Cameroon arrests soldiers for killing civilians in separatist war
Authorities in Cameroon said they have arrested three soldiers for their role in an alleged deadly attack on civilians in a village in the west of the country where the military is fighting a separatist insurgency.
Seven confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to Wisconsin’s April elections
((This April 21 story refiles to update last paragraph to clarify Oregon’s vote-by-mail system))
Police hunt for motive as Canada’s worst mass shooting death toll rises to 23
Canadian police had yet to determine a motive for the country’s worst mass shooting, as the death toll from the carnage in Nova Scotia over the weekend climbed to 23 from 19, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Tuesday.
Trump immigration order to last 30-90 days, apply to permanent immigrants
President Donald Trump’s new executive order banning immigration to the United States will last 30 to 90 days with the chance of renewal and apply narrowly to those seeking permanent immigration status, a senior administration official said.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa pledges COVID-19 rescue package worth 10% of GDP
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a 500 billion rand ($26.3 billion) rescue package on Tuesday, equivalent to 10% of the GDP of Africa’s most industrialized nation, to try to cushion the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump immigration order to last 30-90 days, apply to permanent immigrants, official says
President Donald Trump’s new executive order banning immigration to the United States will apply narrowly to those seeking permanent immigration status, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
Victim toll in Canada’s worst mass shooting rises to 23
The victim toll from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history has risen to 23 from previously reported 19, federal police said in a statement on Tuesday.
Trump draft order requires more from tech workers on H-1B visas: Bloomberg
President Donald Trump would require technology workers in the United States on H-1B visas to provide updated certifications that they are not displacing American workers, according to a draft executive order, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
Spain to let children take walks as coronavirus spread slows
Spain will allow children to go outside for walks from next weekend in a loosening of the country’s strict coronavirus lockdown, Health Minister Salvador Illa said late on Tuesday, amid mounting criticism that the government’s restrictions unfairly pen…
Reaction speed issue dogs UK government as senior official backtracks
The top official in Britain’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday he had been mistaken when he told a committee of lawmakers the government had made a political decision not to participate in a European scheme to buy ventilators to fight the coronavirus.
