Ukraine president seeks ‘new brains and new hearts’ as he ousts PM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ditched Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk in a sweeping reshuffle on Wednesday after just six months in charge, saying “new brains and new hearts” were needed to revive the economy and tackle corruption.
Xinhua protests U.S. move to cut number of its U.S.-based journalists: report
China’s Xinhua on Wednesday issued a statement protesting against the United States’ demand to cut the number of its U.S.-based journalists in a limited time, the country’s official news agency said on Wednesday.
Italian coronavirus deaths jump to 107, cases climb above 3,000
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 28 over the past 24 hours to 107, the Civil Protection Agency said on Wednesday, with the contagion showing little sign of slowing.
India’s coronavirus cases nears 30, hits major payments firm
The total number of known coronavirus cases in India rose sharply to 29 on Wednesday, including 16 Italian tourists who had tested positive for the disease as well as an employee of a digital payments company who had traveled to Italy.
Northern Ireland confirms two new cases of coronavirus
Northern Ireland has confirmed two more cases of coronavirus, the health department said on Wednesday, bringing the total number in the British province to three and the total on the island of Ireland to five.
Tunisia suspends northern Italy ferry services over coronavirus
Tunisia will suspend passenger ferry services to northern Italy and take other measures in response to the spreading coronavirus, Health Minister Abdelatif el-Mekki said on Wednesday.
Delhi’s displaced scrape a living after deadly riots
Mohammed Anees fled his home in northeastern New Delhi last week as Hindu-Muslim clashes erupted in his area, escaping with his family of four to a relative’s home. He had only a few hundred rupees in his wallet, leaving everything else behind.
Hungary will defend EU against migrant wave, Orban says
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday a new wave of migrants trying to cross the border from Turkey into the European Union must be stopped as far south as possible and his government was ready to help frontline Greece.
Uganda jails filmmaker doing documentary on opposition hopeful
A Ugandan court sent an independent filmmaker to jail on Wednesday after he was accused of singing subversive songs while producing a documentary about a pop star seeking to unseat the long-serving president, his attorney said.
A month after far-right scandal, German state elects far-left leader
Lawmakers in Germany’s eastern state of Thuringia voted a former hard-left state premier back into office on Wednesday, replacing a liberal whose election a month ago with far-right backing sent shock waves through the political establishment.
