Nigeria adjourns trial of top judge suspended by president
A legal case against Nigeria’s top judge which raised fears of interference in next month’s presidential election was adjourned indefinitely on Monday, days after President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the chief justice.
EU looking for UK move on trade: Brexit negotiator
It is up to Britain to overcome deadlock on the Brexit deal and it should focus on shifting its stance on a future trade deal with the EU, the bloc’s deputy chief negotiator Sabine Weyand said on Monday.
UK government must face down EU, Ireland on Brexit: DUP
Britain must face down “the stubbornness of Dublin and Brussels” to make sure the country leaves the European Union on March 29, the Brexit spokesman of the Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said on Monday.
Vale stock plunges after Brazil disaster; $16 billion in market cap erased
Brazilian miner Vale SA’s shares plunged on Monday, wiping out nearly 62 billion reais ($16.4 billion) in market value, after a tailing dam collapse on Friday killed at least 60 people and left 292 missing with slim hopes for recovery.
UK grocers, fast food warn of major disruption from no-deal Brexit
Britain’s food supply could be seriously disrupted if it leaves the EU without a deal, a lobby group representing Sainsbury’s, Asda, McDonald’s, KFC and other firms said on Monday.
Factbox: UK PM’s Brexit ‘plan B’ – What happens next in parliament?
Lawmakers will on Tuesday debate and vote on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s response to the overwhelming rejection of her Brexit plan earlier this month.
Brazil VP says government needs to punish those responsible for dam disaster
Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao, who is the country’s acting president while Jair Bolsonaro undergoes planned surgery, said on Monday that the government would need to investigate but also punish anyone found responsible for a deadly mining di…
EU needs Britain’s decisions on Brexit to move forward: Weyand
The European Union would like clarity from Britain on how it sees post-Brexit trade relations if they are to move forward and avoid the most abrupt Brexit, the bloc’s deputy chief negotiator Sabine Weyand said on Monday.
U.N. Khashoggi investigator to meet Istanbul chief prosecutor
The U.N. human rights investigator leading the international inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will meet Istanbul’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday, the prosecutor’s office said.
Greece to raise minimum wage by 11 percent, PM Tsipras says
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Monday plans to increase the standard minimum monthly wage by about 11 percent, the first such hike since the country’s debt crisis erupted almost a decade ago.
