Czech Republic Lifts More Restrictions, Opens Borders With Austria, Germany

PRAGUE, May 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Czech Republic, on Monday, lifted more restrictions, including those on hotels, swimming pools, castles and chateaus, and the indoor sections of restaurants, in a bid to further reopen the economy. Elementary school children are also allowed to return to school in small groups. Minister…

Putin, Iraqi PM Discuss Oil Market, Syria Over Phone

MOSCOW, May 26 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Monday held a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, to discuss stabilising global oil market and the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin and al-Kadhimi gave a positive assessment to the agreements on oil…

UK COVID-19 Deaths Rise To 36,914 As Another 121 Patients Die

LONDON, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Another 121 COVID-19 patients died in Britain as of Sunday afternoon, bringing the total virus-related death toll in the country to 36,914, the Department of Health and Social Care said, Monday. The figures included deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider…

Turkey Reports 987 New COVID-19 Cases, 157,814 In Total

ANKARA, May 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey reached 157,814 on Monday, with 987 new daily cases, Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said. The death toll surged to 4,369 after 29 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, the minister tweeted. Turkey conducted 21,492 tests…

Pentagon Contractor’s Report On COVID-19 Origins Is “Bogus”, U.S. Media Says

WASHINGTON, May 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – A U.S. military contractor’s report that the novel coronavirus was released from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is “filled with information that’s just plain wrong,” said The Daily Beast, in a recent report. “There’s a critical flaw in the report,” an article published by the…

Nine Killed, 27 Wounded In Chicago Memorial Day Weekend Shootings

CHICAGO, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nine people have been shot and killed in Chicago, over the Memorial Day weekend, the deadliest one since 2015, Chicago Tribune reported, Monday. The dead are among at least 36 people shot from Friday afternoon to Monday morning, according to the newspaper. With a day…

Trump Marks Memorial Day With Visits To National Cemetery, Monument

WASHINGTON, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Monday, visited a national military cemetery and a historic fort, to mark Memorial Day, as the country’s COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000. “Tens of thousands of service members and national guardsmen are on the front lines of our war against…

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 95,000 — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 95,000 on Friday, reaching 95,276 as of 12:32 p.m. (1632 GMT), according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE), at Johns Hopkins University. A total of 1,588,322 cases have been reported in…

Spain Sees Slight Increases In New COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

MADRID, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services, on Friday, confirmed slight increases in the number of new deaths and cases of COVID-19. Within the 24-hour period from midnight Wednesday to midnight Thursday, 56 people lost their lives to COVID-19, more than the…

Brazil Climbs To Second In COVID-19 Cases Worldwide

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Brazil registered a record number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with 20,803 cases reported, and exceeded 1,000 deaths in one day for the third time, the government said. According to the Ministry of Health, the total number of…