Turkish court keeps businessman jailed after lawyers walk out
Defense lawyers walked out of a Turkish courtroom on Tuesday in protest against judges in the case of businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was again remanded as a trial continued over his involvement in 2013 protests.
Dutch parliament cancels trip to Russia after lawmaker denied entry: ANP
Dutch lawmakers on Tuesday canceled a planned trip to Russia after one of them was denied entry to the country, Dutch news agency ANP reported.
EU says could assist with repatriations as coronavirus spreads
The European Commission said on Tuesday it could help finance the repatriation of Europeans affected by the coronavirus, which is spreading quickly in China, through a so-called EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
China’s Xi tells WHO he’s confident of slaying ‘devil’ virus
Chinese President Xi Jinping told the visiting chief of the World Health Organization on Tuesday that he was confident of winning the battle against a “devil” coronavirus that has killed 106 people and spread across the world.
India, Bangladesh eye evacuating citizens from China coronavirus epicenter
India and Bangladesh said on Tuesday they are working on evacuating their citizens from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 100 people.
Croatia PM sacks health minister amid property declaration claim
Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic sacked Health Minister Milan Kujundzic, the government’s spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Kujundzic admitted “technical irregularities” in declarations about his property assets.
ECB’s Enria blames legislative ‘mess’ for dos Santos fiasco
The euro zone’s top bank supervisor blamed a “mess” of diverging laws across the bloc on Tuesday for the European Central Bank’s failure to stop Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, who is suspected of fraud, from controlling a bank in Portugal.
China’s Xi says coronavirus is a ‘devil’
Chinese President Xi Jinping told the head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday that the new coronavirus is a “devil” and that China is confident of winning the battle against it.
Britain finalising details for Wuhan evacuation: UK PM’s spokesman
Britain is urgently exploring options to for its nationals to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of a coronavirus outbreak, and is finalising the details of the plan, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
Canada’s fashion industry hopes for royal boost with arrival of Harry and Meghan
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s move to Canada could boost its C$30.6 billion ($23.3 billion) fashion industry, experts say, by putting the spotlight on local brands.
