UK’s Prince Harry and Jon Bon Jovi recreate Abbey Road Beatles cover
Britain’s Prince Harry and singer Jon Bon Jovi recreated one of the Beatles’ best-known album covers on Friday, walking across the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road recording studios in north London.
French fashion Agnes B cancels Paris show due to coronavirus
French fashion house Agnes B said on Friday it has canceled its March 2 Paris show due to coronavirus worries.
Erdogan to tell Trump that Turkey expects ‘actual’ support in Syria: official
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Friday that verbal support related to Syria’s Idlib region is not enough, and that Ankara expects “actual” support, a Turkish official said.
Turkey says opening frontier for migrants will not hurt ties with West
Turkey does not believe its decision to allow some of the millions of migrants it hosts to cross into Europe will have an impact on its ties with the West, Turkey’s communications director said on Friday.
Coronavirus fears lead Holy Land Catholic churches to give communion by hand only
Roman Catholic authorities in Jerusalem have instructed their priests to give communion by hand only, rather than placing the wafers on worshippers’ tongues, and to empty holy water fonts – as precautions against the spread of the coronavirus.
Vatican joins IBM, Microsoft to call for facial recognition regulation
The Vatican joined forces with tech giants Microsoft and IBM on Friday to promote the ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI) and call for regulation of intrusive technologies such as facial recognition.
Afghan officials discuss prisoner swap with Taliban ahead of U.S. troop withdrawal agreement
Afghan officials met Taliban members in Qatar on Friday to discuss a prisoner swap plan ahead of the U.S. and Taliban deal that will set the timeline for the withdrawal of American troops who have been fighting in Afghanistan for 18 years.
Turmoil reshapes Malaysian politics with Mahathir role in doubt
Malaysia edged nearer a political turning point on Friday with uncertainty over the fate of both 94-year-old Mahathir Mohammed and rival-turned-ally Anwar Ibrahim, 72, who have vied for power for a generation.
Dubai’s ruler loses appeal to stop publication of judgments in UK court battle with ex-wife
London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that two judgments in the legal battle between Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and his former wife over the wardship of their two children should be made public.
Geneva car show axed; coronavirus wipes $5 trillion off world markets
The rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with countries on three continents reporting their first cases and Swiss authorities cancelling the giant Geneva car show.
