Italy in coronavirus lockdown as deaths soar and economy fades
Shops and restaurants closed, hundreds of flights were canceled and streets emptied across Italy on Tuesday, the first day of an unprecedented, nationwide lockdown imposed to slow Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus.
Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt
Sudan’s ruling council said on Tuesday it would step up its drive to remove loyalists of former president Omar al-Bashir, a day after the prime minister of the transitional government escaped an assassination attempt unscathed.
Brazil lawmaker proposes cutting off hands of corrupt politicians
A lawmaker who says Brazil is not doing enough to fight rampant political corruption put forward a bill on Tuesday that would punish any politician convicted of graft with amputation of both hands.
Chilean court awards damages to father of murdered U.S. student over bungled probe
Chile’s Supreme Court on Tuesday awarded $240,000 to the father of a young U.S. psychologist who was beaten to death in southern Chile, in compensation for mistakes by police and prosecutors that allowed her killer to get away.
Bosnia bars entry to travelers from coronavirus-hit countries
Bosnia on Tuesday barred entry to travelers from countries most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, while its Serb region shut all schools and universities and banned public events from March 11 to March 30 to help stem the spread of the infection.
Algeria suspends economic, cultural, political gatherings over coronavirus
Algeria has suspended economic, cultural and political gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Abderrahmane Benbouzid said on Tuesday.
Father of 737 MAX crash victim stages protest on anniversary of Ethiopia crash
As families from many nations gathered for a memorial in Ethiopia to honor 157 victims of a Boeing 737 MAX plane crash a year ago, one father was thousands of miles away in Canada, protesting regulators who let the jet fly.
UK probes purchase of London mansion by ex-Kazakh president’s grandson
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has asked a grandson of the former president of Kazakhstan to explain where he got the money from to buy a multi-million pound mansion in one of north London’s most expensive roads.
After U.S., Taliban deal, Clinton warns Afghan peace push must include government, women
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Tuesday that a U.S.-led push to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan needed to include the country’s government and women if it is to succeed after Washington signed a deal with Taliban insurgents….
Berlin shuts big state theater, opera, concert halls over coronavirus
Berlin city authorities said on Tuesday performances would not take place from March 11 to April 19 in large halls at state theaters, opera houses and concert halls in the German capital in an attempt to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
