Tunisia leader picks first woman as PM at moment of crisis
TUNIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied named Najla Bouden Romdhane, a little-known university engineer with World Bank experience, as prime minister on Wednesday nearly two months after he seized most powers in a move his foes call a coup. Romdhane, Tunisia’s first woman prime minister, will take office at a moment of […]
Thailand to fully reopen to visitors within 120 days – PM
BANGKOK, June 16 (Reuters) – Thailand will fully reopen to visitors within 120 days after more than a year of coronavirus travel restrictions, a calculated risk required to support the economy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday. Thailand was ahead of target in securing 105.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccine for this year, and […]
‘Cautious hugging’ and pints: UK PM Johnson to ease England’s lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out on Monday the next phase of lockdown easing in England, giving the green light to “cautious hugging” and allowing pubs to serve customers pints inside after months of strict measures.
Amid opposition, Japan PM says has “never put Olympics first”
The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Files Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that he has never “put the Olympics first”, the same day an opinion poll showed nearly 60% of people […]
PM Johnson’s party sweeps aside Labour in northern English town
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won a new seat in parliament on Friday, ousting the Labour Party in the northern English town of Hartlepool with a sweeping victory that tightens his grip on traditional opposition-voting areas. Conservative Jill Mortimer beat Labour’s candidate by 15,529 votes to 8,589, a once unthinkable victory under a […]
Rival powers Turkey and Egypt try to mend ties after long rift
Turkey and Egypt will try to improve strained ties at talks starting in Cairo on Wednesday after an eight-year rift which led them to back rival factions in Libya’s war and put them at odds in a dispute over east Mediterranean waters. Relations between the regional powers have been tense since Egypt’s army toppled a […]
Australian PM hears emotional plea for Cameroonian asylum-seekers
A woman approached Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison in tears on Tuesday after he held a news conference in Queensland, as she made an emotional plea for him to help her family in Cameroon and asylum-seekers from Africa. The incident was caught on camera after Morrison had just finished a news conference in the city […]
New Zealand PM Ardern says travel bubble with Cook Islands to start on May 17
New Zealand will start quarantine free travel with Cook Islands on May 17, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at a press conference on Monday. “Two way quarantine-free travel is a significant step in both countries’ COVID-19 recovery, and a direct result of both New Zealand and the Cook Islands’ successful response to the pandemic,” Ardern […]
