Russian envoy to Denmark says U.S. provokes Arctic peace
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark has accused Washington of provoking confrontation in the Arctic in order to achieve dominance in a region where Moscow has invested heavily.
U.S. naval coalition creates insecurity in the Gulf: Iran military statement
The American naval coalition in the Gulf creates insecurity, the Iranian military said in a statement on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Germany should only carefully lift virus restrictions, minister says
Germany’s economy minister urged the country’s 16 federal states on Monday to go slowly in lifting coronavirus restrictions to avoid the outbreak spreading further, which could force them to reintroduce lockdown measures.
Some countries prise open lockdowns, but UK doesn’t budge
Countries from Italy to New Zealand have announced the easing of coronavirus lockdowns but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, back at work on Monday after being in intensive care with the disease, said it was too soon to relax the restrictions.
Spain eyes looser lockdown after kids return to the streets
Spanish authorities on Monday prepared to further loosen one of Europe’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns and played down concerns that letting children outdoors after six weeks had led to crowds forming in public spaces.
Germany’s far-right AfD suspends spokesman over ‘fascist’ remark
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has suspended a spokesman after he suggested in an email exchange that the term “fascist” was used too freely, an AfD lawmaker said on Monday.
Exxon workers in Equatorial Guinea test positive for coronavirus: source
Thirty workers at an offshore oil platform in Equatorial Guinea, operated by ExxonMobil have tested positive for the new coronavirus, two sources close to the ministry told Reuters, one of the largest reported clusters in the sector so far.
Brexit talks can still be done within agreed timescale, UK minister says
Talks to strike a deal on a post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union can still be concluded within the agreed timescale, British Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Monday.
U.N. raises alarm about police brutality in lockdowns
The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Monday about more than a dozen countries that have declared states of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic where police have arrested or detained hundreds of thousands of people and killed others.
Without tourist revenue, Prague’s Jewish community fears for future of welfare services
With ticket sales to Prague’s Jewish quarter halted during the coronavirus lockdown, the community is having to tap its reserves to pay for welfare services for Holocaust survivors that tourists usually help fund.
