South Korean officials caution against reports North Korean leader Kim ill
South Korean officials emphasise they have detected no unusual movements in North Korea and caution against reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be ill or is being isolated because of coronavirus concerns.
U.S. House committee launches probe of Trump WHO aid cutoff
The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee launched an investigation on Monday of President Donald Trump’s blocking of funds for the World Health Organization, giving the State Department a week to provide information about the decisio…
Algeria extends coronavirus restrictions to May 14
Algeria will extend movement restrictions for the second time by 15 days until May 14 to help limit the spread of the new coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said on Monday.
Ireland not yet ready to ease coronavirus restrictions: health chief
Ireland’s coronavirus taskforce will not be able to recommend easing stay-home restrictions on May 5 unless progress on the spread and impact of the disease is made this week, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said.
UK investigating possible link between severe symptoms for children and COVID-19
Britain is examining whether there is a link between an inflammatory disease which severely affects children and COVID-19, a health official said on Monday, adding that it was too soon to say whether there was a link between the two.
France coronavirus death toll goes beyond 23,000
The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 437 to 23,293 on Monday, the health ministry said in a statement.
Iran, China emphasize cooperation in coronavirus battle- Iran presidency
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to cooperate in the battle against the new coronavirus outbreak and to expand trade ties in a call on Monday, according to Iran’s official presidency website.
Very long way to go in UK coronavirus fight: health official
Britain has a very long way to go in its attempt to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and people should not just focus on passing through the first peak of cases of COVID-19, the government’s top medical adviser said on Monday.
U.S. acknowledges killing two civilians in 2019 Somalia air strike
The United States said on Monday it had killed two civilians and injured three in an air strike in Somalia early last year, in a rare acknowledgement of civilian casualties from U.S. Africa Command military operations in the Horn of Africa country.
French police officers involved in alleged racial slurs suspended
Two police officers in France have been suspended after being heard racially insulting a man after arresting him in a deprived Paris suburb in a video that went viral on social media, the police commissioner said on Twitter Monday.
