Bolsonaro fires head of Brazil’s federal police amid political row
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has fired the head of the federal police, the government said on Friday, in a political row as the coronavirus outbreak spreads deeper in the country.
Bolsonaro fires head of Brazil’s federal police amid political spat
President Jair Bolsonaro has fired the head of Brazil’s federal police, according to an announcement in the official government gazette on Friday, making a risky political reshuffle as the coronavirus outbreak spreads deeper into the country.
UK says Iran’s ballistic missile launch is of significant concern
Britain said on Friday that Iran’s launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology earlier this week was of significant concern and inconsistent with a United Nations Security Council resolution.
Indians try to flee unsanitary, overcrowded coronavirus quarantine centres
Thousands of people in overcrowded coronavirus quarantine centres in government buildings across India are complaining of poor food and sanitation and lack of social distancing, inmates and officials say. Some are trying to escape.
Saudi-led coalition announces extension of Yemen ceasefire by one month
The Saudi-led coalition announced on Friday it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported, citing a spokesman of the coalition.
Spray it, don’t say it: Kenya graffiti artists spread health message
A six-foot image of a sad-eyed man, baseball cap askew and mask covering his nose and mouth is spray painted on a building in a Nairobi slum. Next to it are the words “Corona is real”.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
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UK royal Meghan’s privacy action against tabloid has first court hearing
The first court hearing in a privacy case brought by Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, against a tabloid newspaper for printing part of a letter to her father began at London’s High Court on Friday.
Spain records lowest number of daily coronavirus deaths in over a month
Spain said on Friday the number of daily coronavirus-related fatalities fell to its lowest level in more than a month, with 367 deaths in the previous 24 hours.
Coronavirus lockdown pushes refugees in Russia to the brink
Khatera Noory, an Afghan refugee in Moscow, says her family of six would starve without charity food donations.
