Iranian dual national Foroughi returns to UK, nine years after arrest
Kamal Foroughi, an 80-year-old man with dual Iranian-British nationality, has returned to Britain nine years after being arrested in Iran on spying charges, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement.
UK police chided for overzealous response to coronavirus lockdown
From questioning dog-walkers to flying drones to spot people defying self-isolation guidelines, police measures to control the spread of the coronavirus have upset some Britons living under a nationwide lockdown.
Netherlands’ coronavirus deaths rise by 134, reported cases up 1,019: authorities
The number of deaths in the Netherlands resulting from the new coronavirus has risen by 134 to 1,173, health authorities said on Wednesday.
UK’s Prince Charles, recovered from virus, says it is distressing time for nation
Britain’s Prince Charles, who has recovered after testing positive for coronavirus, praised the country’s healthcare workers on Wednesday and said it was a strange and distressing time for the nation.
Rouhani: U.S. has lost opportunity to lift Iran sanctions amid coronavirus
Iran’s president said on Wednesday that, with the advent of the coronavirus, the United States had missed a historic opportunity to lift sanctions on his country, though the penalties had not hampered its fight against the infection.
Somali doctor, veteran of many battles, girds for war with coronavirus
Somali doctor Abdirizak Yusuf Ahmed has escaped an execution, battled deadly diseases and treated war victims. Now – at 35 years old – he’s been tapped to lead his nation’s response to the coronavirus.
In Syria camp fearing coronavirus, young teachers adapt again
After bombs forced him and his students from their homes, Ahmed Hadaja began teaching in a tent in northwest Syria. And now that the threat of coronavirus has shut even his tented school, he has found a way to carry on.
Fractures grow among Iraq militias, spell political retreat
In February, an Iraqi militia commander trained by Iran took over the empty office of his slain superior, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, killed weeks before alongside Iranian military mastermind Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike.
Bangkok to close parks as Thailand’s coronavirus cases rise
The Thai capital of Bangkok will close all parks as it tightens measures to rein in a coronavirus pandemic by limiting people’s movements, a city hall spokesman said on Wednesday.
Preliminary study finds UK lockdown is slowing spread of COVID-19
Lockdown and social distancing measures introduced by the British government to slow the spread of COVID-19 may already be working, according to preliminary research findings, and could soon see Britain’s epidemic of infections declining.
