Bloomberg Thailand’s parliament rejected a push by pro-democracy groups for a constitutional amendment to reduce the powers of the nation’s monarchy, potentially escalating a monthslong anti-government protests. The lawmakers instead voted for setting up a charter rewriting committee that will skip any review of chapters governing the monarchy, the most powerful institution in Thailand. The roadmap for amendment proposed by ...

Bloomberg People in England should prepare for tough coronavirus restrictions in December and January if the rules are to be relaxed for a short period over Christmas, a public health chief said. Susan Hopkins, deputy director of Public Health England, said government scientific advice has shown “for every day that we release [measures] we will need two days of tighter ...

Bloomberg Denmark’s response to a coronavirus mutation in its mink population has just cost a cabinet minister his job. Mogens Jensen, the 57-year-old minister for food and veterinary affairs, is stepping down after losing parliament’s support, according to a statement issued by his office on Wednesday. His departure comes a fortnight after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Danish farmers to ...