President Erdogan’s options narrow as Russia presses Syrian crisis to Turkey’s doorstep
With nearly one million displaced Syrians massing near the Turkish border in the face of a Syrian government military offensive, President Tayyip Erdogan’s options are narrowing. He feels blindsided by Russia’s push into Syria’s Idlib region and the risk of full-blown conflict is growing, but Turkey’s Erdogan remains hopeful a deal with Moscow may offer a way out of the crisis, according to Turkish government officials and other sources.
UK government throws open ‘special adviser’ recruitment to all-comers
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has launched a website to open up recruitment of the influential special advisers who work at the heart of government.
Over 100 guests cleared to leave Tenerife hotel on coronavirus lockdown
None of the remaining 700-plus guests at a hotel in Spain’s Canary Islands on lockdown over the coronavirus have shown any symptoms of the virus and 130 of them have been cleared to leave, a spokesman for the regional government said on Thursday.
Starbucks’ CEO says 85% of stores in China are open
Starbucks Corp said on Thursday 85% of its stores in China were open, weeks after the coffee chain shut nearly half of its over 4,000 stores in the world’s second-largest economy due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“Fatal mistake” for countries to assume they won’t get coronavirus -WHO chief
It would be a “fatal mistake” for any country to assume it will not be hit by the new coronavirus, and rich countries that might have thought they were safer should expect surprises, the head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
Over 100 guests allowed to leave Tenerife hotel on coronavirus lockdown
None of the remaining 700-plus guests at a hotel in Spain’s Canary Islands on lockdown over the coronavirus have shown any symptoms of the virus and 130 of them have been cleared to leave the building, a spokesman for the regional government said on Th…
Mahathir says Malaysian parliament to choose new PM amid turmoil
Malaysia’s parliament will vote on a new candidate for prime minister on Monday and if nobody can win majority support there will be a snap election, interim prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday.
EU experts agree pushbacks at borders inappropriate to tackle virus
EU government experts have agreed that blocking cross-border movement within the bloc of people with coronavirus symptoms would be counter-productive and that quarantine was the preferred option, EU officials said on Thursday.
Two more people die from coronavirus in Italy: civil protection agency
Two more people have died in Italy from coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the worst outbreak of the disease yet seen in Europe to 14, the Civil Protection agency said in a statement on Thursday.
Russia suspends some flights between Russia and Iran over coronavirus
Russia will suspend some flights to and from Iran from Friday, except those operated by its national carrier Aeroflot and Iranian airline Mahan Air, the Russian Ministry of Transport said on Thursday.
