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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 432 to 179,002

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 432 to 179,002

Reuters 2020-05-26 09:14:48

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 432 to 179,002, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported death toll rose by...

‘What planet are they on?’ No respite for UK's Johnson and aide

‘What planet are they on?’ No respite for UK's Johnson and aide

-- 2020-05-25 19:14:38

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mutiny in his party and fury across Britain on Monday for refusing to sack his closest aide Dominic Cummings, accused of flouting the coronavirus lockdown by driving...

Johnson risks party wrath to back aide who crossed UK during lockdown

Johnson risks party wrath to back aide who crossed UK during lockdown

REUTERS 2020-05-25 16:19:35

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday, despite calls from within his own Conservative Party for the aide to resign for driving 250 miles during the...

Greece to reopen restaurants for business

Greece to reopen restaurants for business

-- 2020-05-25 10:06:24

Greece continues to ease its anti-coronavirus restrictions as the country's total infections climbed to 2,878 with two new cases reported over the last 24 hours. The country recorded no deaths within...

COVID-19: Italy's death toll continues to fall

COVID-19: Italy's death toll continues to fall

-- 2020-05-25 09:55:09

Italy recorded just 50 deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday, its lowest daily death toll since the coronavirus outbreak's earliest days, though the hard-hit northern region of Lombardy did not update its de...

UK extends visa for foreign nationals

UK extends visa for foreign nationals

-- 2020-05-24 19:34:14

The British government has extended overseas nationals' stay in the UK until July 31 with visa extension facilities for those whose visas are expired. Those overseas nationals who cannot return home...

Easing lockdown, Spain to reopen for tourism in July

Easing lockdown, Spain to reopen for tourism in July

-- 2020-05-24 10:02:49

Spain will reopen its borders to tourists in July and its top soccer division will kick off again in June, the Prime Minister said on Saturday, marking another phase in the easing of one of the world&...

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 431 to 178,281

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 431 to 178,281

Reuters 2020-05-24 09:56:18

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 431 to 178,281, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by 3...

UK to impose 14-day quarantine on new arrivals

UK to impose 14-day quarantine on new arrivals

-- 2020-05-23 14:59:59

New arrivals to Britain must self-isolate for two weeks from June 8, with fines for anyone who breaches the measure designed to prevent a second wave of coronavirus from overseas, Home Secretary Priti...

Russia reports 9,434 new coronavirus infections

Russia reports 9,434 new coronavirus infections

-- 2020-05-23 14:53:11

Russia said on Saturday that 9,434 new cases of the novel coronavirus had been reported in the last 24 hours, pushing its nationwide tally to 335,882. The country’s coronavirus crisis response...

‘Boris will not face action over links to US businesswoman’

‘Boris will not face action over links to US businesswoman’

-- 2020-05-22 21:27:47

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not face criminal action following allegations of misconduct over his relationship with a US tech entrepreneur but he might have had an intimate relationship...

France regrets US decision to withdraw from Open Skies treaty

France regrets US decision to withdraw from Open Skies treaty

-- 2020-05-22 18:26:55

France said on Friday it regretted the decision of the United States to plan to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, even though i...

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes central Mediterranean Sea

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes central Mediterranean Sea

-- 2020-05-21 10:44:56

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck in the central Mediterranean Sea region early on Thursday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicentre of the quake, about...

EU may fast track remdesivir sale before US

EU may fast track remdesivir sale before US

-- 2020-05-18 20:35:57

The European Union may give an initial green light in the coming days for sale of the drug remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment, the head of its medicines agency said on Monday, fast-tracking the drug t...

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 342 to 174,697

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 342 to 174,697

Reuters 2020-05-18 16:11:10

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 342 to 174,697, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The tally showed deaths rose by 2...

