Chile chides Argentina´s Alberto Fernandez for meddling in its internal affairs
Chile´s foreign ministry said Sunday it was “astonished” by comments from Argentine President Alberto Fernandez who recently met with Chilean opposition leaders, lambasting its neighbor for “meddling in the internal affairs of Chile.”
El Salvador authorizes use of lethal force against gangs
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday authorized the use of “lethal force” by police and military against gang members to crack down on heightened violence amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Mexico coronavirus infections rise to 14,677 cases and 1,351 deaths
Mexico’s health ministry on Sunday reported 835 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 46 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 14,677 cases and 1,351 deaths.
Mexico all but empties official migrant shelters under coronavirus
Mexico has almost entirely cleared out government migrant shelters over the past five weeks to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, returning most of the occupants to their countries of origin, official data showed on Sunday.
Accepting, suffering or resisting: study groups Britons’ response to coronavirus lockdown
Britons can be broadly split into three groups by their response to the coronavirus lockdown: those accepting the situation, those suffering as a result of it and those resisting it, analysis published by King’s College London showed on Monday.
Vast majority of Mexicans back president’s handling of coronavirus: poll
A large majority of Mexicans support the work done by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to contain the coronavirus outbreak and agree with a decision to extend quarantine measures until the end of May, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.
Mexico all but empties migrant shelters under coronavirus
Mexico has almost entirely cleared out its migrant shelters over the past five weeks to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, returning most of the occupants to their countries of origin, official data showed on Sunday.
UK’s Johnson could ease lockdown before May 7 deadline: The Telegraph
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce plans for easing a month-old coronavirus lockdown as early as this week after he returned to Downing Street on Sunday night, the Telegraph reported.
Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says
Iran plans to reopen mosques in parts of the country that have been consistently free of the coronavirus outbreak as restrictions on Iranians gradually ease, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday.
Israel’s top court says government must legislate COVID-19 phone-tracking
Citing grave dangers to privacy, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Sunday that the government must bring its use of mobile phone tracking deployed in the battle against the new coronavirus under legislation.
