Armenia may face a new lockdown, prime minister says
Armenia may have to impose a new total lockdown if people do not follow hygiene rules, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases topped 10,000.
My rabbit for your detergent? Cubans turn to barter as shortages worsen
Nelson Aguilar used to sell the rabbits that he raises on his Havana rooftop to restaurants. Now, with an ongoing pandemic, the 70-year-old uses them as currency, exchanging them for food or detergent to avoid multi-hour queues at poorly stocked shops….
Canada’s Trudeau, backed by rivals for now, has little chance to cash in on popularity boost
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is soaring in the polls amid widespread approval of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic but has little chance of cashing in soon on his popularity with voters, insiders and analysts say.
UK has more to do to understand why virus hits ethnic minorities harder, says Hancock
Britain has more work to do to understand why COVID-19 has a disproportionate effect on black and minority ethnic minorities, health minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday.
Russia invites U.S. defense secretary to Red Square military parade
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, in a phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, invited him to a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square on June 24, the ministry said on Tuesday.
Polish parliament passes presidential election bill, date still to be fixed
Poland’s parliament approved on Tuesday legislation allowing a delayed presidential election to go ahead using a mixture of postal and traditional voting, though the speaker of the lower chamber has still to announce a date for the ballot.
U.S. lawmakers say Uighur bill supports China’s Muslims
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said legislation targeting Chinese officials over treatment of the country’s Uighur Muslim minority sent a “clear message” of support from Washington, seeking to prod the Trump administration to push Beijing on human rights.
Court rules some South African lockdown restrictions invalid
A South African high court declared some of the government’s coronavirus lockdown regulations unconstitutional on Tuesday but suspended the order for 14 days, leaving the rules in place for now.
Latvia to open borders to most European countries on Wednesday
Latvia will open its borders to most European countries on Wednesday without requiring visitors to self-isolate as the Baltic nation prepares to exit emergency coronavirus measures, the government said on Tuesday.
‘A great sadness’: Bolivia strains under COVID-19 as cases top 10,000
Bolivian authorities are doing door-to-door checks in regions with severe coronavirus outbreaks as it looks to stem the spread of COVID-19 infections which have risen above 10,000, even as the country eases quarantine measures that have hammered growth…
