even though fatalities and new infections have just hit record levels.
Paris to reopen parks and public gardens on June 2: mayor
Paris will reopen parks and public gardens from June 2, the city’s mayor said on Thursday on its websites.
Crashed Pakistan plane hit runway three times on first approach: minister
The captain of a Pakistani airliner that crashed last week, killing 97 people on board, approached Karachi airport without announcing he couldn’t open his landing gear and hit the runway three times, a government minister said on Thursday.
The new workplace? Central and eastern Europe may be closer than most
When Mario Pereira’s Polish colleague, sitting not far from him in a Warsaw office, sent him an email rather than walking over to speak, the Portuguese was shocked.
