Four Tajik men accused of militant recruitment in Poland
Four Tajik men have been detained in Poland on charges of trying to recruit Muslim converts to carry out militant attacks, authorities said on Monday.
London commute is going to be very different, transport operator says
London’s commute will be very different when people start to go back to work as demand on buses and the underground railway will be reduced by 85%, the city transport operator said.
Low-skilled men suffer highest COVID fatalities in England and Wales
Men in the lowest-skilled jobs had the highest rate of death involving COVID-19 among working-age people in England and Wales, according to data on Monday which also showed deaths among nurses and doctors was no higher than the average.
China’s health authority to tighten rules on laboratory controls
China will require local health authorities to tighten their supervision over how virus strains and their samples are handled in labs, the National Health Commission said in a draft rule issued on Monday.
Second wave of COVID-19 cases sweeps Senegal’s holy city
Senegal’s holy city of Touba is fighting a second wave of COVID-19 infections, dashing hopes that swift action by authorities had stopped the new coronavirus from spreading in the one-time epicentre.
Latin America’s indigenous shield elderly ‘cultural guardians’ from coronavirus
Indigenous peoples across Latin America are cutting off their communities from the outside world, worried that the coronavirus could pose a grave threat to their culture by putting at risk tribal elders, the keepers of their heritage.
Spain’s daily coronavirus death tolls falls to 123 on Monday
Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll fell on Monday to 123, the health ministry said, its lowest level in seven weeks.
South Korea scrambles to contain nightclub coronavirus outbreak
South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a cluster of cases linked to nightclubs and bars in the capital Seoul.
Russian police detain hospice owner after nine people die in fire
Russian investigators said on Monday they had detained the owner of a private hospice outside Moscow after a fire there killed nine elderly people and hospitalised nine others.
China berates New Zealand over support for Taiwan at WHO
China berated New Zealand on Monday for its support for Taiwan’s participation at the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the country should “stop making wrong statements” on the issue to avoid damaging bilateral ties.
