Mexico president visits ‘El Chapo’s’ home turf, shakes hands with his mother
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday shook hands with the mother of the country’s most infamous drug trafficker, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, during a visit to their hometown, long a stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel.
Ukraine parliament to vote on new ministers in special session
Ukraine’s parliament will hold a special session on Monday to vote on plans to replace the country’s finance and health ministers, who have both been in office for less than a month.
Taiwan announces two more coronavirus deaths, total now five
Taiwan’s government on Monday announced two more coronavirus patients had died, bringing the total to five.
Australian brewers swap cleansing ale for sanitizer in coronavirus fight
As demand for a cleansing ale collapses with the closure of clubs and hotels to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Australia’s craft brewers are refocusing on the urgent public need for clean hands.
Ardern’s online messages keep spirits up in New Zealand’s coronavirus lockdown
Hours after New Zealand imposed a nationwide lockdown to beat a coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took to Facebook, livestreaming in a sweater from bed, to “check in” on citizens and tell them of the day’s events.
Australia to promise wage subsidies in bid to shelter economy from coronavirus: sources
The Australian government will on Monday promise to subsidize employee wages for up to six months, two sources familiar with the plan said, as it seeks to shelter the country’s economy from the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic.
Australia unveils ‘job keeper’ payments to keep economy running
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday committed a
South Korea to pay cash to families, bring in extra budget relief
South Korea will make an emergency cash payment to most families and draw up a second supplementary budget next month in a bid to ease the drawn-out economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, President Moon Jae-in said on Monday.
Number of coronavirus cases in Germany rises to 57,298: RKI
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Germany has risen to 57,298 and 455 people have died of the disease here, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday.
Thailand reports 136 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 1,524
Thailand saw 136 new coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 1,524, said the spokesman of the government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
