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.
‘First we need to stay alive’: virus spread dampens Chile’s fiery protests
For many in Santiago’s Plaza Italia, ground zero for mass protests in Chile that have raged for months, the chaos seemed never to end. Bloody clashes with police forces, tear gas, hooded vandals, broken windows and graffiti were a daily event.
Georgia bans passenger traffic on domestic railway over coronavirus
Georgia banned passenger traffic on its domestic railway on Monday to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
