As the U.S. shut down, Trump’s legal fight to build wall ramped up
Even as the Trump administration was struggling to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, it was ramping up efforts to seize land along U.S. southern border to build a wall and fulfill a major campaign promise, a Reuters review of federal court records sh…
In a French nursing home, universal testing to beat the coronavirus
In a nursing home near Colmar in eastern France, the region hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak, laboratory staff clad in full protective gear conducted blood tests as health authorities battle to slow infections among the elderly.
Cotton Campaign says too early to lift Uzbek boycott
A coalition of human rights groups known as the Cotton Campaign said on Thursday it was too early to lift a boycott of Uzbek cotton despite Tashkent’s progress in eradicating forced labour and its request to take the global recession into account.
Kuwait to operate 75 flights for evacuating citizens abroad: state news agency
Kuwait announced on Thursday that its civil aviation directorate general will operate 75 flights in the next phase for evacuating citizens abroad who face the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the state news agency reported.
Poland’s borders to be closed until at least May 3: PM
Poland’s borders will remain closed until at least May 3, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday.
France coronavirus death toll up again but more positive signs
France registered 753 more deaths from coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 17,920, the fourth-highest tally in the world, but the number of people in hospital has declined for a second day running.
Ramadan prayers banned at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque due to virus
Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus epidemic, Muslim clerics at Islam’s third-holiest site said on Thursday.
Libyans rush to stock up for Ramadan before coronavirus curfew kicks in
Libyans rushed on Thursday to stock up on food for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan before a curfew starts in the capital Tripoli and other western areas aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus.
Factbox: Five conditions which must be met before UK eases lockdown
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab extended Britain’s lockdown on Thursday and set out five conditions that must be satisfied before the government will ease far-reaching restrictions designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Macron warns populists could win if EU fails to launch common fund: FT
Populists will win “in Italy, in Spain, perhaps in France and elsewhere” if European countries do not launch a rescue fund that can issue joint debt to cope with the fallout of the coronavirus epidemic, French President Emmanuel Macron told the Financi…
