France defends handling of aircraft carrier coronavirus outbreak
France defended its handling of the spread of the coronavirus through its flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier fleet, after more than a 1,000 sailors tested positive for the disease.
UK was too slow on coronavirus and 40,000 could die, professor says
The British government was too slow to react on several fronts to the novel coronavirus outbreak that could cause the deaths of 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, a leading public health professor told lawmakers on Friday.
UK hospital death toll rises 847 as expert sees only slow decrease ahead
The United Kingdom’s hospital death toll from COVID-19 rose 847 to 14,576, as of 1600 GMT on April 16, the health ministry said.
Helsinki violinist delivers food by bike as city fights coronavirus
The second violinist of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra has been redeployed to help fight the coronavirus crisis – he’s using an electric bike to deliver food to the Finnish capital’s elderly residents.
Chile’s economy, battered by 2019 protests, confronts coronavirus
Chile´s export-driven economy, once the envy of Latin America, will see a painfully slow recovery after being battered by the one-two punch of mass protests in late 2019 and the slow-moving coronavirus crisis, market watchers said.
U.N. says mostly women and children among 32 killed as insurgents, Myanmar military clash
A surge in fighting between the Myanmar military and insurgents has killed at least 32 civilians, mostly women and children, in the restive Rakhine and Chin states, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday, adding the military had destroyed homes an…
Singapore reports 623 new COVID-19 cases taking total infections to 5,050
Singapore reported 623 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the city-state’s total infections to 5,050.
Exclusive: Moscow has more coronavirus cases than state testing shows, private lab data suggest
The novel coronavirus has penetrated more deeply into Moscow’s population than official data show, private testing results among people without symptoms suggest.
French friction over government’s COVID-tracing app project
France’s state-supported “StopCovid” contact-tracing app project is creating friction between government and parliament amid preparations to debate the issue before the app is ready.
North Korean leader absence from anniversary event fuels speculation over health
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s absence from an important anniversary event this week rekindled speculation over his potential health problems, analysts said on Friday.
