Britain confident of EU deal this year but EU says UK must budge: sources
Britain is confident it can get a deal on its future ties with the European Union if Brussels starts treating it as an independent negotiator, a source close to the British negotiating team said on Thursday.
Park right of the jet and enjoy the movie: lockdown cinema at empty airport
A cargo airplane took off from Vilnius airport on Thursday, while just a few hundred meters away people watched a movie from their cars at a makeshift drive-in cinema on the airport tarmac.
Canada’s coronavirus curve is flat, worrying trends emerging – top medical officer
Canada’s coronavirus curve is flat but some worrying trends are emerging, particularly outbreaks in vulnerable indigenous communities, the country’s top medical officer said on Thursday.
Canadian military helicopter crashes at sea; 1 body recovered, 5 missing
One body has been recovered and five people are missing after a Canadian military helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
Lebanon aims for IMF aid after approving crisis plan
Lebanon plans to seek International Monetary Fund aid after approving an economic rescue plan setting out vast losses in its financial system, as it aims to chart a course out of the most destabilising crisis since its 1975-90 civil war.
UK is past the peak, says PM Johnson, promising lockdown exit plan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday Britain was now past the peak of its coronavirus outbreak and promised to set out a plan next week on how the country might start gradually returning to normal life.
Highlights: British PM Johnson’s statement on coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday Britain was now past the peak of its coronavirus outbreak and promised to set out a lockdown exit strategy next week.
France to pay 50 euros per person for bike repairs to boost cycling post-lockdown
France will contribute 50 euros per person towards bicycle repairs after a nationwide coronavirus lockdown ends on May 11, taking an innovative step to encourage cycling and keep cars off city roads.
After surviving COVID-19, French neurosurgeon faces long road to recovery
Georg Dorfmuller had hardly been sick during a career that saw him rise to become a top paediatric neurosurgeon in Paris, but all that changed when he contracted COVID-19.
Portugal relaxes coronavirus lockdown with ‘sector-by-sector’ plan
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Thursday announced a sector-by-sector plan to gradually lift lockdown measures imposed six weeks ago to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
