Slovenian cyclists stage anti-government coronavirus protest
Thousands of cyclists took over streets in the centre of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Friday evening to protest against the government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa and the restrictions it has imposed to fight the coronavirus.
To mention or not to mention WHO, that is U.N. Security Council question
For more than six weeks the U.N. Security Council has been trying to agree on a resolution to confront the coronavirus pandemic, only to be stymied by a stand-off between China and the United States over whether to mention the World Health Organization…
Paraguay calls spread of coronavirus in neighboring Brazil ‘a great threat’
The fast spread of the coronavirus in Brazil represents “a great threat” to Paraguay, which has managed to contain the advance of the pandemic over the last two months with a strict lockdown, President Mario Abdo said on Friday.
Factbox: From hairdressers to beaches – Spain’s plan to phase out lockdown
Spain has a four-phase plan to lift a coronavirus lockdown and return to normal by the end of June.
Peru extends nationwide lockdown until May 24 as coronavirus cases rise
Peru has extended a nationwide lockdown by two weeks until May 24, President Martin Vizcarra said on Friday, the fourth extension of the isolation period amid a sharp rise in cases of COVID-19 in the South American country.
Austria denies trove of public and ministers’ addresses was data leak
Austria’s Economy Ministry confirmed on Friday it had removed a database from its website that for years showed the home addresses of around a million people including the president and cabinet ministers, but it denied there had been a data leak.
Madrid, Barcelona will not pass to next phase of exit lockdown, government says
The cities of Madrid and Barcelona will not pass to the next phase of Spain’s exit from the lockdown imposed in mid-March to control one of Europe’s worst outbreaks of the coronavirus, Spanish Health Emergency Coordinator Fernando Simon said on Friday….
Macron’s lawmakers told to pull together amid reports of new group
The parliamentary leader of French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party demanded the “utmost prudence” from his lawmakers on Friday after reports that some were poised to defect to a new political group, according to an internal memo.
Russian troops to help Venezuela search for members of failed incursion: report
Russian soldiers are operating drones over Venezuela as part of a search operation for members of a paramilitary force that led a botched invasion this week, local media reported on Friday, citing deleted tweets from a state military command center.
Colombian capital to lift gendered shopping rules
Colombia’s capital, Bogota, will lift rules that required men and women to shop on different days during the country’s coronavirus quarantine, the city’s mayor said on Friday.
