Austria to let museums reopen from mid-May
Austrian museums and some other cultural spaces will be allowed to reopen from mid-May as part of the country’s step-by-step loosening of its coronavirus lockdown,...
In run-down Caracas institute, Venezuela’s coronavirus testing falters
As coronavirus explodes across Latin America, Venezuela’s leaders have taken to the airwaves to laud the nation’s efforts to control the spread....
Spain’s number of coronavirus cases rises to 188,068 on Friday
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Spain rose to 188,068 on Friday, the country’s head of health emergencies Fernando Simon said at...
Macron says ‘naive’ to say China handled coronavirus epidemic better than West: FT
French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the idea that China had handled the coronavirus outbreak better than Western democracies in an interview published in Friday’s Financial...
Tajikistan says migrants returning from Russia, Kazakhstan
Many of the Tajik migrants whose remittances make up a bulk of the nation’s cash inflows have had to return home over the past few...
Malaysia reports 69 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths
Malaysian health officials reported 69 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the lowest daily increase since the government imposed curbs on movement and business on March...
Swimming: Coronavirus pandemic sees adventurer Bellamy switch challenges
Adventurer Cameron Bellamy’s bid to break the record for the longest swim has been put on hold by the novel coronavirus but being stuck at...
UK was too slow to react to the coronavirus outbreak, professor says
The British government was too slow to react on a number of fronts to the novel coronavirus outbreak that could cause the deaths of 40,000...
China posts first GDP decline on record
China’s economy has shrunk for the first time in the almost three decades since records began, thanks to paralyzed production and spending in the world’s...
German MotoGP race seeks new date due to virus restrictions
The start of the MotoGP season has been pushed back further into the European summer after German Grand Prix organisers sought a postponement due to...