Trump to nominate Hudson Institute CEO Weinstein to be U.S. ambassador to Japan: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Weinstein, chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute think tank, as ambassador to Japan, the White House said on Friday.
U.N. headquarters in New York to slash staff presence for four weeks over coronavirus
The United Nations said it will slash its staff presence at its New York headquarters for four weeks, starting Monday, after a Filipino diplomat became the first person at the 193-member world body known to have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Mexico frets about U.S. coronavirus spread, could restrict border
Mexico could consider measures at its northern border to slow the spread of the coronavirus into its relatively unaffected territory, health officials said on Friday, with an eye to containing a U.S. outbreak that has infected more than 1,800 people.
Ireland cautions citizens about travel to other EU states
Ireland advised its citizens on Friday to exercise a high degree of caution before deciding to travel to other European Union members states due to action over the spread of the coronavirus, the country’s foreign minister said.
Honduran Supreme Court orders new trial for former first lady
The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice on Friday overturned a former first lady’s 58-year prison sentence and ordered a new trial, concluding that previous investigations were riddled with “contradictory facts and inconsistencies.”
U.S. summons Chinese envoy over Beijing’s coronavirus comments
The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan, as tensions between the two global powers over the…
Austria sets border checks with Switzerland, bans more flights over coronavirus
Austria will introduce border checks with Switzerland and Liechtenstein and ban flight connections with France, Spain and Switzerland to slow the spread of coronavirus, the government said on Friday.
Norway’s Oslo airport shuts gates to foreign travelers
Travelers from countries outside the Nordics arriving at the Norwegian capital’s main airport will not be admitted into the country, the municipality where the airport is located said on Friday.
Air pollution clears in northern Italy after coronavirus lockdown, satellite shows
Air pollution over northern Italy fell after the government introduced a nationwide lockdown to combat coronavirus, satellite imagery showed on Friday, in a new example of the pandemic’s potential impact on emissions.
‘Life continues,’ says Brazil’s Bolsonaro after negative coronavirus test
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who met with President Donald Trump in the United States less than a week ago, has tested negative for coronavirus, a post on his Facebook page said on Friday.
