Japan to extend state of emergency due to coronavirus: Nikkei
The Japanese government is planning to extend the state of emergency over the new coronavirus pandemic by about one month for the entire country, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.
Pompeo says no sign of North Korea’s Kim, real risk of famine in country
The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health closely, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, adding there is a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus …
UK PM Johnson back at work after birth of son: spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at work at his Downing Street office after being present while his fiancee Carrie Symonds gave birth to their son, his political spokesman said on Wednesday.
Brazil supreme court bars Ramagem appointment as federal police chief: ruling
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday granted an injunction suspending the appointment of Alexandre Ramagem as chief of the country’s federal police, according to a ruling seen by Reuters.
Ramadan in quarantine: Turks fast solo after mass repatriation
As the coronavirus epidemic took hold, Duygu Yucelen – like thousands of her fellow Turks – made the decision to fly home to be with her family for Ramadan rather than spend the Muslim fasting month locked down abroad.
U.S. still worried about China’s labs amid coronavirus: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States remains worried about laboratories in China and the world needs to get to the bottom of how the novel coronavirus began there.
Romanian Church condemns posters depicting doctors and nurses as saints
Romania’s Orthodox Church said on Wednesday a series of outdoor posters depicting nurses and doctors on the frontlines of the new coronavirus outbreak as saints were blasphemous and an insult to Christian iconography.
Guinea-Bissau PM and three ministers test positive for COVID-19
Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for the novel coronavirus alongside three members of his cabinet, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Swiss extend ban on events exceeding 1,000 people through August
The Swiss government will restrict events with more than 1,000 people until the end of August, it said on Wednesday, even as it announced the easing of some other restrictions on sporting events, shops, restaurants and museums.
India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no exponential rise
India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its 1.3 billion people, strained from weeks of lockdown, were not experiencing the feared exponential surge in infections.
