EU eyes first face-to-face summit in months to haggle over budget
EU leaders may meet for a face-to-face summit in the coming weeks to bargain over the next joint budget and a linked coronavirus recovery fund, suspending lockdown rules imposed to contain the pandemic, diplomats and officials said.
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on Monday after the number of infections fell across the country, but warned that it could be reimposed if the virus started spreading again.
Singapore’s APL England loses cargo in heavy Australian seas
A Singapore-flagged cargo ship lost at least 40 containers in deep waters off the coast of Sydney when they fell overboard in heavy seas, maritime officials said on Monday.
Japan PM Abe: to lift state of emergency for all of Japan today
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan, and that the country managed to get the spread of the virus under control in under two months.
Rare snow leopards spotted near Kazakh city amid lockdown
Several snow leopards, including a mother and her cub, have been spotted near the Kazakh city of Almaty wandering through a usually popular hiking destination that is now mostly off limits due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Malaysia reports 172 new coronavirus cases, most of them foreigners
Malaysia reported 172 new coronavirus cases on Monday, most of them foreigners held at immigration depots, and taking the total number of infections in the country to 7,417.
Spain to welcome foreign tourists back from July
Spain urged foreign tourists on Monday to return from July as one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns eased, with streets gradually filling again and some pupils returning to school.
Indonesia reports 479 new coronavirus cases
Indonesia reported 479 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian nation to 22,750, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.
Number of coronavirus cases at Dutch meatpacking plant jumps to 147
The number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus at a Dutch pork processing plant near the German border has jumped to 147 since it was closed last week and workers asked to go into quarantine.
‘What planet are they on?’ No respite for Johnson and Cummings
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mutiny in his party and fury across Britain on Monday for refusing to sack his closest aide Dominic Cummings who is accused of flouting the coronavirus lockdown by driving 250 miles from London.
