Rolling in toilet paper – Australian family over-orders coveted commodity
An Australian family is rolling in a much-coveted commodity after mistakenly ordering 48 boxes instead of 48 rolls of toilet paper online.
Across Asia, countries race to boost face mask supplies
At a face mask factory just outside the South Korean capital of Seoul, workers are churning out 300,000 masks a day – and it’s still not enough.
Factbox: The economic remedies for the coronavirus
Policymakers have taken a range of approaches to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, from emergency interest rate cuts and big spending packages to a wait-and-see-stance and pledges of action if required.
From island paradise to ‘war zone’: Lesbos weighs cost of migrant crisis
Once better known for its ouzo, cheese, idyllic beaches and being the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho, Lesbos has been transformed under the weight of a humanitarian crisis not of its own making.
Togo confirms first case of coronavirus
The West African country of Togo has registered its first case of coronavirus, its government said on Friday.
Do not go to the Turkey-Greece border, EU urges migrants
The European Union pleaded on Friday for migrants in Turkey not to go to the Greek border or try to breach it, saying the frontier was closed and that any encouragement to do by Turkish authorities was a game that had to stop.
EU, Turkey in stand-off over funds to tackle new migrant crisis
The European Union is scrambling for a new agreement with Turkey to prevent migrants from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond flooding into the EU. But there is little sign so far that Ankara is ready to accept the terms Brussels is offering.
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing a policeman and injuring several others in the country’s most serious attack in months.
Dutch coronavirus toll rises to 128 cases, one fatality – health authorities
The confirmed number of Dutch coronavirus cases rose to 128 on Friday, from 82 on Thursday, health authorities said, and the country reported its first death.
Tourism-driven Thailand softens ‘compulsory’ self-isolation language
Officials in tourism-reliant Thailand sought on Friday to ease worries about new self-quarantine measures for arrivals from six countries and territories with coronavirus, a day after announcing compulsory isolation.
