U.S., EU question part of Guyana presidential vote results
Diplomats from the United States and the European Union on Thursday questioned official results of Guyana’s presidential elections reported for one of the country’s regions, shortly after the opposition accused the government of fraud.
For Australia’s Muslims, Indonesian seafaring history gives a sense of belonging
Centuries before Captain James Cook claimed Australia for Britain in 1770, Muslim Makassan sailors from Indonesia regularly traveled thousands of kilometers across open sea to trade with Aboriginal people in Australia’s far north.
Turkey attacks Syrian military after two Turkish troops killed: Anadolu
Turkey killed 21 members of the Syrian government armed forces and destroyed two artillery pieces and two missile launchers after two Turkish soldiers were killed earlier, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Friday, citing the Turkish Defen…
Chinese province reports 11 new virus cases from Iran flights: state media
The northwestern Chinese province of Gansu reported 11 new confirmed coronavirus patients, all of whom entered China on commercial flights from Iran, according to state media.
Britain’s government spent 4.4 billion pounds on Brexit planning
Britain’s government has spent at least 4.4 billion pounds ($5.6 billion) of taxpayers’ money on preparations to leave the European Union, the public spending watchdog said on Friday, in the first detailed estimate of the cost of Brexit.
Florence Nightingale show presents nursing pioneer who told us to wash hands
Victorian Britain took Florence Nightingale into its heart as the “Lady with the Lamp” who tended wounded soldiers, but a new exhibition shows her as a tough pioneer whose principles on hygiene underpin nursing today as the world battles coronavirus.
Guyana opposition leader accuses government of fraud in presidential vote
Guyana’s opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday accused the nation’s election authority of committing fraud in this week’s presidential vote, saying the group had inflated the vote count to favor the incumbent candidate, President David Granger.
Commonwealth Observers urge Guyana to follow procedures for vote count
Guyana must ensure that the tally of votes from this week’s presidential election “properly follows legal steps” dictated by law, the Commonwealth Observer Group said on Thursday in a statement signed by its chairman, Owen Arthur.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to meet Trump on Saturday: sources
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, four people familiar with the Brazilian leader’s travel plans told Reuters.
Brazil pulls diplomats from Venezuela Embassy
Brazil’s right-wing government has begun to pull its diplomats out of the embassy and consulate in Caracas as it moves to downgrade relations with Venezuela’s leftist government.
