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IS claims bold raid on Mozambique town

Bloomberg IS claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Mozambique near an area where natural-gas projects worth billions of dollars are being developed, SITE Intelligence Group said. The March 23 raid on the town of Mocimboa da Praia in Cabo Delgado province was carried out by members of IS’s Central Africa Province unit (SITE) which monitors militant groups, the group ...

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Bolsonaro channels Trump in call for Brazil to shrug off virus

Bloomberg President Jair Bolsonaro followed Donald Trump’s playbook as he urged Brazilians to resume normal life to protect the economy even as cases of coronavirus swell. Defying the medical advice to pursue social distancing, the Brazilian president lashed out at state governors who have ordered shops and schools closed to slow down the pandemic that threatens to overwhelm the health ...

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UK parliament faces four-week shutdown

Bloomberg The British government is planning to shut down Parliament for four weeks from Wednesday night in the latest attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus. The UK outbreak is most advanced in London and several politicians have fallen ill, including a health minister. Parliament had been scheduled to break for Easter on March 31, but the House of Commons ...

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