Patriotic Poles led astray by mis-labelled Ukrainian cucumbers
Seeking to appeal to patriotic Poles, local supermarket Biedronka has been mis-labelling goods including Belgian carrots and Ukrainian cucumbers as home grown, Poland’s anti-monopoly office said on Monday, as it launched an investigation.
Hospital in English tourist town stops taking patients due to COVID spike
A hospital in southwest England has temporarily stopped admitting new patients, including to its emergency department, because of a high number of coronavirus cases, it said on Monday.
Mother of Dutch PM has died at age 96 : government statement
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday his mother had died at the age of 96 on May 13.
Myanmar updates top U.N. court on measures to protect Rohingya minority
Myanmar has filed a first report with the U.N.’s highest court on its adherence to measures imposed in January to protect the Muslim minority Rohingya, the court said on Monday.
EU eyes first face-to-face summit in months to haggle over budget
EU leaders may meet for a face-to-face summit in the coming weeks to bargain over the next joint budget and a linked coronavirus recovery fund, suspending lockdown rules imposed to contain the pandemic, diplomats and officials said.
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on Monday after the number of infections fell across the country, but warned that it could be reimposed if the virus started spreading again.
Singapore’s APL England loses cargo in heavy Australian seas
A Singapore-flagged cargo ship lost at least 40 containers in deep waters off the coast of Sydney when they fell overboard in heavy seas, maritime officials said on Monday.
Japan PM Abe: to lift state of emergency for all of Japan today
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan, and that the country managed to get the spread of the virus under control in under two months.
Rare snow leopards spotted near Kazakh city amid lockdown
Several snow leopards, including a mother and her cub, have been spotted near the Kazakh city of Almaty wandering through a usually popular hiking destination that is now mostly off limits due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Malaysia reports 172 new coronavirus cases, most of them foreigners
Malaysia reported 172 new coronavirus cases on Monday, most of them foreigners held at immigration depots, and taking the total number of infections in the country to 7,417.
