Poland lifts quarantine rule for workers, students who often enter from neighbouring states
People working or studying close to the Polish border will be able to cross it regularly again as of May 4 without needing to undergo a two-week quarantine, Poland’s prime minister said on Thursday.
Arab foreign ministers condemn Israeli plan to annex parts of occupied West Bank
Arab countries on Thursday condemned Israel’s plan to de facto annex parts of the occupied West Bank as a “new war crime” against Palestinians, the Arab League said in a statement after a video conference of foreign ministers.
Canadian military helicopter crashes at sea near Greece; 1 body recovered, 5 missing
One body has been recovered and five people are missing after a Canadian military helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
Coronavirus was ‘not manmade or genetically modified’: U.S. spy agency
The top U.S. spy agency said for the first time on Thursday that the American intelligence community believes the COVID-19 virus that originated in China was not manmade or genetically modified.
Singapore reports 528 new coronavirus cases, death toll rises to 15
Singapore confirmed 528 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its Health Ministry said, taking the city-state’s total cases to 16,169.
Suspect charged in Denmark with preparing Islamist attack
Danish police said on Thursday they had arrested and charged a person suspected of preparing an Islamist terrorist attack.
Exclusive: Trump says China wants him to lose his re-election bid
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.
Canada’s total coronavirus death toll rises 6% in a day: official data
The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by 6% to 3,082 in a day, official data posted by the public health agency showed on Thursday.
Ecuador has stabilized number of new coronavirus cases: president
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno said on Thursday that the number of new coronavirus cases had stabilized and death counts were falling after the outbreak overwhelmed sanitary authorities in the largest city of Guayaquil and ravaged the economy.
Russia’s coronavirus cases surge past 100,000 after record daily rise
Russia’s nationwide tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surged past the 100,000 mark on Thursday after a record daily rise in new infections, days after President Vladimir Putin warned the peak of the outbreak was yet to come.
