WHO changes to U.N. Syria memo risk stoking Trump-fueled criticism
Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic, according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen …
Two dozen people deported to Colombia on U.S. flight found to have coronavirus: sources
About two dozen migrants deported from the United States on a flight to Colombia last month have since tested positive for the coronavirus, two people familiar with the matter said, adding to worries U.S. deportations could be spreading the disease.
Eastern Libyan forces pause operations after military setbacks
(This April 29 story corrects paragraph 8 to show Human Rights Watch accused UAE not LNA over factory strike, adds line to say neither commented on report)
Canadian helicopter engaged in NATO exercises missing off Greek coast
A Canadian helicopter engaged in North Atlantic Treaty Organization exercises off the coast of Greece disappeared and search-and-rescue efforts were under way, the Canadian Armed Forces said on Wednesday.
Amazon city resorts to mass graves as Brazil COVID-19 deaths soar
Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak have piled up so fast in the Amazon rainforest’s biggest city that the main cemetery is burying five coffins at a time in collective graves.
U.S. Navy to carry out deeper review of coronavirus-hit ship
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said that it would carry out a broader review into the spread of the coronavirus aboard an aircraft carrier, a move likely to delay a decision on the future of the ship’s fired captain.
Slovenia to ease coronavirus restrictions, gradually reopen schools
Slovenia will from Thursday lift a restriction imposed at the end of March that prohibited citizens from travelling outside their local municipalities, Prime Minister Janez Jansa said on Wednesday.
Small protests break out in Lebanese cities in third night of unrest
Small protests fueled by worsening economic conditions in Lebanon broke out across several cities late on Wednesday, marking a third night of unrest.
After aggressive mass testing, Vietnam says it contains coronavirus outbreak
Businessman Phan Quoc Viet was making his usual prayers at a pagoda in Tay Ninh, a province in southern Vietnam, when the government official’s call came.
Jordan lifts driving ban as it eyes normality after tight lockdown
Jordanians took to the streets after a ban was lifted on driving and many businesses reopened in a rapid return to normality after the authorities relaxed a tough forty-day curfew to stem the spread of coronavirus.
