Down syndrome, so what? One woman’s campaign in France’s municipal elections
Eleonore Laloux has battled all her life to be treated like others. Now the 34-year-old is waging a new campaign: to become one of the first women in France with Down syndrome to win a local council seat in this month’s municipal elections.
JPMorgan to test emergency coronavirus plans with some employees working from home: sources
JPMorgan Chase & Co is asking thousands of U.S. employees to spend a day working from home in the coming weeks to test its contingency plans should the coronavirus spread, sources familiar with the plan told Reuters.
Guinea-Bissau Supreme Court accuses army of occupying courts
A dozen soldiers have occupied the grounds of Guinea-Bissau’s Supreme Court, the court said on Tuesday, deepening a post-election crisis that has resulted in the appointment of rival presidents and the silencing of state media.
U.S. Supreme Court gives states latitude to prosecute illegal immigrants
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday widened the ability of states to use criminal laws against illegal immigrants and other people who do not have work authorization in the United States in a ruling involving identity theft prosecutions in Kansas.
Witness says no women arrested in case of 47 Nigerian men charged under homosexuality law
No women were arrested in a 2018 police raid that led 47 Nigerian men to be charged with displays of affection with members of the same sex, a witness said on Tuesday, in a case that tests a law criminalising homosexuality in Africa’s most populous cou…
Ireland confirms second case of coronavirus
Irish authorities have confirmed a second case of coronavirus, a woman in the east of the country who recently traveled to Italy, Ireland’s Department of Health announced on Tuesday.
Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak
Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. cuts rates over coronavirus economic impact as global death toll rises
As the new coronavirus spreads in South Korea, Europe and the United States, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in an emergency move to try to prevent a global recession with the virus taking a heavy toll on air travel, tourism and …
Ford limiting company travel; two employees in China have coronavirus
Ford Motor Co told employees on Tuesday it is restricting all company travel to only essential operations through March 27 as it takes measures in response to the spread of the coronavirus.
Ukrainian prime minister to exit in sweeping reshuffle
Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has resigned and the finance minister, foreign minister and the prosecutor general could also exit in a sweeping reshuffle this week, lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party said on Tuesday.
