Foreign

Visible Articles 5 10 15
British Islamic State bride loses citizenship appeal

British Islamic State bride loses citizenship appeal

A woman who married an Islamic State fighter in Syria as a teenager, on Friday lost an appeal against the British Government’s decision to strip her of her citizenship. An immigration appeals tribunal ruled that removing British citizenship had not left Shamima Begum, 20, stateless. Lawyer Daniel Furner of Birnberg Peirce said that Begum would […]

American dies of coronavirus in China; five Britons infected in French Alps

American dies of coronavirus in China; five Britons infected in French Alps

A 60 year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, U.S. officials said, as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak. While the vast majority of cases have been in China, the virus […]

Five Britons test positive for coronavirus in France

Five Britons test positive for coronavirus in France

Five British nationals including a child have tested positive for the new coronavirus in France, the health minister said Saturday, adding that they had all stayed at the same ski chalet. France has now detected a total of 11 cases of the novel coronavirus. The new “cluster” is centred on a Briton who had returned […]

Thai minister to expel foreigners for not wearing face masks

Thai minister to expel foreigners for not wearing face masks

Thailand’s Health Minister said foreigners who refused to wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus should be “kicked out of the country.” “These foreign tourists, this is something to tell the embassies as well as the Thai people they’re refusing to wear face masks,” Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters on Friday using a […]

German court throws out largest claim in European truck cartel case

German court throws out largest claim in European truck cartel case

The largest claim for damages related to a major price-fixing cartel among European truck manufacturers was thrown out by a court in Germany, on Friday. The Munich Regional Court ruled the claim for almost 900 million euros (986 million dollars) legally inadmissible, saying that it violated legal services law. More than 3,000  and logistics firms […]