Germany hopes there will be coordinated EU decision on foreign travel: minister
The German government warned foreign travel would not be risk-free even if travel restrictions were lifted, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday, adding that Germany hopes to discuss a coordinated solution with its European Union partners.
EU opens new legal case against Poland over muzzling judges
The European Union’s executive on Wednesday started a new legal case against the nationalist Polish government over what it said was the muzzling of judges in the bloc’s largest ex-communist country.
It’s a boy: British PM Johnson and fiancée thrilled by birth of son
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a healthy baby boy at a London hospital on Wednesday, slightly earlier than had been expected.
Bombing near Afghan capital kills three amid unabated violence
A suicide bombing near Kabul, the Afghan capital, killed three people and wounded 15 on Wednesday, the interior ministry said, as violence in the war-torn nation threatens a fragile peace process.
TikTok, Gates pledge $20 million to help Africa tackle COVID-19
The social media platform TikTok and the philanthropic Gates Foundation donated $10 million each on Wednesday to the vaccine alliance GAVI to help fund efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
Poland to reopen hotels and shopping malls on May 4
Polish hotels and shopping malls will reopen on May 4 and pre-schools will have the option to open on May 6, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday, part of efforts to ease restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
Fly-past, flags on rooftops mark Israel’s independence day under lockdown
Military jets flew in formation over Tel Aviv’s deserted parks and streets on Wednesday, cheered on from rooftops by flag-waving residents in face masks as Israel marked its independence day under lockdown.
Russia’s coronavirus case tally nears the 100,000 milestone
Russia’s nationwide tally of confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 100,000 mark on Wednesday after 5,841 new cases of the virus were registered overnight along with a record daily rise in the death toll.
Poland’s PM calls on Senate to speed up work on election legislation
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has called on the upper house of the parliament, the Senate, to speed up work that would enable holding the presidential election on May 10 via a postal vote.
Uganda restricts truckers on busy trade route to curb coronavirus
Uganda has stepped up restrictions on trucks passing through its territory – limiting them to one driver and banning them from stopping over in hotels – in a bid to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
