Shunning virus lockdown, defiant Belarus stages Victory Day parade
Thousands of soldiers marched in Belarus on Saturday to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War Two, as President Alexander Lukashenko rejected calls for lockdown...
Jet fuel tank farm at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport attacked, causing fires: Libya’s NOC
The jet fuel tank farm at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport was attacked on Saturday, causing several fires, Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) said....
Slovakia records no new coronavirus cases for first time since March 10
Slovakia on Friday recorded no new cases of coronavirus for the first time since March 10, government figures showed....
Spain’s coronavirus daily death tolls falls to 179 on Saturday
Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 179 on Saturday, down from 229 on the previous day, the health ministry reported....
Malaysia reports 54 new coronavirus cases and one new death
Malaysia health authorities on Saturday reported 54 new coronavirus cases for a total of 6,589....
Kenya and Uganda hit by power blackout
Kenya and Uganda were hit by a power blackout on Saturday, and Kenya Power said the outage on Kenya’s grid was caused by a fault...
Britain to quarantine incoming travellers for 14-days: Times report
Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, The...
Nearly 90 coronavirus cases reported at Polyus unit in Siberia
Nearly 90 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded among employees of Polyus Krasnoyarsk, a unit of Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus, the regional...
Indonesia reports 533 new COVID-19 cases, biggest in a day
Indonesia reported on Saturday 533 new coronavirus infections, the biggest daily increase, taking the total number to 13,645, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said....
Youth recreate Iraq’s ancient Nineveh in VR technology
Stone by stone, digital artists and game developers from Mosul are rebuilding Nineveh’s heritage sites in the digital world. Francis Maguire reports....