Air traffic in Latin America falls 91% due to the coronavirus outbreak
Air traffic in Latin America in April has fallen 91% compared to a year earlier due to the coronavirus outbreak that fully grounded two of...
Ramadan prayers banned at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque due to virus
Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus epidemic, Muslim clerics at...
Libyans rush to stock up for Ramadan before coronavirus curfew kicks in
Libyans rushed on Thursday to stock up on food for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan before a curfew starts in the capital Tripoli and...
Canada’s WestJet to lay off 1,700 pilots
Canada’s privately held WestJet Airlines is laying off 1,700 pilots amid travel bans to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a company memo seen by...
Street-artist Banksy stays home for new lockdown work
Street-artist Banksy has followed official advice to stay at home by creating a new artwork in his bathroom. Edward Baran reports....
Macron warns populists could win if EU fails to launch common fund: FT
Populists will win “in Italy, in Spain, perhaps in France and elsewhere” if European countries do not launch a rescue fund that can issue joint...
Canada to keep border restrictions with U.S. for long time: Trudeau
Canada’s border restrictions with the United States will remain in place “for a significant time” as the two nations fight the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister...
China will have to answer hard questions on coronavirus outbreak: UK foreign minister
China will have to answer hard questions on how the coronavirus outbreak happened and on whether it could have been prevented, British foreign secretary Dominic...
UK extends lockdown measures for at least three more weeks
Britain extended its nationwide lockdown for at least another 3 weeks on Thursday, as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons to stay at home to...
Swiss aim to ease COVID-19 curbs, starting with hairdressers
Switzerland said on Thursday it would let hairdressers, beauty salons and some other businesses reopen from April 27 to kick off a gradual relaxation of...