Foreign Minister Di Maio says Italy to keep block on China flights
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday said Italy would keep a block on flights to and from China due to the coronavirus emergency, until Italian health authorities say it can be lifted.
China’s virus epicentre Hubei speeds testing after complaints
China’s Hubei province, the coronavirus outbreak epicentre, has started using a faster and more convenient method of testing in order to isolate patients more quickly, the official People’s Daily reported on Friday.
Turkish clothes makers see orders shifting from coronavirus-hit China
Several fashion retailers that manufacture clothing in coronavirus-hit China are in talks with Turkish firms about shifting production to Turkey, two sector officials told Reuters, with one predicting new orders worth up to $2 billion.
GSMA presses on with telecoms gathering despite second pullout
The organizers of a major telecoms industry conference in Barcelona at the end of this month said on Friday it would still go ahead, as Ericsson of Sweden become the second major exhibitor to pull out due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Fighters step up attacks in Mozambique gas region, beheadings reported: U.N.
People are fleeing a surge of attacks in northern Mozambique where witnesses have described beheadings, mass kidnappings and villages burned to the ground, the United Nations said on Friday.
Mexican president says presidential plane will be raffled off
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced on Friday that he has decided to raffle off his predecessor’s luxury plane in a bid to raise funds for the country’s public hospitals.
Coronavirus brings China’s surveillance state out of the shadows
When the man from Hangzhou returned home from a business trip, the local police got in touch. They had tracked his car by his license plate in nearby Wenzhou, which has had a spate of coronavirus cases despite being far from the epicenter of the outbre…
Amid arms race, Macron offers Europe French nuclear wargames insight
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered to open a “strategic dialogue” with willing European partners about the role of French nuclear deterrence policy in continental security, calling for a “surge” in European defense spending and resolve.
Global defense firms line up as India goes shopping to update aging fleet
U.S. and European defense firms backed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s military modernization drive at a defense exhibition on Friday, despite a lengthy procurement process running into years and limited funds.
Russia foreign minister visits Venezuela as U.S. warns of sanctions reprisal
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds talks with Russia’s foreign minister on Friday as Moscow continues to support the isolated South American nation’s socialist government despite Washington’s warnings that it may ramp up sanctions.
