Vigilant against coronavirus, Asia’s Muslims keep faith and distance as Ramadan begins
Governments of Asian nations with large Muslim populations urged people to keep their distance while observing their faith as Islam’s fasting month of Ramadan began on Friday, shrouded in fear over the coronavirus.
Malaysia reports 88 new coronavirus cases and one new death
Malaysian health authorities on Friday reported 88 new coronavirus cases and one more death.
Lesbian couple’s custody case takes China into uncharted legal waters
A Chinese lesbian couple’s landmark court battle over the custody of their two children has stirred debate over LGBT rights and put a spotlight on a legal vacuum created by the absence of a same-sex marriage law.
Philippines’ coronavirus infections top 7,000
The Philippines’ Health Ministry on Friday reported that confirmed cases of the new coronavirus have risen to more than 7,000.
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
The first person in Sadad Dakhare’s two-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Norway, to show symptoms was his 4-year-old niece. Next, his mother, his sister and he himself fell ill. Then, about a week after his niece became sick, Dakhare heard his 76-year-old fa…
UK PM Johnson, on the mend after COVID-19, faces lockdown conundrum
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces the biggest conundrum of his premiership as he recuperates from COVID-19: how to lift a lockdown that is destroying swathes of the British economy without triggering a deadly second wave of the outbreak.
Coronavirus crisis heaps hardship on Brazilian migrants in Portugal
Brazilians who make up Portugal’s biggest migrant community mainly came to Europe in search of a better life, but the coronavirus crisis has wiped out incomes and jobs for many – and even pushed some onto the street.
Ninety-one crew have virus on Italian liner in Nagasaki
As many as 91 crew of an Italian cruise ship docked in the Japanese port of Nagasaki are infected with coronavirus, officials said on Friday, as questions persist over how they might return to their home countries.
Russia’s coronavirus case tally nears 70,000
Russia on Friday reported 5,849 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing its nationwide tally to 68,622.
UK PM Johnson in ‘incredible’ shape after COVID-19, Trump says
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in ‘incredible’ shape after falling gravely ill with COVID-19, U.S. President Donald Trump said, as speculation mounted that the British leader is preparing to return to work to decide how to lift the lockdown.
