Cameroon, Togo confirm first cases of coronavirus
Cameroon and Togo confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa hit by the epidemic to five.
Guyana police surround elections council amid dispute over vote results
Guyanese police on Friday surrounded the nation’s elections commission amid accusations that the results of this week’s presidential election were altered to favor incumbent president David Granger, according to a Reuters witness.
Trump plans to meet with Brazil’s Bolsonaro on this weekend in Florida
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida this weekend.
EU fails to persuade France, Germany to lift coronavirus health gear controls
EU officials sought in vain on Friday to persuade France, Germany and other European countries to lift controls on the export of protective medical gear, which officials said could hurt the bloc’s collective effort to fight the coronavirus.
EU eyes moves on state subsidy rules to support virus-hit economy
European Union officials are considering temporary suspensions of rules on state subsidies and EU loans to economic sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Friday.
Coronavirus infections rise above 100,000 worldwide as outbreak wreaks financial havoc
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus across the world surpassed 100,000 on Friday as the economic damage intensified, with business districts beginning to empty and stock markets tumbling.
Slovakia bans Italy flights after first coronavirus case appears
Slovakia will ban flights to and from Italy, the European country worst hit by the coronavirus outbreak, starting Monday, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said on Friday after announcing Slovakia’s first case of the new virus.
For special-needs kids, New Jersey rabbi offers chance of a ‘LifeTown’
Looking out of his office window, Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum finds it hard to get work done as he watches kids enjoying the miniature town he built for them.
Polish police limit some drink-driving tests due to coronavirus
Polish police striving to improve one of Europe’s worst road fatality rates are having to cut back on testing drivers’ breath for alcohol for fear this could speed the transmission of coronavirus.
With cries of ‘it’s fake’, Wuhan citizens voice discontent
“It’s fake! It’s fake!” residents high up in an apartment complex in the central Chinese city of Wuhan shouted down as a senior government official led an inspection tour below of how people were coping during the coronavirus lockdown.
