British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe temporarily released from Iran jail
Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been temporarily released in Iran for two weeks, her husband said on Tuesday.
PM says Greece at war with ‘invisible enemy’ coronavirus
Greece’s prime minister announced on Tuesday a package of up to 2 billion euros ($2.20 billion) to support businesses following the coronavirus outbreak and said further restrictions lay ahead for the country.
Austria optimistic to flatten spread of coronavirus
Austria is optimistic to be able to reduce the increase in new coronavirus cases within the next days and it is well equipped with the necessary kits for testing, health minister Rudolf Anschober said at a news conference in Vienna.
Robbers grab 100,000 surgical masks at gunpoint as Ukraine enters shutdown
Ukrainian shops, restaurants and transport shut down on Tuesday as the country tightened restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus, while police arrested five people suspected of trying to rob 100,000 surgical masks at gunpoint in Kiev.
Turkey, Germany, France, UK discuss Syria, migration crisis in video call
Turkish, German, British and French leaders discussed the Syria crisis and migrant issue as well as joint action against coronavirus in a videoconference, Turkish presidency said on Tuesday.
Russia’s Orthodox Church tells staff to disinfect icons amid virus fears
Russia’s Orthodox Church urged worshippers on Tuesday to refrain from the practice of kissing the cross at the end of services and told staff to regularly disinfect religious icons sometimes kissed by churchgoers, as precautions against coronavirus.
Brother of 2017 UK Manchester suicide bomber found guilty of murder
The brother of the bomber who blew himself up at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in the English city of Manchester three years ago was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering the 22 victims.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro has second coronavirus test, results could be out Tuesday
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday underwent his second coronavirus test, after it has emerged in recent days that he has had contact with a growing number of people now known to have contracted the virus.
WHO urges Europe to take ‘boldest’ actions against COVID-19 epidemic
Every country in Europe should be taking the “boldest” actions possible to try to halt or slow the epidemic of COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s European director said on Tuesday.
Europe to shut borders amid specter of long coronavirus crisis
European Union leaders meeting via videoconference on Tuesday are likely to seal off the EU’s external borders and stress a “whatever it takes” approach to easing the economic fallout from the likely long coronavirus crisis.
