Politics
Arab League urges Libya cease-fire amid fears of wider war
The Arab League on Tuesday pressed Libya’s warring parties and their foreign backers to halt fighting and restart peace talks, as regional ...Germany imposes lockdown on slaughterhouse outbreak region
The governor of Germany’s most populous state has announced lockdown measures in a county that has seen a large increase in COVID-19 ...Singapore heads for polls despite virus outbreak
Singapore’s parliament was dissolved Tuesday for an election even as the city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that has ...China dog meat festival goes ahead but virus takes a toll
Volunteers at a Beijing dog shelter hand out treats to dozens of rescued animals which had been bound for a controversial dog ...Virus cases top nine million as WHO says pandemic ‘accelerating’
Global coronavirus infections topped nine million on Monday as the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic was accelerating and Saudi Arabia ...French pupils return for ‘obligatory’ school after virus closure
French schools opened their doors to greet pupils on Monday for what the government says is two weeks of obligatory lessons before ...WHO urges dexamethasone boom for worst virus cases
The World Health Organization called on Monday for a rapid increase in production of dexamethasone, a cheap steroid which has been shown ...New Zealand extends cruise ship ban, tightens rules to contain virus at border
New Zealand on Monday extended a ban on cruise ships arriving in the country and tightened measures for visitors to exit quarantine, ...Paris throws off mask to party like the virus never was
Social distancing and face masks were largely forgotten as thousands of French people danced and partied well into Monday in the first ...Latin America cases pass two million as Trump rally defies virus
Coronavirus infections in Latin America surged past two million on Saturday, with worst-hit Brazil home to nearly half of the cases as ...