Ivory Coast leader says fears of age limit for presidential candidates unfounded
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday a planned revision of the constitution would not include an age limit for presidential candidates, seeking to dispel fears that his main rivals would be unable to contest an October election.
Brazil charges ex-Vale CEO with homicide for dam disaster
Brazilian state prosecutors on Tuesday charged Fabio Schvartsman, the former chief executive of mining giant Vale SA, and 15 other people with homicide for a dam disaster last year that killed more than 250 people, according to the charging document se…
Ex-Vale chief charged with murder for role in Brazil dam disaster: documents
State prosecutors in Brazil have charged 16 individuals with homicide and environmental crimes for their role in the Brumadinho disaster last January, when a dam owned by miner Vale SA burst, killing hundreds, charging documents showed on Tuesday.
Russia gets new government in what Putin calls “major renewal”
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new government on Tuesday which he described as a break with the past, bringing in some fresh faces but retaining many senior ministers.
Thunberg v Trump: A trillion trees is ‘not enough’
Activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday planting trees was not enough to address climate change, in an apparent rebuke to a pledge in Davos by U.S. President Donald Trump an hour earlier.
Factbox: Major severe coronavirus outbreaks in the past 20 years
A new coronavirus has emerged from Wuhan, China, with more than 300 cases and at least six deaths linked to the respiratory illness believed to have emerged from animals, but with the ability to transmit person-to-person. The virus has spread beyond Ch…
U.S. Secretary of State says Nicaragua is authoritarian regime
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday described Nicaragua as an authoritarian regime and urged the Central American country’s embattled president, Daniel Ortega, to support free and fair elections.
Trump says U.S. ready to ‘help’ in India-Pakistan Kashmir dispute
President Donald Trump said the United States was watching developments between India and Pakistan over Kashmir “very closely” and was prepared to help if necessary, but did not say how.
Canada, Iran at odds over who should analyze downed plane’s black boxes
Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad.
Trump has ‘very good’ trade talks with Europe, keeps tariff threat on table
U.S. President Donald Trump struck a cautiously optimistic tone on trade talks with Europe on Tuesday, but kept the threat of new car tariffs firmly on the table.
