‘Europe needs a break’: EU plots to restart travel and tourism despite COVID
EU states should guarantee vouchers for travel cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic and start lifting internal border restrictions in a bid to salvage some of the summer tourism season, the bloc’s executive will say next week.
Seven killed in protests over food distribution in Afghanistan, local MP says
Seven people were killed when protesters angry over what they see as unfair food aid distribution during the coronavirus pandemic clashed with police in Afghanistan’s western Ghor province on Saturday, according to a local member of parliament.
Jet tanks targeted at Tripoli airport: oil company
Jet fuel tanks at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport were targeted in an attack on Saturday that caused a large fire, Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) said.
Shunning virus lockdown, defiant Belarus stages Victory Day parade
Thousands of soldiers marched in Belarus on Saturday to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War Two, as President Alexander Lukashenko rejected calls for lockdown measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Kenya and Uganda hit by power blackout
Kenya and Uganda were hit by a power blackout on Saturday, and Kenya Power said the outage on Kenya’s grid was caused by a fault on a high voltage line.
Britain to quarantine incoming travellers for 14-days: Times report
Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday.
Slovakia records no new coronavirus cases for first time since March 10
Slovakia on Friday recorded no new cases of coronavirus for the first time since March 10, government figures showed.
Spain’s coronavirus daily death tolls falls to 179 on Saturday
Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 179 on Saturday, down from 229 on the previous day, the health ministry reported.
Malaysia reports 54 new coronavirus cases and one new death
Malaysia health authorities on Saturday reported 54 new coronavirus cases for a total of 6,589.
Nearly 90 coronavirus cases reported at Polyus unit in Siberia
Nearly 90 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded among employees of Polyus Krasnoyarsk, a unit of Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus, the regional branch of Russia’s consumer health watchdog said on Saturday.
