Prince Harry begged father-in-law to call him before wedding, document shows
Britain’s Prince Harry appealed to the father of his wife Meghan to call him in the days before he decided to pull out of the couple’s star-studded wedding two years ago, documents submitted to London’s High Court on Monday showed.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says hopes coronavirus quarantine measures end this week
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he hopes this would be the last week of stay-at-home measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, wishing for an end to a policy he has branded an ill-founded jobs killer.
UK’s main concern is to prevent second coronavirus wave: PM’s spokesman
Britain needs to be sure that any lifting or easing of social distancing measures does not lead to a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.
Unrest flares in Paris suburb amid lockdown
Police and youths clashed for a second night in a low-income Paris suburb on Sunday as strict lockdown rules to curb the spread of the coronavirus threaten a fragile social peace in deprived areas.
Spain coronavirus infection rate falling ‘a lot’ as cases top 200,000
The spread of the new coronavirus in Spain seems to be slowing despite more than 200,000 people now having been infected, officials said on Monday, as the Bank of Spain gave wide-ranging forecasts for an economic blow of “considerable severity”.
Twenty-three floors up, seven siblings endure lockdown in Congo
Ibrahim points down to the empty main boulevard in downtown Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, which has resembled a ghost town since April 6 when the government imposed a neigbourhood-wide lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Russia’s Putin says peak of coronavirus crisis is ahead
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia had managed to curb the coronavirus crisis but the peak of the outbreak still lay ahead.
EU sees ‘Green Deal’ delays but keeps climate target plan: draft document
The European Commission will delay some climate policies under its signature “Green Deal” proposal due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the timeline to unveil a new 2030 emissions target is unchanged, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.
Kazakh activist released after being held for spreading false information
A nationalist politician in Kazakhstan who has criticised the government was released on Monday after two days detention on accusations of spreading false information during the coronavirus emergency, his sister said.
Belgium says COVID-19 peak passed, starts looking at lockdown exit
Belgium’s immediate coronavirus crisis appears to have passed its peak as the number of people admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 fell to its lowest level in a month, health officials said on Monday.
