Lockdown: Bad news keeps spirits low in Italy’s red zone
After almost two weeks shut off from the outside world, the mood is as overcast as the weather and the strain is starting to be felt, says Marzio Toniolo, a primary school teacher in quarantine in northern Italy because of the coronavirus outbreak.
First coronavirus death in Britain confirmed
The first coronavirus death in Britain has been confirmed, medical authorities said on Thursday.
S&P Global Platts tells London employees to work from home due to coronavirus: spokesman
Commodity pricing agency S&P Global Platts told employees at its Canary Wharf office in London to work from home until further notice after a visitor was diagnosed with the coronavirus, the company said.
Ukrainian lawmakers pass vote of no-confidence in prosecutor general
Ukraine’s parliament passed a no-confidence vote in Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka on Thursday, the latest move in a reshuffle that saw the prime minister and most of his cabinet ousted this week.
Turkey, Russia agree secure corridor and joint patrols in Syria’s Idlib
Turkey and Russia agreed to establish a secure corridor along a key east-west highway in Syria’s Idlib and hold joint patrols on it as of March 15, the two sides said in a statement after talks in Moscow on Thursday to ease tensions in the region.
Russia’s Putin says agreed deal with Turkey’s Erdogan that lays ground for Syria ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had agreed a deal with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at talks in Moscow that he hoped would lead to a halt of military action in Syria’s Idlib province.
Putin, Erdogan agree on security corridor for Syria’s Idlib: Lavrov
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Thursday to set up a security corridor for Syria’s Idlib province, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Moscow.
Dubai’s ruler abducted daughters and threatened former wife, UK judge rules
Dubai’s ruler ordered the abduction of two daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled, in what is likely to be a major blow to his reputation as a Middle East reformer.
Eleven coronavirus cases reported at Madrid nursing home
Ten residents of a Madrid nursing home and a health worker have tested positive for coronavirus, the region’s social affairs authority said on Thursday.
Italian coronavirus deaths jump to 148, cases climb to 3,858
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 41 over the past 24 hours to 148, the Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday, with the contagion still showing no sign of slowing.
