Australia eases social distancing restrictions as economic recovery efforts intensify
Several Australian states eased social distancing restrictions further on Monday, allowing restaurants to host more people and public attractions to reopen, as Canberra moves to revive the country’s ailing economy.
Australia’s stalled migrant boom derails golden economic run
Australia’s three decades of uninterrupted prosperity are coming to an abrupt end as the global coronavirus pandemic crashes one of its most lucrative sources of income – immigration.
Armed bandits kill at least 18 in Nigeria’s Katsina state
Armed bandits in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Katsina killed at least 18 people, including a local official, and stole thousands of livestock on Sunday, two witnesses and a police spokesman told Reuters.
Queen Elizabeth back in the saddle as British lockdown eases
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth was photographed riding a 14-year-old Fell pony in Windsor Home Park on Sunday as the country eases stringent measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
U.S. sends Brazil 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, drug touted by Trump
The United States has supplied Brazil with 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine for use against the coronavirus, the two governments said on Sunday, despite medical warnings about risks associated with the anti-malaria drug.
Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian shot by Israeli police
Hundreds of people attended the funeral on Sunday of a Palestinian who was fatally shot by Israeli police in an incident for which Israel’s new defense minister later apologized.
Lebanon must turn reform ideas into reality, U.S. ambassador says
The Lebanese government must turn its reform ideas into reality and take concrete steps to win international support, the U.S. ambassador said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
Bolsonaro joins rally against Brazil’s top court; judge warns democracy at risk
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined a rally on Sunday on horseback as supporters urged the closing of the Supreme Court for investigating the right-wing leader, as one of its justices compared the risks to Brazil’s democracy with Hitler’s Germany…
Militants in Burkina Faso kill 35 in separate attacks, government says
Militants in Burkina Faso attacked a cattle market and a humanitarian convoy, killing at least 35 people, the government said on Sunday.
Workers living in Mexico helping California’s pandemic health response
Hundreds of Mexicans and Americans who live south of the border enter southern California’s hospitals every day.
