Ukraine parliament fails to appoint new finance minister, approve revised budget
Ukraine’s parliament on Monday failed to gather enough votes to approve the appointment of a new finance minister or approve an emergency budget in response to the coronavirus epidemic.
Spanish coronavirus cases overtake China
Spain overtook China’s total number of coronavirus cases on Monday but business leaders and regional authorities criticized the government’s decision to further restrict the movement of people and keep non-essential workers at home until mid-April.
Rotterdam concert hall to admit coronavirus patients instead of Eurovision fans
The Ahoy concert hall in Rotterdam should have hosted the glitter and glamour of the Eurovision song contest in May, but instead is now being turned into an emergency hospital to help the Netherlands battle its coronavirus outbreak.
Fear on front lines as hospital staff face threats, stigma over coronavirus
Janitor Ritchie Estabillo was on his way to work when he was confronted by five men who poured bleach over his face, one of a growing number of hospital staff suffering abuse in the Philippines amid panic over coronavirus infections.
UK’s Prince Charles, 71, out of self-isolation and in good health
British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, who had tested positive for coronavirus, is out of self-isolation after seven days and is in good health, his spokesman said on Monday.
Russians seek refuge from coronavirus in dacha country homes
Russians have long relied on dachas – out-of-town cottages with plots of land – as a source of refuge and food during times of political and economic turmoil.
Portuguese immigration officers arrested on suspicion of killing Ukrainian
Portuguese police said on Monday they had detained three immigration officers on suspicion of killing a 40-year-old Ukrainian man who attempted to enter Portugal illegally through Lisbon’s airport earlier this month.
Netanyahu self-isolating after aide tests positive for coronavirus
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was self-isolating on Monday after a parliamentary aide tested positive for coronavirus, though an initial investigation determined the 70-year-old was unlikely to have been infected, officials said.
Indonesia confirms 130 new coronavirus infections, taking total to 1,285
(This March 29 story corrects death toll to 114 instead of 144 in second paragraph)
Britain names new MI5 chief: the spy who investigated 2018 Novichok attack
Britain on Monday named Ken McCallum, a career spy who led the response to the attempted murder of Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal, as the new head of its MI5 domestic intelligence agency.
