Bangkok reopens with stylists in scrubs, plastic screens between diners
Businesses reopening in Bangkok on Monday after weeks of near lockdown were taking intense precautions to prevent new outbreaks of the coronavirus.
Spain to contribute 125 million euros to coronavirus response fund
Spain will pledge 125 million euros ($136.58 million) to developing a global response to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday.
Assange’s U.S. extradition case to resume in September, London court rules
Hearings in the U.S. extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume in September after being postponed from later this month because of the coronavirus outbreak, a London court said on Monday.
Police clash with crowds as India eases coronavirus curbs
Indian police fired tear gas at a crowd of protesting migrant workers in Gujarat and launched baton charges against hundreds of people queuing at liquor stores in New Delhi, even as the first steps were being taken to relax a coronavirus lockdown.
Russia tracks U.S. and British naval ships in Barents Sea: Ifax
Russia’s Northern Fleet is tracking a group of U.S. and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning, the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.
Macron: France to pledge 500 million euros for global coronavirus vaccine hunt
President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France would contribute 500 million euros ($550 million) to a global fund-raising push to finance research into a vaccine and treatments against the novel coronavirus.
U.N. calls for COVID vaccine, treatment available for all
United Nations leaders called on Monday for a global effort to develop and distribute to all at affordable prices vaccines, treatments and testing kits against COVID-19.
Masked Belgians start cautious exit from lockdown
Belgium began a cautious easing of its coronavirus lockdown on Monday, allowing some businesses to reopen while obliging passengers on public transport to wear a mask under a new rule to reduce the risk of any new outbreak.
EU to provide 1 billion euros for global vaccine search: Von der Leyen
The European Union pledged on Monday 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) for the global search for vaccines and treatment for the novel coronavirus, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a pledging conference.
England’s COVID-19 hospital death toll has smallest rise since March
England’s COVID-19 hospital death toll rose 204, the lowest daily increase since late March, to 21,384, the health service said.
