Exclusive: Trump says China wants him to lose his re-election bid
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.
Canada’s total coronavirus death toll rises 6% in a day: official data
The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by 6% to 3,082 in a day, official data posted by the public health agency showed on Thursday.
Ecuador has stabilized number of new coronavirus cases: president
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno said on Thursday that the number of new coronavirus cases had stabilized and death counts were falling after the outbreak overwhelmed sanitary authorities in the largest city of Guayaquil and ravaged the economy.
Russia’s coronavirus cases surge past 100,000 after record daily rise
Russia’s nationwide tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surged past the 100,000 mark on Thursday after a record daily rise in new infections, days after President Vladimir Putin warned the peak of the outbreak was yet to come.
Germany postpones decision on new start for schools, Bundesliga: Focus Online
Germany’s federal government and states on Thursday postponed a decision on fully reopening schools and kindergartens and resuming Bundesliga soccer matches, Focus Online news magazine reported, citing sources involved in the discussions.
U.S. envoy wants Turkey to press militants in Syria’s Idlib
U.S. Syria special envoy Jim Jeffrey said on Thursday he hoped Turkey would maintain pressure on militant groups including the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria’s opposition-held province of Idlib.
Latin America wrestles with reopening as coronavirus peak looms
By Gabriel Stargardter, Pedro Fonseca and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda
In Spain’s market gardens, migrants left jobless under coronavirus lockdown
In shanty towns outside the polythene-covered market gardens of Almeria in southern Spain, doctors’ charity “Medicos del Mundo” provides health checks and food to migrants left without work during the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus response boosts approval for Colombia’s Duque
President Ivan Duque’s response to the coronavirus has earned him a rare boost in approval ratings, a survey showed, as Colombia’s long nationwide quarantine stretches on.
Arab foreign ministers condemns Israeli plan to annex parts of occupied West Bank
Arab countries condemned Israel’s plan to de facto annex parts of the occupied West Bank as a “new war crime” against Palestinians, the Arab League said in a statement after a video conference of Arab foreign ministers on Thursday.
