Fuel-short Venezuelans turn to two wheels in boom for bike mechanics
With fuel for decades the cheapest in the world and gas-guzzling vehicles a sign of status, few Venezuelans could be bothered to jump on a bicycle.
‘Often mistrusted’: stats watchdog criticises UK COVID-19 test data
Britain’s statistics watchdog chided the government on Tuesday for publishing data on coronavirus tests that it said were often mistrusted and “far from complete and comprehensible”.
‘Stop the cockroach’: protests rattle Belarus President Lukashenko before election
In the Belarusian capital Minsk, a long queue formed outside a covered food market on Sunday as people waited for hours to give their signature to opposition candidates contesting a presidential election in August.
Germany announces $140 million in humanitarian aid to Yemen: minister
Germany announced on Tuesday 125 million euros ($139.8 million)in humanitarian assistance to Yemen, Niels Annen, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, told a pledging conference for the war-ravaged country.
Afghan testing lapse suggests growing and hidden coronavirus crisis
Fewer than one in 10 of coronavirus test samples collected daily in Afghanistan are being processed, officials said on Tuesday, and of those more than 30% are consistently testing positive, suggesting a high and hidden number of infections.
City of Tokyo issues stay-home alert after jump in new virus infections
The Tokyo government on Tuesday warned citizens to stay at home unless they had urgent business and to practise social distancing after recording 34 new coronavirus infections, the highest since early May.
Uganda to lose $1.6 billion in tourism earnings as a result of COVID-19
Uganda will lose $1.6 billion a year in earnings from tourism as visitors stay away due to the impact of the coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni said.
Outdoor seating only: Parisian cafes eke out space along sidewalks
The Cafe de Flore in Paris, once a favourite drinking hole of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, spread its tables along the pavement, in front of the neighbouring book store, and reopened on Tuesday for the first time in 11 weeks.
Black and Asian people in England more likely to die from COVID-19, says public health report
Black and Asian people in England are up to 50% more likely to die after being infected with COVID-19, an official study said on Tuesday, reinforcing previous reports which indicated ethnic minority groups were more at risk from the virus.
Kremlin says Trump’s possible G7 invitation raises more questions than answers
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers, but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washingto…
