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European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers urge green coronavirus recovery

REUTERS 2020-04-14 13:07:55

European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers and activists called on Tuesday for green investment to restart growth after the coronavirus pandemic, saying fighting climate change and promoting biodiversity w...

Promising ‘better days,’ Macron extends France’s lockdown until May 11

-- 2020-04-14 09:33:26

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced he was extending a virtual lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak until May 11, adding that progress had been made but the battle not yet won....

Germany's virus cases rise by 2,537, deaths by 126

Reuters 2020-04-13 13:17:53

Germany’s number of confirmed coronavirus infections has risen by 2,537 to 123,016, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. That was lower than a 2,8...

Assange 'secretly fathered two children' in Ecuadorean embassy in London

-- 2020-04-12 20:02:18

Julian Assange secretly fathered two children while living inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London, his partner has revealed, reports BBC. Stella Morris says she has been in a relationship with the W...

Boris Johnson discharged from hospital

Reuters 2020-04-12 19:00:28

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from a London hospital as he continues his recovery from COVID-19, his office said on Sunday. "On the advice of his medical team, the PM will...

Pope celebrates joy of Easter amid sorrow of virus pandemic

-- 2020-04-12 17:28:37

Pope Francis and Christians around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday, forced to celebrate the most joyful day in the liturgical calendar amid the sorrowful reminders of the devastation wrought...

UK pledges 200m pounds in aid to help stop second coronavirus wave

-- 2020-04-12 09:05:36

Britain said on Sunday it was pledging 200 million pounds ($248 million) to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and charities to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in vulnerable countries and so...

PM Johnson back on his feet

-- 2020-04-11 16:45:53

 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was back on his feet in his recovery from COVID-19 on Friday as Britain recorded its deadliest day yet in the coronavirus pandemic, with 980 more deaths taking the...

French coronavirus toll over 13,000 as nursing home deaths jump

-- 2020-04-11 09:54:28

The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France jumped by nearly 987 or 8 per cent to 13,197 as nursing home deaths swelled but fewer people were in intensive care as the effec...

The minute details aiding Germany's virus defenses

REUTERS 2020-04-10 10:33:35

One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to borrow the salt. As well as the saltshaker, in that instant, they shared the new coronavirus, scientists have...

Johnson leaves ICU, remains under observation

Reuters 2020-04-10 09:31:11

Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday (UK standard time) evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on...

Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam

REUTERS 2020-04-09 13:00:56

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thur...

Johnson 'improving' as he fights corona in intensive care  

Reuters 2020-04-09 10:38:46

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition is improving and he is able to sit up in bed and engage with clinical staff, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday (UK standard time) as...

COVID-19 deaths surpass 10,000 in France

-- 2020-04-08 12:30:59

As France entered its fourth week of lockdown, the coronavirus epidemic still hit hard, claiming on Tuesday 1,417 more deaths in hospitals and nursing homes, making the combined fatalities at 10,328,...

Johnson is stable, still in intensive care, official says

-- 2020-04-08 10:08:44

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condition is stable and he remains in intensive care for close monitoring, a spokesman for his office has said. Johnson was admitted to hospital on Sunday and mov...

Amid pandemic, Prague hospital’s intensive care ward is still half-full

-- 2020-04-07 21:28:56

Unlike their colleagues in Italy and Spain, Czech hospital doctors have not yet needed to make harrowing decisions on which COVID-19 patients get the best care. Only half the ten intensive care ward...

Russia’s daily rise in coronavirus cases tops 1,000 for first time

-- 2020-04-07 15:23:00

The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by more than 1,000 for the first time to reach 7,497 in the past 24 hours, the country’s crisis response centre said on Tuesday. The number of rep...

Johnson needed oxygen after COVID-19 symptoms worsened

REUTERS 2020-04-07 14:35:05

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support for serious COVID-19 complications, leaving his foreign minister to lead the government&rsq...

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases near 0.1 million

-- 2020-04-07 12:34:33

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus infections rose by 3,834 in the past 24 hours to 99,225 on Tuesday, rising again after four consecutive days of drops, data from the Robert Koch Institute for inf...

UK's Johnson in intensive care: Health experts comment

REUTERS 2020-04-07 10:01:21

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit at a London hospital on Monday after his symptoms of COVID-19 infection worsened. Below are some immediate comments from hea...

Boris Johnson in ICU over coronavirus

-- 2020-04-07 07:01:53

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to intensive care unit (ICU) on Monday night after his coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms worsened, Downing Street said. Johnson has asked British Foreign...

UK's plan B if 'Team Johnson' is incapacitated? Answer is unclear

REUTERS 2020-04-06 13:55:10

Britain’s constitution offers no clear answer to the question now on many Britons’ minds: what happens if Prime Minister Boris Johnson, undergoing tests in hospital after persistent sympto...

Italy records lowest daily coronavirus deaths in nearly three weeks

-- 2020-04-06 12:00:55

Italy registered 525 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the lowest one-day total since March 19, health officials said Sunday. The country registered its one-day high of 969 fatalities on Mar...

France’s death toll slows but coronavirus still hits hard

-- 2020-04-06 11:35:14

France’s daily death toll from the novel coronavirus fell in the past 24 hours and admissions into intensive care also slowed, the health ministry said on Sunday, thanking citizens for largely r...

Johnson hospitalised for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms

REUTERS 2020-04-06 09:23:33

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday in what Downing Street said was a "precautionary step" because he was showing persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 da...

Exercise out of the home 'could be banned' if people ignore rules: UK govt

-- 2020-04-05 21:47:19

Exercise outside the home could be banned if people ignore coronavirus social distancing rules, the health secretary of the UK has warned. Matt Hancock said that the government would "take action" if...

Spain sees continued fall in coronavirus cases, deaths

-- 2020-04-05 16:58:46

The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to fall on Sunday in Spain and the number of deaths in a 24 hour period fell for the third consecutive day, according to the Spanish Ministry for Health, Con...

Britain secures 300 new ventilators from China

Reuters 2020-04-05 10:16:16

Britain took delivery of 300 ventilators from China on Saturday (UK standard time) and more will start being produced soon by a consortium of aerospace, engineering, and Formula One teams, Cabinet Off...

In Italy, support groups fear lockdown is silencing domestic abuse victims

Reuters 2020-04-05 08:57:34

Italy has seen a sharp fall in official reports of domestic violence as it approaches a month under coronavirus lockdown, raising concern among some support groups that forced confinement is leaving v...

Spain to extend state of emergency until April 26

-- 2020-04-04 20:22:40

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will ask parliament to extend lockdown measures by 15 more days until April 26 as the daily pace of new coronavirus infections and deaths slowed again on Saturday...