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Global coronavirus cases pass 3 million as lockdowns begin to ease
Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 3 million on Monday, as the United States neared 1 million cases, according to a Reuters tally. ...Europe cautiously eyes exit from virus lockdowns
Europe took uneven steps to phase out coronavirus restrictions Monday as debates rage over how quickly to ease lockdowns that are protecting ...Libya’s Haftar claims ‘mandate from the people’
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said Monday he had “a popular mandate” to govern the country, declaring a key 2015 political deal over ...New Zealand has won a battle against virus transmission: PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday claimed New Zealand had scored a significant victory against the spread of the coronavirus, as the ...British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work after coronavirus hospitalisation
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged his lockdown-weary nation to be patient Monday, arguing that easing social and economic restrictions too soon ...Over 200 Cuban health experts arrive in South Africa for virus fight
More than 200 Cuban doctors and health workers arrived in South Africa on Monday to help the fight against coronavirus, the presidency ...Stock markets rally on virus hopes, but oil tanks
Equity markets rallied Monday as countries eased coronavirus lockdown measures, but oil prices tumbled as a supply glut offset output cuts. “Stocks ...Merkel faces growing criticism over German virus strategy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been praised at home and abroad for her reaction to the coronavirus crisis, but as voices of ...Spain eyes more easing of coronavirus lockdown after children reclaim streets
Spanish authorities cautiously prepared further steps to loosen one of Europe’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns on Monday after children were allowed to leave ...Italy’s Conte vows to reopen schools in September
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte vowed Sunday to reopen schools by September and allow many businesses to resume in a week’s time ...