'A beautiful day' in Italy, as shops and bars finally reopen

'A beautiful day' in Italy, as shops and bars finally reopen

REUTERS 2020-05-18 16:04:43

Italian shops, hairdressers and restaurants finally threw open their doors on Monday as the country sped up efforts to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis after a 10-week lockdown. Customers coul...

Italy looks to reopen borders next month as lockdown measures ease

Italy looks to reopen borders next month as lockdown measures ease

Reuters 2020-05-17 14:07:58

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte outlined a further loosening of movement restrictions on Saturday (local time), including opening borders to travellers from Europe from next month to unwind one...

Russia reports 10,598 new coronavirus infections

Russia reports 10,598 new coronavirus infections

-- 2020-05-15 14:23:46

Russia on Friday reported 10,598 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing its nationwide case tally to 262,843. Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said 113 people had died over the las...

Coronavirus vaccine possible in early 2021, says EU agency

Coronavirus vaccine possible in early 2021, says EU agency

Reuters 2020-05-14 15:55:16

A vaccine to counter the new coronavirus could be approved in about a year in an “optimistic” scenario, an agency which approves medicines for the European Union said on Thursday. The Eur...

Coronavirus may never go away, WHO warns

Coronavirus may never go away, WHO warns

Reuters 2020-05-14 10:36:01

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and...

Russia suspends use of ventilator type after hospital fires: Regulator

Russia suspends use of ventilator type after hospital fires: Regulator

-- 2020-05-13 14:26:01

Russia has suspended the use of Russian-made medical ventilators of a certain model manufactured after April 1, a state healthcare regulator said on Wednesday, following two hospital fires reported to...

Russia has second highest coronavirus cases in world

Russia has second highest coronavirus cases in world

-- 2020-05-12 20:42:35

With 232,243 COVID-19 cases, Russia now has the second highest number of cases in the world after the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University in the United States, but with 2,116 deat...

To work or not to work? UK lockdown unwind mired by confusion

To work or not to work? UK lockdown unwind mired by confusion

Reuters 2020-05-11 15:29:37

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday (UK standard time) give details of how to get the economy back to work, after his attempt to plot a nuanced exit from the coronavirus lockdown promp...

Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days

Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days

-- 2020-05-09 18:25:38

The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, an association rep...

Italy becomes 3rd country to record 30,000 COVID-19 deaths

Italy becomes 3rd country to record 30,000 COVID-19 deaths

-- 2020-05-08 23:06:18

Italy on Friday became the third country in the world to record 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, reporting 243 new fatalities compared with a daily tally of 274 the day before. Italy’s total...

Russia’s coronavirus cases rise by more than 10,000 for fourth straight day

Russia’s coronavirus cases rise by more than 10,000 for fourth straight day

-- 2020-05-06 14:01:54

The number of new coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 10,559 over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 165,929, the coronavirus crisis response centre said on Wednesday. It was the fou...

UK surpasses Italy, reports Europe’s highest death toll

UK surpasses Italy, reports Europe’s highest death toll

Reuters 2020-05-05 17:04:58

Britain has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll from coronavirus in Europe with more than 32,000 deaths, figures released on Tuesday showed. The high death toll could increase p...

Putin awards commemorative WWII medal to Kim Jong Un

Putin awards commemorative WWII medal to Kim Jong Un

-- 2020-05-05 17:02:38

Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Kim Jong Un a commemorative war medal marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said Tuesday. The me...

UK says China has questions to answer over novel coronavirus outbreak

UK says China has questions to answer over novel coronavirus outbreak

Reuters 2020-05-04 14:07:32

China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak but a post mortem over its role should come later, Britain’s defence minister said on Monday. A...

Coronavirus cases in Russia rise by record daily amount, mortality rate slows

Coronavirus cases in Russia rise by record daily amount, mortality rate slows

-- 2020-05-03 15:52:23

Russia on Sunday recorded its highest daily rise in confirmed coronavirus cases with 10,633 new cases, bringing the total to 134,687, with more than half of cases and deaths in Moscow. But the mortal...