Politics
France, Spain ease virus lockdowns but UK wary
Millions of people in France and Spain were set to embrace a relaxation of stay-at-home rules on Monday, but Britain extended its ...Britain won’t quarantine travellers from France at this stage
Britain won’t impose quarantine to travellers coming from France at this stage, France and Britain said on Sunday, with the two countries ...Spain’s daily coronavirus death tolls falls to 123 on Monday
Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll fell on Monday to 123, the health ministry said, its lowest level in seven weeks. The overall ...19 dead as Iran warship hit by ‘friendly fire’ in tense Gulf
An Iranian warship was hit by a friendly fire missile during naval exercises, killing 19 sailors, state media and the army said ...Europe braces for reopening despite fears of virus second wave
Millions of people in France and Spain counted down to the relaxation of strict coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, hopes of release from ...Despite White House virus cases, top aides defend reopening
Two top US economic advisers on Sunday defended the need for an expeditious reopening of the economy even as the coronavirus reached ...Boris Johnson’s address to British people on easing lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a televised address to the nation on Sunday to explain what would change and what would ...Europe prepares to reopen despite fears of virus second wave
Millions of Europeans were preparing for a return to partial normality on Sunday, a day before officials relax some of world’s harshest ...Hard-hit Djibouti delays plan to ease virus lockdown measures
Djibouti, the tiny Horn of Africa nation with the highest number of coronavirus cases on the continent per capita, on Sunday reversed ...Virus delay, early ice melt challenge Arctic science mission
They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn’t part of ...