Europe

Update: Europe plans slow reopening, New York passes peak in virus battle

PARIS/NEW YORK, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hard-hit European nations began preparing for a slow reopening and the US epicenter New…

Covid-19: Spanish PM promises to ease confinement of children

MADRID, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish children have been kept at home since March 14, under strict measures to curb…

Covid-19: UK PM ‘on top of things’ but under fire over early virus response

LONDON, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “on top of things” following his battle with coronavirus,…

Covid-19: Rescued migrants to quarantine on ferry off Italy

ROME, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 180 migrants rescued at sea will be held in isolation on an Italian ferry…

Covid-19 toll at 1100 GMT Sunday

PARIS, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 160,685 on Sunday, according…

Turkey, U.S. Presidents Agree To Protect Economy, Public Health From COVID-19 Threat

ISTANBUL, Apr 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and U.S. President, Donald Trump, agreed to protect the economy…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 40,000

MOSCOW, Apr 20 (NNN-TASS) – Russia registered a new daily record of 6,060 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours,…

UK COVID-19 Hospital Deaths Surpass 15,000 After Another 888 Patients Die

LONDON, Apr 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Another 888 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in hospitals in Britain as…

Spain Death Toll Breaches 20,000 As COVID-19 Rampage Continues In Europe

BRUSSELS, Apr 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The COVID-19 pandemic continued to hit Europe, as more deaths were registered on Saturday in…

COVID-19 Deaths In Italy Pass 23,000 As It Prepares For “Phase Two”

ROME, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – A further 482 people died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in Italy, raising…