Factbox: France’s blueprint for emerging from coronavirus lockdown
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presented on Tuesday plans to unwind, from May 11, a nationwide lockdown that has been in place since mid-March.
France to widen COVID-19 testing programme: PM
France will implement a new doctrine on COVID-19 testing from May 11 with the aim of testing everyone who has come into contact with people who are infected, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told parliament.
At least three inmates dead after Peruvian prison riot over coronavirus
At least three inmates died following a Peruvian prison riot over the demand for better sanitary measures and coronavirus medical care, the country’s prison authority said late on Monday.
UK on track for one of Europe’s worst virus death tolls
Britain is on track to record one of the worst coronavirus death tolls in Europe, after data published on Tuesday showed nationwide fatalities topped 24,000 nine days ago.
In Italy, four generations survive a coronavirus lockdown
Even in Italy, where extended family relations run deep, Marzio Toniolo’s tale of a coronavirus lockdown is unusual – four generations cooped up in one house.
Suspect behind attack on police near Paris pledged allegiance to Islamic State
The individual suspected of carrying out an attack on police forces in a Paris suburb earlier this week had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the French anti-terror prosecutor’s department said on Tuesday.
Russia disapproves of Haftar’s power grab in Libya: Ifax cites foreign minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow did not approve of Libya’s eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar’s move to seize control of the country, the Interfax news agency reported.
French parliament will not discuss COVID-19 contact-tracing app at Tuesday’s debate
The French parliament will not discuss government plans for a coronavirus contact-tracing app during Tuesday’s debate about the end of the lockdown period, presidential party LREM spokeswoman Aurore Berge said on BFM television.
Coronavirus cases in India climb towards 30,000; Pakistan mosques a growing worry
India was nearing 30,000 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, second only to China in Asia, a steady rise that would make it difficult to lift a nearly six-week lockdown that ends this weekend, health officials and some government leaders said.
EU sees new Brexit talks ‘at an impasse’: sources
Negotiations between the European Union (EU) and ex-member Britain over new trade arrangements from next year are at an impasse due to disagreements and the coronavirus crisis, according to diplomats and officials in the bloc’s hub Brussels.
