Ethiopian food delivery startup rides to restaurants’ rescue
Restaurants may still be officially open in Ethiopia, but diners are staying away due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Erdogan says Turkey to increase support for Libya’s Serraj
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey will increase its support for Libya’s internationally recognised leader Fayez al Serraj and that the conflict there can only be resolved politically under the auspices of the United Nations.
‘Violence provokes violence’, Mandela Foundation says in support of U.S. protests
South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Thursday violence can be a rational response to racism and for some communities is the only way to elicit change, as protests raged across the United States over the death of George Floyd.
American detained in Iran since 2018 freed, on his way home, his family says
Michael White, an American detained in Iran since 2018, has been freed and is on his way back home, his family said in a statement on Thursday.
Ukraine may grant visa-free access to citizens of China, Australia, Arab states to boost tourism
Ukraine is considering cancelling its visa requirement for tourists from China, Australia, New Zealand and Arab states in order to attract more visitors once lockdowns ease and bring more money into the economy, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy …
Police pepper spray Hong Kongers defying ban to mark Tiananmen
Police pepper-sprayed some Hong Kong protesters on Thursday who defied a ban to stage candlelight rallies in memory of China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy crackdown, accusing Beijing of stifling their freedoms too.
Belarus leader names new prime minister two months before election
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko named a former diplomat who had been overseeing the defence industry as prime minister on Thursday, two months before a presidential election which poses his biggest political challenge in years.
Sweden to ease travel curbs despite signs of rising coronavirus infections
Sweden will ease restrictions on domestic travel from June 13, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Thursday, despite signs that novel coronavirus infections are increasing in parts of the country.
Turkish parliament strips status of three opposition MPs
Turkey’s parliament stripped two pro-Kurdish lawmakers and one MP from the main opposition party of their parliamentary status on Thursday after convictions against them became final, drawing sharp criticism from their parties.
Polish government wins confidence vote
Poland’s ruling nationalists won a vote of confidence on Thursday, as they sought to shore up their authority amid a series of incidents that have threatened to derail the election campaign of their ally, incumbent President Andrzej Duda.
