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Leo Varadkar set to be replaced as Irish prime minister under coalition plan

Bloomberg Ireland’s first grand coalition moved a step closer, as political leaders signed off on the final detail of a program for government. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s Fine Gael, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and the Green’s Eamon Ryan agreed the plan for the next five years, and will now put it to the parties’ lawmakers and members in coming ...

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Singapore to ease virus curbs, resume activities

Bloomberg Singapore will this week further relax restrictive measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with the government assessing the situation in the country to be under control. After June 18 at 11:59 pm, most activities will be allowed to resume subject to safe distancing principles, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health on Monday. Small ...

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US top court refuses to review police ‘qualified immunity’

Bloomberg The US Supreme Court refused to take up a new test of “qualified immunity,” rejecting several appeals that challenged the legal doctrine that has become a broad liability shield for police officers accused of civil rights violations. Qualified immunity has come under renewed scrutiny in recent weeks amid the nationwide protests sparked by the May 25 death of George ...

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