Poland wants to let some prisoners go home due to coronavirus
More Polish prisoners will be given the possibility to serve their sentences at home due to the coronavirus epidemic, under a justice ministry proposal that could benefit up to 20,000 convicts.
Dutch MH17 trial suspended until June 8 to give defense more time to prepare
The trial of four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014 will be adjourned until June 8 to give defense lawyers more time to prepare, judges at the hearing in the Netherlands ruled on Monday.
Pompeo meets Afghan political rivals during visit to Kabul
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a one-day visit to Afghanistan on Monday to try to resolve a political deadlock that threatens a historic U.S. deal with the Taliban, but he left with no immediate signs of a breakthrough.
Yum China says seeing early signs of recovery from COVID-19 fallout
Yum China Holdings Inc said on Monday its business was in the early stages of recovery, weeks after the fast-food chain operator had to close over a third of its outlets at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, which originated in the country.
Shoppers desert UK high streets in coronavirus crisis, footfall down 41%
Shoppers deserted Britain’s high streets last week, with footfall down 41% according to Springboard, after the government advised people to stay at home and a growing number of businesses were either told to or chose to shut.
Saudi imposes curfew to curb coronavirus, UAE suspends passenger flights
Saudi Arabia will impose a nationwide curfew starting on Monday after reporting a jump of almost a quarter in coronavirus cases, while the United Arab Emirates will suspend all passenger flights as of Wednesday, state media reported.
Turkey detains five Kurdish mayors as crackdown continues
Turkish authorities detained mayors of five municipalities in Kurdish-majority areas on Monday as part of a widening government crackdown against the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the party’s co-leader said.
Saudi imposes curfew to curb coronavirus, UAE suspends passenger flights
Saudi Arabia will impose a nationwide curfew starting on Monday after reporting a jump of almost a quarter in coronavirus cases, while the United Arab Emirates will suspend all passenger flights as of Wednesday, state media reported.
Physical education online: British children join exercise lesson from home
Hundreds of thousands of British children joined in an online live physical education (PE) class on Monday after the government ordered the closure of the nation’s schools to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Much more serious than the 2008 crisis, former BoE Governor King says
Britain faces a “much more serious” economic challenge now than in 2008 when the country’s banking system almost collapsed, and must be prepared for far higher borrowing, former Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Monday.
