EU adds Seychelles, Cayman Islands, Panama to tax haven blacklist, spares Turkey
European Union finance ministers added Panama, the Seychelles, the Cayman Islands and Palau to the EU’s blacklist of tax havens, while giving Turkey more time to avoid being listed, an EU document said on Tuesday.
Gunman kills one person at Bangkok shopping mall days after mass shooting
A gunman killed one person and wounded another at a shopping centre in Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, 10 days after a mass shooting at another mall in Thailand’s northeast.
Head of hospital dies in coronavirus epicenter; global economic impact spreads
The head of a leading hospital in China’s central city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease on Tuesday as Apple Inc warned its sales would suffer because of the epidemic, casting a chill on global stock markets.
Athens at standstill as transport staff strike over pension reform
Traffic was gridlocked in parts of Athens on Tuesday as Greek transport workers joined a 24-hour public sector strike over pension reforms.
UK Queen’s nephew the Earl of Snowdon to divorce
The Earl of Snowdon, the nephew of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, and his wife of 26 years are to divorce.
Going to India: Trump set to open world’s biggest cricket stadium
U.S. President Donald Trump will inaugurate the world’s largest cricket stadium when he arrives in Ahmedabad, the home base of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday at the start of a two-day visit aimed at smoothing ties strained by trade disputes.
Iran’s Khamenei calls for high turnout in parliamentary election
A high turnout in a parliamentary election will display unity in Iran against “enemies”, the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted on Tuesday, days before the vote seen as a referendum on the clerical establishment’s popularity.
One killed as Ukraine accuses Russian forces of heavy shelling in east
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and four injured on Tuesday as Kiev accused Russian forces of using heavy shelling to try to breach Ukrainian lines in the eastern Donbass region.
More passengers to leave cruise ship in Cambodia after coronavirus tests
More passengers from a cruise ship that docked in Cambodia last week after being turned away at five other ports will fly home on Tuesday, following tests for the new coronavirus, the country’s prime minister said.
British PM Johnson’s adviser Cummings says: Ignore the ignorant pundits
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, said on Tuesday that people should read more about ‘superforecasting’ rather than paying attention to ignorant pundits after a Downing Street aide was forced to resign.
