Protests reignite in Chile amid coronavirus outbreak, 14 arrested
Police in Chile broke up a fresh round of anti-government protests in one of Santiago´s central squares late on Monday, arresting 14 and citing rules against congregations intended to ward off the spread of coronavirus.
No faithful, no cash: Lockdown proves critical for German mosques
Mosques in Germany that depend on donations from Friday prayers face bankruptcy as the coronavirus lockdown strips them of their only source of income, which peaks during the month of Ramadan that starts this week.
Factbox: Countries pondering an easing of coronavirus curbs
Countries around the world are wondering when and how to ease coronavirus lockdowns, though the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that should be done slowly and only when there is capacity to isolate cases and trace contacts.
Coronavirus hits third migrant facility as Greece plans to ease lockdown
Dozens of migrants in a hostel south of Greece tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, hours after the government said it would open some public services on April 27 as part of a gradual easing of the nation’s coronavirus lockdown.
Virus turns off the beer taps as Munich cancels Oktoberfest
Munich’s Oktoberfest, the world’s largest popular festival, where revellers from all over the globe swig beer by the litre and sing along to oompah bands, fell victim on Tuesday to the coronavirus pandemic.
Russia jails protester for two months after anti-lockdown rally in south
A singer who led a one of Russia’s first public protests against lockdown measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak has been fined and jailed for two months pending an investigation.
U.S. monitors reports of North Korean leader’s illness; South Korea, China doubtful
South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure, while the White House said it was closely monitoring t…
Spain says epidemic slowing, but San Fermin bull festival cancelled
Spain registered another 430 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cancelled its famous San Fermin bull-running festival, but officials maintained the pandemic was slowing in one of the world’s worst-hit nations.
Stranded foreign students in Dakar live in coronavirus limbo
After Senegal ordered universities to shut over the coronavirus outbreak, Ousmane Issaka, a student from Niger, found himself having to sleep on the pavement outside his shuttered dormitory in Dakar, with packed suitcases at his side but nowhere to go….
Indian presidential palace isolates 500 people in coronavirus alarm
About 500 people entered self-isolation at India’s presidential palace on Tuesday after a worker’s relative tested positive for the coronavirus in the latest alarm close to public figures as the pandemic spreads through densely populated South Asia.
