Protesters stage day of action against Britain’s planned high-speed rail link
Protesters blocked construction sites along the route of a planned high-speed rail link on Monday, aiming to stop swathes of British woodlands being felled for a project that has also faced criticism over spiralling costs.
Masked and standing apart, the world creeps out of lockdown
Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries easing lockdown restrictions on Monday to resurrect economies, but officials cautioned against moving too swiftly as global deaths from the coronavirus neared a quarter of a million.
After retesting samples, French hospital discovers COVID-19 case from December
A French hospital which has retested old samples from pneumonia patients discovered that it treated a man who had COVID-19 as early as Dec. 27, nearly a month before the French government confirmed its first cases.
Hezbollah: Lebanese government rescue plan marks ‘big step’ forward
Hezbollah’s leader hailed the Lebanese government’s crisis plan as a “big, important step” on Monday and said any talks with the IMF must not blindly surrender the country to terms it can not bear.
Italy’s coronavirus death toll far higher than reported: stats office
Italy’s coronavirus death toll is much higher than reported, statistics bureau ISTAT said on Monday in an analysis pointing to thousands of fatalities that have never been officially attributed to COVID-19.
Spaniards enjoy flowers and haircuts as coronavirus lockdown eases
Hairdressers, ironmongers and florists opened for business with restrictions on Monday as Spain began a four-phase plan to reopen by end-June, while the 24-hour death tally from the coronavirus pandemic stayed under 200 for the second day in a row.
Norway pledges $1 billion to vaccines against COVID-19, other diseases
Norway will give $1 billion to support the distribution worldwide of any vaccine developed against COVID-19 as well as for vaccines against other diseases, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Monday.
Serbian faithful defy coronavirus to mark Tito’s death
Four decades after the death of Yugoslavia’s lifetime leader Josip Broz Tito, a few dozen visitors anxious to honour his memory donned face masks against the coronavirus to visit the compound in Belgrade that houses his grave.
Slovakia will accelerate reopening of economy hit by coronavirus
Slovakia will accelerate the reopening of its economy from its coronavirus shutdown as the rate of new infections has slowed, Prime Minister Igor Matovic said on Monday.
Bangladesh eases some restrictions, extends lockdown to May 16
Bangladesh authorities said on Monday they will gradually open up more factories, as well as farms and logistics operations, as they try to diminish the economic impact of a coronavirus lockdown which they extended to May 16.
