New Zealand joins Australia’s coronavirus cabinet meeting to discuss travel hub
New Zealand’s prime minister joined Australia’s coronavirus cabinet meeting on Tuesday as the neighbouring countries discuss reopening their borders to trans-Tasman travel following their successes in containing the disease.
Brazil health minister downplays need for new hospital in virus-hit Manaus
Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich on Monday disputed the need to set up a new hospital to fight the coronavirus pandemic in hard-hit Manaus, even as the city’s hospitals are overwhelmed and officials have resorted to burying COVID-19 victims in ma…
Indonesia reports 395 new coronavirus infections, 19 deaths
Indonesia reported on Monday 395 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 11,587, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto.
U.S. should keep Congress informed about nuclear talks with Saudis: GAO
The U.S. Departments of State and Energy should commit to regular briefings to relevant committees in Congress on talks about nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia, a congressional watchdog said in a report on Monday.
Venezuela makes eight new arrests, alleges U.S. supported incursion
Venezuelan authorities said eight people involved in a “mercenary incursion” were detained on Monday along the country’s coast, adding the suspects were part of a U.S.-backed plot that the government said it foiled a day earlier.
Global coronavirus deaths exceed quarter of a million: Reuters tally
Global coronavirus deaths rose past a quarter of a million on Monday after infections topped 3.5 million, a Reuters tally of official government data showed, even as several countries began easing lockdowns designed to contain the pandemic.
Germany to reopen all shops, allow soccer matches: sources
Germany’s state premiers will agree on measures to further ease coronavirus restrictions in a teleconference with Chancellor Angela Merkel scheduled for Wednesday, two people familiar with the preparations told Reuters on Monday.
Labour opposition will support any lockdown extension, says UK’s Starmer
Britain’s opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Monday he would support any extension of social distancing measures, calling for a “national consensus” on the next phase of the country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Armed group in northeast Congo says to lay down weapons
An armed group in northeast Congo known for using fetishes to protect its fighters said on Monday it would lay down its arms and end attacks against civilians and the army, weeks after its leader was killed and other senior figures arrested.
Syrian army says Israeli jets hit military outposts in Aleppo province
Syrian air defences thwarted an Israeli missile attack on a research centre and a military base in the northern province of Aleppo state media said on Monday in the fifth such strikes in two weeks on suspected Iranian targets.
