ANKARA (Reuters) – The political fallout from Turkey’s rushed coronavirus lockdown at the weekend has exposed tensions at the top of President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party after he rejected the resignation of his interior minister. FILE PHOTO: Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu speaks during a news conference for foreign media correspondents in Istanbul, Turkey, August
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FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea launched what were believed to be multiple short-range cruise missiles into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain let some businesses get back to work on Monday, but one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe remained in place despite a slowing in the country’s coronavirus death rate. Police handed out face masks to people passing through major transport hubs as they went to work, although only a few commuters
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks, driven by a rise in infected travellers arriving from overseas and underscoring challenges Beijing faces in preventing a second wave of COVID-19. A resident wearing a face mask is seen at a blocked residential area after the lockdown
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the new coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Sunday, after the kingdom reported more than 300 new infections on each of the last four days. General view of deserted streets, during the 24 hours lockdown to counter the coronavirus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Saturday a “huge influx” of coronavirus patients was beginning to put a strain on hospitals in Moscow as Russia’s death toll rose to more than 100. A man wearing a protective face mask walks along the street, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Moscow,
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a homeless person sleeping on the street during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 9, 2020. Picture taken April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will extend until April 27 the lockdown it imposed last
ABUJA (Reuters) – Some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks and testing should be urgently increased in the region, World Health Organization officials said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A keeper feeds an orphaned baby elephant with milk from a bottle during feeding time normally attended by many visitors
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported a slight increase in new coronavirus cases for the second straight day, as the number of infections involving incoming overseas travellers hit a two-week high. People wearing face masks exercise on a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
FILE PHOTO: MSC Magnifica cruise ship passes through the Saint Mark Basin in Venice, Italy June 9, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri/File Photo COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan chef stuck aboard a cruise ship headed to Europe managed to get ashore in Colombo this week after issuing a social media plea for help from his government.
The Pink Supermoon rises by the Shard skyscraper in London in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, in London, Britain, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (Reuters) – The largest, brightest supermoon of 2020 rose in the
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – Israel called on Tuesday for the immediate resumption of talks on the return of four Israelis held for years in the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers said they might be willing to move forward on the issue. FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian man playing the role of Israeli soldier Oron
(Reuters) – Australia’s highest court on Tuesday acquitted former Vatican treasurer George Pell of sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, allowing the 78-year-old cardinal to walk free from jail. FILE PHOTO: Cardinal George Pell attends a news conference at the Vatican, June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo The High Court ordered Pell’s convictions
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was undergoing tests in hospital on Monday as he is still suffering coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19, but the government insisted he remained in charge. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday will outline measure to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak with a focus on shielding the poor, but is likely to resist calls to borrow heavily for a giant stimulus package. FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador talks to
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy reported its lowest daily rise in COVID-19 deaths for nearly two weeks on Saturday and said the number of patients in intensive care had fallen for the first time. Municipal workers distribute masks and gloves at the Rialto market, as new restrictions for open-air markets were implemented by the Veneto region