Pope opens Holy Week amid lockdown
Pope Francis marked a surreal Palm Sunday in an empty St. Peter’s Basilica, urging people not to be so concerned with what they lack but...
Germany draws up plans to end lockdown after April 19
Germany has drawn up a list of measures, including an obligation to wear masks in public, limits on public gatherings and the rapid tracing of...
Austria plans to start reopening shops from next week
Austria’s conservative-led government plans to start reopening shops from next week in an initial loosening of its coronavirus lockdown as it said the country was...
Canada, U.S. farms face crop losses due to foreign worker delays
Mandatory coronavirus quarantines of seasonal foreign workers in Canada could hurt that country’s fruit and vegetable output this year, and travel problems related to the...
South Korea reports fewer than 50 new infections earning WHO praise
South Korea reported fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases for the first time since its peak in late February, earning the praise of the World...
Vietnamese hat seller turns to homemade face shields in virus fight
For nearly three decades, Quach My Linh has sold hats at Ba Chieu market in Vietnam’s bustling Ho Chi Minh City....
Kia compact vehicles contractor suspends production
A South Korean contract manufacturer for Kia Motors’ compact vehicles has suspended production, a company official said on Monday, citing a drop in overseas demand...
UK’s Johnson in hospital for tests, government says he’s still in charge
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was undergoing tests in hospital on Monday as he is still suffering coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for...
PM Johnson is doing well, expected back at his office shortly – minister
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “doing well” and is expected to be back at his office shortly, housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Monday after...
PM Modi, lawmakers agree 30 percent salary cut as India deals with coronavirus
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top government figures will take a 30 percent salary cut this year, a government minister said on Monday,...