Italy may set up new quarantine zone as coronavirus death toll jumps
Italy’s health authorities said on Tuesday they may set up a new quarantine red zone to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Europe’s worst-hit country, after the death toll and the number of cases jumped.
Italian wine fair Vinitaly postponed over coronavirus
Vinitaly, one of the largest international trade fairs for wine, has been postponed to mid-June as Italy battles to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Chile records first confirmed case of coronavirus: health ministry
Chile recorded the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the country, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
France reports fourth coronavirus death, Macron says crisis could last months
A fourth person has died from coronavirus infection in France and President Emmanuel Macron warned that the health crisis could last several months.
Relief operations in Syria’s Idlib overwhelmed: U.N. official
Relief operations to meet the needs of nearly 1 million people who fled recent fighting in northwest Syria’s Idlib have been overwhelmed, the U.N. aid chief said on Tuesday as the United States and Britain pledged to step up aid efforts.
Chinese cybersecurity company accuses CIA of 11-year-long hacking campaign
Chinese anti virus firm Qihoo 360 said CIA hackers have spent more than a decade breaking into the Chinese airline industry and other targets, a blunt allegation of American espionage from a Beijing-based firm.
U.S. cuts rates over coronavirus; G7 pledges action but no quick fix
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in an emergency move to shield the world’s largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, as Group of Seven finance officials pledged unspecified “appropriate” policy moves.
Ukraine premier asks court to block parliament from including his resignation on agenda
Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has asked an administrative court to block parliament from including his resignation on its agenda, the court said on Tuesday.
Argentine health minister confirms country’s first case of coronavirus
Argentina Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia on Tuesday confirmed the South American country’s first case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus.
Ukrainian prime minister has submitted resignation letter: lawmaker
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has submitted his letter of resignation, Galyna Yanchenko, a lawmaker from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s ruling party, told reporters on Tuesday.
