Lufthansa CEO says has no plan to sell Brussels Airlines: VRT
German airline Lufthansa has no intention of selling its Belgian unit Brussels Airlines, the head of Lufthansa Carsten Spohr assured Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès...
New Zealanders line up for fast food out of lockdown
New Zealanders queued for burgers, fries and coffee takeaway on Tuesday after they were freed from a month-long lockdown, which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has...
Russia ‘surprised’ by Haftar’s Libya power grab: RIA cites source
Russia described a power grab by Libya’s eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar, whom Moscow supports, as “surprising”, state news agency RIA reported on Tuesday, citing...
Protester killed in unrest in Lebanon’s Tripoli
A protester was shot and killed during unrest in the Lebanese city of Tripoli overnight, security and medical sources said on Tuesday, as an economic...
Hong Kong civil servants to return to work as lockdown eases
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday most civil servants will gradually return to work from May 4, but the government had not yet...
Australia says ‘winning’ against coronavirus, eases lockdown
Australia’s most populous state said on Tuesday it will relax some restrictions on movement, as beaches reopened amid hopes a policy of widespread medical testing...
Coronavirus reproduction rate in Germany is at 1.0: Robert Koch Institute
The reproduction rate of the coronavirus is currently at 1.0 in Germany, the head of the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on Tuesday....
Philippines nears 8,000 coronavirus infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Tuesday reported 19 more coronavirus deaths and 181 infections....
Russia reports record daily rises in new coronavirus cases and deaths
The number of new coronavirus cases in Russia climbed on Tuesday to 6,411, a record daily rise, bringing its nationwide tally to 93,558, the country’s...
UK says some children have died from syndrome linked to COVID-19
Some children in the United Kingdom with no underlying health conditions have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome which researchers believe to be linked to...