Mexican Supreme Court throws out law extending governor’s mandate
Mexico’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously struck down a law extending the gubernatorial mandate of a member of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s ruling party which had fed concerns it could lead to broader changes to term limits.
Brazil launches military operations in the Amazon rainforest
Brazil launched a military deployment to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said, in response to surging deforestation this year with the high season for forest fires still approaching.
U.S. tells Iran to send plane so Washington can deport 11 Iranian nationals
The United States urged Tehran on Monday to send a charter plane to take home 11 Iranian nationals whom Washington wants to deport, and accused the Islamic Republic of stalling the repatriation process.
Albania lifts curbs on driving, slashes curfew in green zones
Albania had its lowest daily infections from the new coronavirus in eight weeks on Monday as half its 2.8 million people began enjoying more freedom in green zones and life went on almost as normal in the other half.
PDVSA worker arrested after criticism of Venezuela’s Maduro, says union leader
A worker at Venezuelan state-oil company Petroleos de Venezuela’s [PDVSA.UL] maritime unit was arrested after criticizing President Nicolas Maduro in a meeting with company leadership, according to a union leader and a person present at the meeting.
Paris salons, Shanghai Disney reopen despite global alarm over second coronavirus wave
Global alarm was sounded on Monday over a potential second wave of coronavirus cases after Germany, relatively successful in slowing the outbreak, reported that infections had accelerated again after the first tentative steps to ease a lockdown.
About 136,000 people in England currently infected with COVID-19: study
Around 136,000 people in England are currently infected with COVID-19, according to early results from the first large-scale study in Britain into the spread of the disease.
Merkel urges prudence as Germany’s infection rate remains critical
Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to Germans on Monday to stick to social-distancing rules to slow down the coronavirus pandemic after data suggested the disease was spreading faster again.
How an Argentine family quarantines inside a sailboat near Rio de Janeiro
Constanza Coll had planned to give up her full-time home aboard a sailboat, currently traveling along the Brazilian coast, in time to give birth to her second child in a public hospital in her native Argentina.
Sitting ducks: UK charity sees surge in calls from stalking victims
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British charities for victims of stalking have reported a surge in calls during the coronavirus lockdown, with women isolated at home saying they feel like “sitting ducks”.
