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German museums and shops open as lockdown eased
Germany is accelerating its return to normality from a crippling lockdown, with regional leaders pushing back against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s pleas for ...UK virus toll surges to become world’s second highest
Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus has topped 32,000, according to an updated count released on Tuesday by the Office for National ...Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll rises, but fewer new cases
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 236 on Tuesday, against 195 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, ...Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions pledged for vaccine push
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter of a million on Tuesday, with the US government predicting a ...India’s Delhi imposes 70% ‘corona tax’ on alcohol to deter large crowds
Officials in India’s capital imposed a special tax of 70% on retail liquor purchases from Tuesday, to deter large gatherings at stores ...EU spearheads $8 billion virus fundraiser
Celebrities, world leaders and philanthropists pledged some 7.4 billion euros ($8.1 billion) on Monday for research into coronavirus vaccines, treatments and testing ...‘Today is wonderful’: Relief in Lagos as lockdown ends
Africa’s biggest city, Lagos, got back to work on Monday at the end of a five-week coronavirus lockdown. In the metropolis of ...Spain’s Reina Sofia museum prepares to reopen in pandemic era
The halls are eerily quiet at Madrid’s Reina Sofia, Spain’s most visited museum, as a solitary art restorer looks after its star ...Spain’s La Liga eyes June restart date
La Liga announced on Monday it planned to restart the Spanish league campaign in June after more than two months without games ...Russian authorities brace for quick surge in virus cases
Russian officials on Monday reported a steady rise in the number of the new coronavirus infections that raises pressure on the nation’s ...