Stranded in southern Mexico, migrants struggle to make U.S. court dates
By the time the first hearing in Yesenia’s case for asylum in the United States arrived last month, she was 1,300 miles from the courthouse.
In a bind over Turkey, EU finds money to contain immigration
European Union countries offered more money on Wednesday for border policing in Greece and humanitarian aid in Syria’s Idlib, but they were in a bind over Turkey as they sought to avert a mass influx of migrants.
EU executive seeks to crack down on gender pay gap
The European Union’s executive aims to introduce laws to combat gender pay gap across the bloc for the first time ever in a bid to fight inequality and boost the economy, according to a document seen by Reuters ahead of official publication.
Turkey prepares human rights case over Greece’s treatment of migrants
Turkey said on Wednesday it was preparing a case in the European Court of Human Rights over Greece’s treatment of migrants, and added the EU has so far made no concrete offer to deal with thousands trying to enter the bloc.
Iraq reports second coronavirus death in Baghdad
Iraq reported late on Wednesday its second coronavirus death in the capital Baghdad, the health ministry said in a statement published by the state news agency.
Senegal confirms third and fourth coronavirus cases
Senegalese authorities reported two new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total to four since the first case was confirmed there on Monday.
Saudi Arabia extends pilgrimage suspension to its own citizens
Saudi Arabia expanded a rare freeze on pilgrimages to the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina by foreigners to also include Saudi citizens and residents due to concerns about the new coronavirus, state news agency SPA reported.
Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut
Italy closed all schools and universities and took other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped.
‘I’d never felt so vulnerable’: Mexican survivors recount attempted femicides
Five years ago, a Mexican woman woke up in a hospital one morning connected to an endotracheal tube and a catheter. She was in so much pain that she barely remembered being brutally beaten by her boyfriend.
Avoiding hugs, OPEC officials greet with their feet amid virus outbreak
When OPEC ministers descend on Vienna to decide oil production policy, their meetings are usually accompanied by displays of brotherhood between the men in charge of a third of global crude supplies.
