Funeral director balances safety and emotional needs in virus-hit Britain
At a time when more people are dying but few can attend funerals, the job of an undertaker in virus-hit Britain is difficult, stressful – and often creative.
Violence in northwest Nigeria drives 23,000 into Niger: UNHCR
Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Mexico to present plan on Wednesday for return to ‘new normal’
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that he will present plans on Wednesday to reopen the country and the economy after several weeks of quarantine measures to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman tests positive for coronavirus
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was receiving treatment at hospital, Russian news agencies reported.
Coronavirus may push more asylum seekers towards EU: agency
The coronavirus lockdown has cut the number of asylum seekers able to reach Europe, but the pandemic could trigger more arrivals in future if it worsens turmoil to the Middle East and North Africa, the European Union asylum agency said.
‘Dengue kills too’ – Latin America faces two epidemics at once
As the coronavirus kills thousands and dominates government attention across Latin America, another deadly viral infection is quietly stalking the region.
Italy magistrates open probe after freed aid worker bombarded by hate mail
An Italian aid worker, freed at the weekend after being held hostage for 18 months by Islamist militants in Africa, has been deluged with hate mail because she converted to Islam, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
French primary pupils trickle back to class after eight-week lockdown
Across France, primary school pupils on Tuesday sat at least a metre apart in small classes and listened to teachers in masks on their first day back after two months of home-schooling during the coronavirus lockdown.
Malaysia seizes hundreds of migrants in latest lockdown raid
Malaysia has detained 1,368 undocumented migrants in an area under lockdown in the latest such raid despite fears the crackdown could push vulnerable people into hiding and increase the risk of coronavirus infection in overcrowded detention centres.
Lebanon to go into four-day closure to prevent virus spread
Lebanon’s government agreed on a “full closure” of the country for four days, the presidency said as the cabinet met on Tuesday to try to ward off a second wave of coronavirus infections.
