Politics
Spain’s daily COVID-19 death toll at 48
Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus fell below 50 on Thursday for the first time since a lockdown was imposed in ...Coronavirus infections top 5 million worldwide
Global infections from the novel coronavirus surpassed five million on Thursday as the pandemic played out unevenly across the planet, with China ...Italy has come out of worst part of virus emergency: PM
Italy has left the worst part of the COVID-19 emergency behind and as lockdown restrictions are slowly lifted the country must now ...As Europe slowly exits lockdown, Sweden hunkers down for long haul
Sweden has taken a soft approach to virus restrictions and although its rules are likely to be in place longer than in ...Schools reopen in South Korea as virus fears ease
Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students returned to school on Wednesday as educational establishments started reopening after a coronavirus delay of ...Burundians vote despite virus outbreak
Tense elections to replace Burundi’s long-ruling president got underway on Wednesday despite a coronavirus outbreak that the East African nation has largely ...Canada stores start reopening after COVID-19 lockdown
In Ottawa’s ByWard Market neighborhood, shopkeepers were busy readying for an influx of shoppers, dusting off wares and adjusting to new rules. ...Argentina’s second city resumes lockdown after virus cases spike
Argentina’s second city Cordoba has rolled back on the easing of lockdown measures following a sharp spike in coronavirus infections, authorities said ...Spain makes masks compulsory in public, even for children
Spain has made it compulsory for all citizens, including children over six, to wear masks in public spaces as one of Europe’s ...Russian PM recovers from virus as infection rates slow
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin returned to his duties on Tuesday after recovering from the coronavirus, as total infections approached 300,000 and ...