Factbox: Four on trial over shooting down of flight MH17 in Ukraine
The first hearing in the criminal trial of four men accused of murder for their roles in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine is due to start in the Netherlands on Monday:
Ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib comes at a cost for Turkey’s Erdogan
Days before he flew to Moscow to strike a ceasefire deal with Russia to halt fighting in Syria’s Idlib, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian government forces to pull back or they would not have a “head left on their shoulders”.
Guyana police surround elections office, diplomats warn of vote fraud
Guyanese police on Friday surrounded an elections council office amid accusations that the results of this week’s presidential election were altered to favor incumbent President David Granger, according to a Reuters witness.
Chinese province reports 17 new coronavirus infections imported from Iran
The northwestern Chinese province of Gansu has confirmed 17 new coronavirus cases imported from Iran, bringing the total imported cases to 28, the province’s health authorities said late on Friday.
Total UK coronavirus cases reach 163
A total of 163 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the United Kingdom, rising from 115, medical authorities said on Friday.
EU may waive state-subsidy rules to bolster virus-hit economy
European Union officials are considering temporarily suspending its rules on state subsidies and financial support to economic segments hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Friday.
Coronavirus infections pass 100,000 as outbreak wreaks financial havoc
The number of people infected with coronavirus across the world surpassed 100,000 on Friday as the outbreak reached more countries and the economic damage intensified, with business districts beginning to empty and stock markets tumbling.
Out of school, Japanese children are isolated together by coronavirus policy
At Stella Kids daycare in central Tokyo, school children spend the day sitting at separate individual tables, spaced far apart, and facing away from their peers.
Japan says virus travel curbs not too late as South Korea protests
Japan’s government defended tighter travel restrictions on visitors from China and South Korea, saying they were not too late to help slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, as Seoul protested the measures as “excessive”.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 27: AMAQ
Islamic state claimed responsibility for an attack in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least 27 people, the group’s Amaq news agency reported on Friday on its telegram channel.
