Holidaymakers and cigarette runs: Europe starts reopening its borders
European nations eased border controls on Monday as coronavirus cases declined after three months of lockdown, with Germans escaping to holiday destinations and French people streaming into Belgium to buy cheap cigarettes.
Russia summons Czech ambassador amid diplomatic tensions: Russian news agencies
Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Czech ambassador on Monday amid diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Prague, Russian news agencies reported.
Dutch drink offenders to get teetotal tag to keep them dry
People in the Netherlands convicted of crimes related to alcohol abuse will have to wear a special ankle bracelet to monitor their drinking habits once the government has passed the necessary legislation.
Taxi driver turns hearse driver as coronavirus cases in India spike
The heat was already suffocating when Mohammad Aamir Khan woke up in his tiny, windowless room with only a sheer curtain for a door. He offered a brief prayer to a picture hanging above the bed of the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, and headed down t…
Coronavirus resurgence forces Beijing to reinstate isolation measures
Several districts in Beijing reinstated security checkpoints, ordered residents be tested and closed schools on Monday in response to an unexpected resurgence of the coronavirus in the Chinese capital.
French health minister: Worst of epidemic behind us, but virus not dead
The worst part of the coronavirus epidemic is behind France, but people must remain vigilant as the virus continues to circulate, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Monday.
China says death sentence for Australian unrelated to bilateral relations
China’s foreign ministry said on Monday the case of an Australian citizen sentenced to death last week on drug smuggling charges has nothing to do with Beijing’s bilateral relations with Australia.
Pilots suspended after VietJet plane skids off runway
Vietnamese aviation authorities have grounded two foreign pilots after a VietJet Air passenger plane they were controlling skidded off a runway as it landed in Ho Chi Minh City, state media reported on Monday.
Greece welcomes foreign visitors, restarts summer tourism
Greece reopened its main airports to more international flights on Monday, hoping to kick-start its vital tourism sector after three months in lockdown.
Hong Kong security law will not be retroactive: Chinese official
Hong Kong’s national security legislation will not punish people retroactively, a senior Chinese official said on Monday, touching on a key question raised by local residents, diplomats and foreign investors over the controverisal law.
