MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delayed the opening of parliament for several weeks on Saturday as the new coronavirus continued to spread through the country’s two most populous states. Morrison asked the Speaker of Parliament to cancel a two-week session that will begin on August 4, out …
Read More »Western China Town Urumqi Enters ‘War Mode’ After Reporting 16 Cases of Coronavirus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region in the far west of China, went into “war mode” and launched an emergency response plan after the city reported 16 new cases of coronavirus on Friday . FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks while walking in a shopping …
Read More »UK pauses daily update on number of coronavirus deaths from data problems
FILE PHOTO: Blood samples from patients infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are prepared for analysis in the Blood Processing Laboratory at the Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cambridge, Cambridge, Great Britain , May 21, 2020. Kirsty Wigglesworth / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain …
Read More »Millions of Catalans urged to stay home as coronavirus cases jump
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia on Friday urged some four million people, including Barcelona residents, to stay home, in a major tightening of their response to an increase in coronavirus cases. People sit inside a bar, after the regional authorities of Catalonia and the city council announced restrictions to contain the …
Read More »Dutch welcome new ideas on EU recovery fund, but are far
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Dutch welcomed new proposals for a massive EU stimulus fund on Saturday in a second day of negotiations between the bloc’s leaders, though a final deal on how to revive growth stifled by the pandemic of coronavirus remained away. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks with …
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