Mexican president says women’s national strike will not have ‘big impact’ on economy
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said a one-day national strike by women on Monday will not have “a big impact” on economy, with the government continuing to function normally.
China reports no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside epicenter
Mainland China reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside the epicenter of Hubei province for the second day running on Monday, but a top Communist Party official warned against people dropping their guard.
At least 43 killed in attack on Burkina Faso villages
Unidentified assailants killed at least 43 people in raids on villages in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, in one of the deadliest such attacks of the past year, the government said.
Two U.S. service members killed in Iraq during counter-ISIS mission
Two U.S. service members were killed in north central Iraq while accompanying Iraqi security forces on an mission targeting Islamic State, the U.S. military said in a statement on Monday attributing the deaths to “enemy forces.”
Turkey sentences ousted pro-Kurdish mayor to jail
The ousted mayor of Turkey’s mainly Kurdish Diyarbakir province was sentenced on Monday to more than nine years in prison for membership of a terrorist organization, a judicial source said.
UK discusses possible steps to stem coronavirus spread: PM Johnson’s spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and officials discussed on Monday “a range of steps” which could be used to contain and delay the spread of coronavirus in the coming weeks at an emergency meeting, his spokesman said.
Poland sets up health checks on borders
Poland will conduct health checks at its borders to stem the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday.
As global traffic jams mount, cities try new ways to ease congestion: study
Car traffic is worsening in the United States and many cities around the world, a study found, but congestion charges and novel policies in some cities have proven effective in reducing the number of vehicles on the road.
Family honors dream of son lost in Ethiopia plane crash
Frustrated by incompetence and corruption in his native Kenya, Jared Babu, a 28-year-old activist and entrepreneur, set up a program to train high school students about leadership.
Two U.S. service members killed in north central Iraq: Pentagon
Two U.S. service members were killed in north central Iraq on Sunday while accompanying Iraqi security forces on an mission targeting the Islamic State, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday attributing the deaths to “enemy forces”.
