Macron appoints three new ministers
PARIS, Apr 01: French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed three new government members, including the minister who will be in charge of handling Brexit-related issues. A lawmaker with Macron's party, Amelie de Montchalin, becomes junior minister for European affairs, a statement from the French presidency said Sunday. An economist who studied at Harvard Kennedy School, she has worked at the European Commission, the EU's executive body, as a political analyst. — AP
Seoul begins war remains excavation without North
SEOUL, Apr 01: Seoul began a unilateral effort to excavate Korean War remains along the border Monday as silence from Pyongyang stymied a previously agreed joint operation with the North. The joint excavation along the Demilitarised Zone of remains from the 1950-53 conflict was part of a military agreement signed at a Pyongyang summit in September between the South's President Moon Jae-in and the North's leader Kim Jong Un. — AFP
Spaniards demand more help for rural areas
MADRID, Apr 01: Thousands of Spaniards gathered in Madrid on Sunday to demand that the government take steps to curb the depopulation of rural areas. Sunday's march under the slogan "The Revolt of the Emptied Spain" was organized by grassroots groups from rural areas in the southern European Union nation. In Spain, 90% of the population is now concentrated in 30% of the country's territory, namely in Madrid and the coastal areas. — AP
Thousands protest against Brazil coup anniversary
SAO PAULO, Apr 01: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in several major Brazilian cities on Sunday to protest the 55th anniversary of the coup that instituted the country's 1964-1985 military regime. The demonstrations took place in 10 states, a day after an appeals court judge overturned another judge's decision barring the commemorations sought by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain who has sparked controversy with comments seen as racist, homophobic and misogynist, and has praised the authoritarian regime. — AP
Germany recovers bodies from small plane wreck
BERLIN, Apr 01: German authorities have begun recovering the bodies of three people, believed to include one of Russia's richest women, who were killed in a small plane crash on Sunday. The dpa news agency reported Monday that authorities were unable to recover the bodies or examine the charred wreck earlier due to darkness. Russian airline S7 Group said co-owner Natalia Fileva was aboard the single-engine, six-seat Epic LT aircraft that crashed and burned in a field as it approached the small airport at Egelsbach near Frankfurt. — AP
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