England to make face coverings compulsory on public transport
Face coverings will be compulsory for passengers on buses, trains, aircraft and ferries in England from June 15, as public transport use rises following the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday.
Germany’s Merkel calls for reconciliation after ‘terrible’ Floyd murder
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the murder of George Floyd, the black man whose death in U.S. police custody set off a wave of protests, was a “very very terrible thing” and called for reconciliation.
American held in Iran since 2018 freed, on his way home, Trump says
A U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, his family and President Donald Trump said, in a rare instance of cooperation between the archenemies.
Merkel sticking to decision not to run again as German chancellor
Germany’s Angela Merkel reiterated on Thursday that she was sticking to her decision not to run again for a fifth term as chancellor of Europe’s biggest economy.
U.S. to revise Chinese passenger airline ban after Beijing move
The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue, government and airline officials said.
Court in Crimea jails second Jehovah’s Witness for six years
A court in Russian-controlled Crimea jailed a Jehovah’s Witness for six years on Thursday after finding him guilty of belonging to an organisation banned in Russia since 2017, according to a local human rights group.
UK business minister Alok Sharma tests negative for COVID-19
British business minister Alok Sharma said he had tested negative for COVID-19, in a statement posted on Twitter a day after he had been taken ill inside parliament.
UK business minister Alok Sharma tests negative for COVID-19
British business minister Alok Sharma said he had tested negative for COVID-19, in a statement posted on Twitter a day after he had been taken ill inside parliament.
Questions arise over Spain’s COVID-19 data, as deaths hit 27,133
Spain’s overall death toll from the coronavirus edged higher on Thursday, though discrepancies between regional and national data raised questions over the methodology used by the government to produce the tally.
Coronavirus spread in Canada is slowing, hotspots remain
The spread of the novel coronavirus in Canada has slowed significantly, and 90% of the COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks have been in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, pubic health data showed on Thursday.
