Amnesty says 1,000 Rohingya stranded at sea as Southeast Asia seals borders
At least 1,000 Rohingya are stranded at sea as Southeast Asian nations tighten their borders to keep out the new coronavirus, Amnesty International said on Friday, urging action to ensure they were not buried in an “invisible graveyard” at sea.
Germany loosens quarantine restrictions for travellers from Schengen area, UK
Germany will loosen coronavirus quarantine rules for travellers arriving from the European Union, the Schengen passport-free zone and Britain, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Tropical Bali looking to reopen to tourists in October
Indonesia’s tropical holiday island of Bali could reopen to tourists in October, thanks to its success in controlling the coronavirus outbreak, the government said on Friday.
Bulgaria to reopen shopping malls from Monday as virus curbs eased
Bulgaria will allow shopping malls to reopen on Monday as part of its push to ease restrictions imposed two months ago to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday.
First Hong Kong protester to admit ‘rioting’ gets four years’ jail
A 21-year-old Hong Kong lifeguard, the first anti-government protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year’s unrest, was sentenced to four years’ jail on Friday for a “direct attack on the rule of law”.
Austria’s junior minister for culture first to quit over coronavirus fall-out
The coronavirus pandemic claimed its first political scalp in Austria as the junior minister for culture quit under pressure from theatre directors and performers over a lack of urgency in reopening cultural venues even as a lockdown has been eased.
Hungary ruling in Roma segregation case ‘unfair’: PM Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban on Friday said a Supreme Court ruling awarding damages to schoolchildren from the Roma minority who were put in separate classes was unfair and pledged to change the law to prevent any future such decisions.
Free movement across Italy to be allowed from June 3: draft decree
Italy is set to allow free travel across the country from June 3, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters on Friday, as the government moves to unwind its coronavirus lockdown and revive the battered economy.
Turkey detains 38 over suspected links to armed attack: governor
Turkish authorities have detained 38 people including the local head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in relation to an armed attack which killed two people in the eastern province of Van, governor’s office said on Friday.
Spain’s coronavirus death toll climbs by 138 on Friday: health ministry
Spain’s death toll from coronavirus registered its lowest increase since Monday as health authorities registered 138 new fatalities on Friday, the health ministry reported.
