Under coronavirus lockdown, Rwandans remember genocide from home
Valerie Mukabayire lost her husband in Rwanda’s genocide. Now she and her family know they need to stay strong to honour his memory as they join the country’s fight against the coronavirus.
UK PM Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care, needed oxygen after COVID-19 symptoms worsened
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was stable in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support to help him battle COVID-19, while his foreign minister led the government’s response to the outbreak.
After Pell acquittal, pope compares ‘unjust sentences’ to persecution of Jesus
Just hours after Australia’s highest court threw out the sex abuse conviction of the Vatican’s former treasurer, Pope Francis offered his morning Mass for all those who suffer from unjust sentences, which he compared to the persecution of Jesus.
Ex-Vatican treasurer Cardinal Pell acquitted of sex offences, leaves prison
Australia’s highest court acquitted former Vatican treasurer George Pell on Tuesday of sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, freeing the 78-year-old cardinal after 404 days in jail.
Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an executive order outlining U.S. policy on commercial mining in space.
UK PM Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care, needed oxygen after COVID-19 symptoms worsened
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was stable in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support to help him battle COVID-19, while his foreign minister led the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak.
Japan declares state of emergency, nearly $1 trillion stimulus for coronavirus
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight coronavirus infections in major population centres and rolled out a nearly $1 trillion stimulus package to soften the economic blow.
UK finance minister Sunak, 39, next in line to lead country after Raab
British finance minister Rishi Sunak would take responsibility for leading the country if Dominic Raab, currently standing in for hospitalised Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were also incapacitated.
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
Most Middle Eastern countries are seeing worrying daily increases in cases of the new coronavirus but the region still has a chance to contain its spread, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
Dutch new coronavirus cases rise by 777 to 19,580
The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 777 to 19,580, health authorities said on Tuesday, as a slowing trend in the rate of increase continued.
