U.S. praises Taiwan’s coronavirus response, hails ‘shared vision’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday congratulated Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen on her re-election, praised the country’s coronavirus response and called it a reliable partner, in a statement that sharply contrasted with recent U.S. critic…
EU resolution on pandemic adopted at WHO assembly: official
A resolution on the need to investigate the global response to the coronavirus pandemic won endorsement at the World Health Organisation’s annual ministerial meeting on Tuesday.
Britain to set out quarantine plan as soon as possible: PM’s spokesman
Britain will set out its quarantine plans for arrivals from abroad as soon as it can, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday after reports sports professionals could be excluded and a minister raised the prospect of “air bridges”….
Syrian government orders seizure of assets of Assad’s cousin Makhlouf
The Syrian government ordered the seizure of assets belonging to President Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, one of Syria’s richest men, as well as to his wife and children, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
A bridge too close: Cairo flyover angers residents
If Osama Fayez reaches out from his balcony he can touch a flyover that is cutting a swathe through a densely populated area of Giza, across the Nile from central Cairo.
Indonesia’s capital extends coronavirus measures until June 4
Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta on Tuesday extended its large-scale social curbs until June 4, maintaining restrictions that limited public transportation and gatherings in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Seven soldiers killed in militant attacks in southwest Pakistan
Militants killed seven Pakistani soldiers in two attacks in the country’s mineral-rich southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said on Tuesday.
Russia says many coronavirus patients died of other causes. Some disagree
Before she died in a Moscow hospital earlier this month, Liubov Kashaeva, 74, twice tested positive for the new coronavirus. Her death was not attributed to the virus, however. It was put down to the cancer she had been suffering from.
After WHO setback, Taiwan president to press for global participation
Taiwan will strive to actively participate in global bodies despite its failure to attend this week’s key World Health Organization (WHO) meeting, and will not accept being belittled by China, President Tsai Ing-wen will say on Wednesday.
UK defends its care home coronavirus ‘protective ring’
Britain defended its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in care homes on Tuesday, saying the government had put a “protective ring” around them and that 62% of homes had reported no COVID-19 cases.
