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Italy to start easing coronavirus lockdown from May 4 - PM Conte 21 Apr 2020 - 10:02 am

Rome - Italy will announce before the end of this week its plans for the gradual reopening from a lockdown imposed to fight...

Billionaire Branson says Virgin’s Airlines need state aid to survive 20 Apr 2020 - 04:58 pm

British billionaire Richard Branson said his airlines in the U.K. and Australia won’t survive the coronavirus crisis without state support, and that his...

Polish opposition, junior ruling party seek election delay 20 Apr 2020 - 04:10 pm

Warsaw: Politicians from Poland's ruling alliance and the opposition began talks on Monday on delaying next month's presidential election due to the coronavirus...

Spain's daily virus death toll drops under 400 20 Apr 2020 - 02:28 pm

Madrid - Spain said 399 people died of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours in what was the lowest daily number of deaths...

Virus can't stop Germans getting their baguettes 20 Apr 2020 - 11:38 am

Volklingen, Germany: German gourmets refuse to let a virus keep them from their favourite French pastries, with one even resorting to a fishing...

Italian tennis youngsters happy to hit the roof during virus 20 Apr 2020 - 11:19 am

Rome: Tennis players, like athletes everywhere, are finding inventive ways to train with courts closed and contact banned, but two youngsters in Italy...

Prince Harry and Meghan up tabloid war by cutting ties with British papers 20 Apr 2020 - 10:31 am

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have told Britain's biggest tabloids that there would be "zero engagement" with them in future because of...

Novartis, U.S. drug regulator agree to malaria drug trial against COVID-19 20 Apr 2020 - 10:04 am

Zurich - Novartis has won the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct a randomized trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine...

UK virus death toll rises by 596 to 16,060: ministry 19 Apr 2020 - 04:38 pm

London: The number of people in Britain who have died in hospital from the coronavirus has risen by 596 to 16,060, according to...

Spain's coronavirus death toll slows, with lowest increase in about a month 19 Apr 2020 - 01:36 pm

Madrid - Spain's death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 410 on Sunday, down from 565 on Saturday, the Health Ministry...

UK not thinking of easing virus lockdown measures yet: minister 19 Apr 2020 - 01:11 pm

London - Britain is not considering lifting the lockdown enacted almost four weeks ago to control the coronavirus outbreak given "deeply worrying" increases...

Belgium's lonely elderly face solitude even if they escape virus 19 Apr 2020 - 11:46 am

Brussels: The global coronavirus epidemic is stalking the quiet halls of Europe's care homes for the elderly, a silent threat with sadness and...

'Captain Tom', 99, raises more than $31 million for UK carers 19 Apr 2020 - 10:46 am

LONDON: Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old British war veteran, has now raised more than 25 million pounds ($31.3 million) for the health service...

Europe virus toll tops 100,000 as online mega-concert raises spirits 19 Apr 2020 - 10:29 am

Washington - Coronavirus deaths surged past 100,000 in Europe as the world's top musicians joined forces for a virtual concert, hoping to spread...

Coronavirus handling shows Greece no longer "black sheep" of Europe - PM 18 Apr 2020 - 05:21 pm

ATHENS: Greece is no longer the black sheep of Europe, having shown discipline and resilience in its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, Prime...

Croatia extends lockdown until May 4, begins to consider easing 18 Apr 2020 - 04:30 pm

ZAGREB: Croatia is extending its coronavirus lockdown for another 15 days, Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said on Saturday, but added the government was...