PDVSA worker arrested after criticism of Venezuela’s Maduro, says union leader
A worker at Venezuelan state-oil company Petroleos de Venezuela’s [PDVSA.UL] maritime unit was arrested after criticizing President Nicolas Maduro in a meeting with company leadership, according to a union leader and a person present at the meeting.
Paris salons, Shanghai Disney reopen despite global alarm over second coronavirus wave
Global alarm was sounded on Monday over a potential second wave of coronavirus cases after Germany, relatively successful in slowing the outbreak, reported that infections had accelerated again after the first tentative steps to ease a lockdown.
About 136,000 people in England currently infected with COVID-19: study
Around 136,000 people in England are currently infected with COVID-19, according to early results from the first large-scale study in Britain into the spread of the disease.
Merkel urges prudence as Germany’s infection rate remains critical
Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to Germans on Monday to stick to social-distancing rules to slow down the coronavirus pandemic after data suggested the disease was spreading faster again.
How an Argentine family quarantines inside a sailboat near Rio de Janeiro
Constanza Coll had planned to give up her full-time home aboard a sailboat, currently traveling along the Brazilian coast, in time to give birth to her second child in a public hospital in her native Argentina.
Sitting ducks: UK charity sees surge in calls from stalking victims
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British charities for victims of stalking have reported a surge in calls during the coronavirus lockdown, with women isolated at home saying they feel like “sitting ducks”.
Congo president’s chief of staff denies graft charges as trial begins
The chief of staff to Democratic Republic of Congo’s president denied all wrongdoing on Monday as his trial on charges of embezzling more than $50 million in public funds opened live on national television.
In Canada’s Quebec province, deconfinement takes baby steps with schools re-opening
The Canadian province of Quebec, where a majority of cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have been tallied countrywide, re-opened some of its schools on Monday, as some parents and teachers expressed uncertainty over the move’s sa…
Portugal counts on drones to bolster defences against wildfires during pandemic
Portugal will use long-range drones and other surveillance means to reinforce the monitoring of summer wildfires, officials said on Monday, responding to concerns over the country’s readiness to tackle forest blazes during the coronavirus pandemic.
India looks to ease lockdown even as coronavirus infections jump
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday the country would look to ease a nearly seven-week lockdown aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus, despite also reporting its biggest single-day jump in cases.
