The Australian government will meet on Friday to discuss how sport can restart as the number of new coronavirus cases dwindles and states begin to relax restrictions on social gatherings, two sources familiar with the details told Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Smlc5g
Nearly 90% of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran, congressional sources said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3f8uGuM
Grace, 26, doesn't look it but she's deemed extremely vulnerable - here's how she's dealing with having to shield. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d6hu7E
Dr Nigel Kennea describes his role supporting bereaved families at one London hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d2Jp8D
A large crowd of Venezuelan migrants held up traffic on a Bogota highway on Wednesday, demanding to be allowed to leave Colombia and return to Venezuela. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KM9oFu
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China's handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bPBRWH
China "resolutely opposes" any international inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic that presumes its guilt, said Yue Yucheng, a vice-foreign minister, in comments published on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xjqGXa
A coronavirus outbreak in Australia's remote southern island state of Tasmania likely originated from the Ruby Princess cruise ship, a government report published on Thursday concluded, as the national death toll rose to 91. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Wcfu7i
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday rejected a bill approved by Congress earlier this month that would have let people withdraw up to 25% of their holdings in private pension funds and vowed to send a full pension reform plan to lawmakers. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2W8hoFS
Half of the world's workers could lose their jobs because of Covid-19, we meet four who are struggling with lockdown. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SmvouB
As food stalls around him have closed during the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore, 28-year-old cook Jason Chua has vowed to stay open for the many that now depend on him. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3cW4667
Australia's calls for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 is "reasonable" and not targeted at any specific country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KIhFtV
The Syrian government said on Wednesday it extended a nationwide curfew to stem the spread of coronavirus but had eased a tight lockdown by allowing all businesses and public markets to go back to work. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KHb5Ur
The Queen will address the nation as part of a series of events to mark the end of World War Two in Europe. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SjVgaB
Nine of the 22 victims killed in Canada's Nova Scotia province earlier this month in a weekend shooting rampage died in house fires set by the gunman, Canadian police told reporters on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3f2dVBi
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington was 'concerned' over the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist group, declaring self-rule in Yemen's south, warning such actions threatened efforts to revive talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3cUnz7e
France's oldest doctor continues to support patients during the pandemic, despite being at high risk of getting coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eYNAEg
Why were 29 snakes left in pillowcases in a Sunderland dustbin the day before and the day after Valentine's Day? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Wa5Hyi
The facades of several banks were smashed with at least one set on fire as protests fuelled by Lebanon's economic crisis turned violent in the northern city of Tripoli overnight, a witness said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2YbDfiv