EU urges nations to unblock borders, let freight cross in 15 minutes
The European Union urged its 27 members on Monday to unblock their borders and allow freight vehicles to cross from one country to another within 15 minutes to ensure the flow of basic supplies and medical equipment.
Mozambique army, Islamist insurgents battle in town close to gas projects – police
Mozambican troops battled Islamist insurgents in a town in a northern town on Monday close to billion-dollar gas projects being developed by Exxon Mobil and Total, police said.
Do you feel like singing? Police serenade locked down Mallorcans
On the Spanish island of Mallorca, police have turned to singing to cheer up residents confined to their homes by a government-imposed coronavirus lockdown.
Merkel’s initial coronavirus test came back negative: spokesman
Angela Merkel’s initial test for coronavirus came back negative, a government spokesman said on Monday, adding that the German chancellor would undergo further tests.
Bolivia sex workers protest coronavirus curfew
A nighttime curfew imposed by the Bolivian president to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the Andean country faces opposition from sex workers, who say their already precarious livelihoods are at stake.
Pakistan army says to help impose nationwide restrictions to curb coronavirus
The Pakistani army said on Monday it would help to impose nationwide restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus following a request from the government.
Former DR Congo health minister convicted of embezzling Ebola funds
A former health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo and his financial advisor were sentenced on Monday to five years of forced labor for embezzling more than $400,000 from the country’s Ebola response funds, a court order showed.
Free pizzas, free housing: Hungarians respond to crisis with acts of kindness
Milan Varga saved for three years to be able to open his small pizzeria in Budapest last Monday. On Tuesday his customers all but disappeared as streets emptied due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Former Scottish First Minister Salmond cleared of sex charges
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, a figurehead of Scotland’s independence movement, was cleared on Monday of committing multiple sex offences against nine women after a case that led to divisions in the nationalist movement.
Private dancer: Ballet star practices at home during coronavirus shutdown
Prima ballerina Liudmila Konovalova stretches out on the parquet floor in her small apartment, her main practice space now that the coronavirus has shut down the Vienna State Opera.
