Guyana police surround elections office amid dispute over vote results
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.
Foreign attaches safe after helicopter crashes in Myanmar: diplomat
Foreign military attachés aboard a Myanmar military helicopter escaped serious injury when it crashed in eastern Myanmar on Friday afternoon, a Western diplomat told Reuters.
Prince Harry and F1 champion Lewis Hamilton open Silverstone museum
Prince Harry and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton opened a new museum on Friday at Britain’s Silverstone race circuit, in one of the prince’s last public duties before he quits as a working member of the royal family this month.
Bethlehem deserted after Palestinians declare coronavirus emergency
The streets of Bethlehem were near-empty on Friday as Palestinian police wearing masks patrolled the traditional birthplace of Jesus, hit hard by a state of emergency declared over coronavirus.
Cameroon, Togo confirm first cases of coronavirus
Cameroon and Togo confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa hit by the epidemic to five.
Guyana police surround elections council amid dispute over vote results
Guyanese police on Friday surrounded the nation’s elections commission amid accusations that the results of this week’s presidential election were altered to favor incumbent president David Granger, according to a Reuters witness.
Trump plans to meet with Brazil’s Bolsonaro on this weekend in Florida
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida this weekend.
EU fails to persuade France, Germany to lift coronavirus health gear controls
EU officials sought in vain on Friday to persuade France, Germany and other European countries to lift controls on the export of protective medical gear, which officials said could hurt the bloc’s collective effort to fight the coronavirus.
EU eyes moves on state subsidy rules to support virus-hit economy
European Union officials are considering temporary suspensions of rules on state subsidies and EU loans to economic sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Friday.
Coronavirus infections rise above 100,000 worldwide as outbreak wreaks financial havoc
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus across the world surpassed 100,000 on Friday as the economic damage intensified, with business districts beginning to empty and stock markets tumbling.
