Bulgaria’s government faces no-confidence vote over water crisis
Bulgaria’s government faces a no-confidence motion next week after thousands of people have been left with water shortages over the past two months, leading to public protests.
Iraqi security forces kill two protesters in Baghdad: sources
Two Iraqi protesters were killed on Monday in Baghdad’s Tayaran Square after security forces used tear gas and live ammunition, security and medical sources.
Trump gets Swiss army security as climate protesters trek to Davos
Hundreds of protesters calling on global leaders to take swifter action on climate change will face up to 5,000 military personnel and police from across Switzerland as they march to the ski resort of Davos for a planned demonstration.
Three die in Spain’s Storm Gloria
Three people have died in strong winds, heavy snowfall and low temperatures from Storm Gloria’s sweep across Spain on Sunday and Monday, officials said.
Risk to UK of new coronavirus is currently ‘very low’: infection service
The current risk to the United Kingdom from an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China is very low, the national infection service said on Monday.
Factbox: New coronavirus outbreak spreads in China
At least nine people have died from a new coronavirus in China following an outbreak in the central city of Wuhan, and some 450 cases have been reported globally, most of them in China where the infection has spread faster in recent days.
Virus spreads to more Chinese cities, President Xi says containment is priority
An outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities, including the capital Beijing and Shanghai, authorities said on Monday, and a fourth case has been reported beyond China’s borders.
Libya will face ‘catastrophe’ if oil blockade continues: Tripoli premier
Libya will face a “catastrophic situation” unless foreign powers put pressure on eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar to lift a blockade of oilfields that has cut output to almost zero, the country’s internationally recognized premier said on Monday….
U.S.-bound migrant caravan in tense standoff at border between Mexico and Guatemala
A large caravan of Central Americans was preparing to cross the Guatemalan border into Mexico on Monday, posing a potential challenge to the Mexican government’s pledge to help the United States contain mass movements of migrants.
George Orwell’s wife let him offer sex to female friend: letters
British writer George Orwell wrote to a female friend to say that they could have sex twice a year with his wife’s approval, a set of letters bought by Orwell’s son show, nearly 70 years after his death.
