China open to probe of origins of coronavirus, says envoy: report
China is open to an independent investigation to determine the origins of the coronavirus now sweeping the world, its ambassador to Berlin told a German magazine on Friday, amid U.S. allegations that it came from a laboratory.
‘We will meet again’: Britain honours World War Two anniversary
Britons stood in silence and Queen Elizabeth was to address the nation on Friday’s 75th anniversary of “Victory in Europe” Day, though the coronavirus dampened commemorations for the end of World War Two on the continent.
China will strictly prevent rebound of coronavirus outbreak
China will resolutely prevent the rebound of the coronavirus outbreak as the country faces mounting pressure from imported cases, state television reported on Friday, quoting a top level meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping.
Eyeing lockdown exit, Singapore to test all nursing homes
Singapore plans to test all 16,000 elderly residents of its nursing homes for the coronavirus over the coming weeks, as it edges towards exiting a nationwide lockdown next month.
Indian court seeks government reply over challenge to mandatory coronavirus app
A court asked the Indian government on Friday to respond to a challenge against its order for compulsory use of a contact tracing app by public and private sector employees returning to work amid the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown.
Indian train kills 16 workers laid-off in coronavirus lockdown
An Indian train killed 16 migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the track on Friday while they were heading back to their home village after losing their jobs in a coronavirus lockdown, police said.
China needs more nuclear warheads: Global Times editor
China should expand its stock of nuclear warheads to 1,000 soon, Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin said on Friday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump repeats his call for China to join an arms control treaty.
As deaths mount in Brazil’s Amazon, official COVID-19 toll under scrutiny
The death toll from COVID-19 in the worst hit part of Brazil’s remote Amazon region may be three times the official count, according to data from public notaries reviewed by Reuters, as the spread of the disease overwhelms the public health system.
Wuhan market had role in virus outbreak, but more research needed: WHO
A wholesale market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan played a role in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus last year, as the source or possibly as an “amplifying setting”, the World Health Organization said on Friday, calling for more research.
Moscow and Washington to resume strategic stability talks soon: RIA cites deputy foreign minister
Russia and the United States will soon resume talks on strategic stability, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday, the RIA news agency reported.
