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Britain starts mandatory self-quarantine for arrivals
World
June 8, 2020
Britain starts mandatory self-quarantine for arrivals
Most people arriving in Britain from Monday will have to self-isolate for two weeks under a new coronavirus restriction that…
Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
World
June 7, 2020
Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Sunday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America, as oil-producing countries…
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
World
June 6, 2020
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the WHO over “ideological bias,” as his counterpart Donald Trump…
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
Environment
June 6, 2020
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
An unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic rivers was caused by melting permafrost, Russian officials said…
Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
World
June 5, 2020
Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
BRUSSELS (AP) — Think about Hannibal Lecter, the psychopathic cannibal in the “Silence of The Lambs.” Or Jason Voorhees, the…
Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
World
June 3, 2020
Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
Italy reopened to travellers from Europe on Wednesday, three months after the country went into coronavirus lockdown, with all hopes…
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
World
June 3, 2020
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Paris on Tuesday after around 20,000 people defied a ban to rally…
Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders
World
June 3, 2020
Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders
Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as the disease continued to rip through Latin America, while Italy —…
Mixed fortunes for London shops hit by pandemic
World
June 2, 2020
Mixed fortunes for London shops hit by pandemic
Behind the colorful shopfronts in England’s Lane, a picture-postcard street near north London’s Primrose Hill, business owners are experiencing mixed…
WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems
World
June 2, 2020
WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems
Healthcare systems across Latin America risk being overwhelmed by the coronavirus, the World Health Organization has said, as the death…