Trump Senate ally seeks China sanctions over COVID-19 probe
A prominent U.S. Republican senator proposed legislation on Tuesday that would authorize the U.S. president to impose far-reaching sanctions on China if it fails to give a full account of events leading to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is not worried about investigations
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he is not worried about an investigation authorized by the Supreme Court into his motives for replacing the federal police chief, adding that the federal police had never investigated his family.
French coronavirus death toll overtakes Spain’s, now world’s 4th largest
France’s death toll from the coronavirus rose by 348 to 26,991 on Tuesday, overtaking Spain to become the country with the world’s fourth-highest number of fatalities after the United States, Britain and Italy.
Portugal to take in 500 unaccompanied migrant children from Greek camps
Portugal is to take in 500 children from Greek refugee camps as soon as restrictions on movement imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak are lifted, the country’s Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva said on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia to enforce nationwide 24-hour curfew for Eid holiday
Saudi Arabia will enforce a countrywide 24-hour curfew during the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
UK rail worker died after being spat at by ‘COVID carrier’: union
A woman who worked at one of London’s busiest rail stations has died after having previously been spat at by a man who said he had the new coronavirus, her union said on Tuesday.
Chile to face worst of coronavirus outbreak in coming weeks: Pinera
Chile is set to face the worst of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks, President Sebastián Piñera said on Tuesday, as a sharp spike in cases and the southern hemisphere winter push its healthcare system to the limit.
Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech, terrorism
Facebook Inc on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in the number of posts it removed for promoting violence and hate speech across its apps, which it attributed to technology improvements for automatically identifying text and images.
Women, migrants, minorities to suffer most in Latin America as coronavirus rages: U.N. agency
The coronavirus pandemic will make a bad economic situation worse for women, indigenous people, migrants and people of African descent in Latin America, a region already plagued by deep-rooted inequality, a United Nations agency said in a report issued…
Motorised British wheelbarrow aims to set world speed record
The creator of the world’s fastest shed has turned his hand to another niche mode of transport: a motorised wheelbarrow built on a zero budget during the coronavirus lockdown in Britain.
