Russia buries latest priest to die from coronavirus
Father Andrei Molchanov, the latest Russian Orthodox priest to die from the novel coronavirus, was buried on Saturday by his heartbroken daughter who said she wished the Moscow church where he served had closed earlier.
One dead after fire breaks out at Moscow coronavirus hospital
One person was killed after a fire broke out on Saturday at a Moscow hospital treating patients infected with the new coronavirus, the authorities said.
Portugal to take up to 60 unaccompanied migrant children from Greek camps
Portugal is to take up to 60 unaccompanied children from Greek refugee camps, according to Socialist Party lawmaker Isabel Santos, as concern mounts over the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the vulnerable group.
Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK airlines body says
The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus outbreak, an association representing the airlines said on Saturday.
Venezuela says troops seize abandoned Colombian combat boats, weapons
Venezuela’s military said it seized three abandoned Colombian light combat vessels that soldiers found on Saturday while patrolling the Orinoco river, several days after the government accused its neighbor of aiding a failed invasion.
Italian aid worker kidnapped in Kenya has been freed: PM Conte
(This May 9 story corrects location where Romano was seized to southeastern Kenya, not northern Kenya in 7th paragraph)
UK commuters face cycling or walking to work once lockdown is eased
More commuters should consider cycling or walking when Britain’s coronavirus lockdown is eased to take the pressure off public transport capacity that is likely to drop by 90% under social distancing requirements, Transport Minister Grant Shapps said o…
France says total death toll from coronavirus rises by 80 to 26,310
The number of people who have died from coronavirus infections in France rose by 80 to 26,310 on Saturday, the health ministry said, a much smaller daily increase than the previous day when it was 243.
Trudeau warns premature reopening could send Canada ‘back into confinement’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Saturday that if provinces move too quickly to reopen their economies, a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic could send Canada “back into confinement this summer.”
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll and new cases fall
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 194 on Saturday, against 243 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases fell to 1,083 from 1,327 on Friday.
