Coronavirus infections continued to spread rapidly around the world – especially in emerging hot spots across Europe – officially crossing the 100,000 mark globally. Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) tamped down hopes that the outbreak may taper off with warmer weather in summer, saying […]
ROME (Reuters) – Italy is set to lock down its wealthiest and most populous region, which includes the financial capital Milan, as part of tough new measures expected to be approved on Saturday to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The new rules include telling […]
One of the casualties of the City of Winnipeg‘s preliminary budget is likely to be the hours of operation at city libraries. The city says reduced hours at libraries are among the adjustments needed to account for the $4.7 million in expenditure reductions. Right now, […]
We might warn our children to stay away from railway tracks but it seems some adults need a reminder too. This terrifying video shows a the moment that family in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, who seemed to think that railway tracks might be a good place to […]
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Foreign nationals living in the Czech Republic will have to enter a two-week coronavirus quarantine if they return to the country from Italy, the European nation hit hardest by the epidemic, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Saturday. The step, which applies […]
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Szilvia Morucz wishes she had found out sooner about a group of Hungarian bikers on a mission to help victims of domestic violence. Now a member of the “Easy Riders” group herself, Morucz told Reuters she had suffered daily verbal abuse, death […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of coronavirus patients in Germany jumped to 684 on Saturday morning, with concern growing at the economic impact of the spreading epidemic on one of the world’s most trade-dependent economies. The number of patients recorded by the Robert Koch Institute […]
As personnel bunker down and prepare to over-winter they keep a watchful eye as the rest of the world battles to stop coronavirus evolving into a lethal pandemic. The UK’s Rothera station leader Michael Brian spoke to Express.co.uk via satellite phone from the isolated Antarctic […]
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has detained three senior Saudi princes including Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the younger brother of King Salman, and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the king’s nephew, for allegedly planning a coup, sources with knowledge of the matter said. Crown Prince Mohammed […]
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday there had been no violations of the ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, as part of an agreement with Russia, while Russia said there have been a few shootings in the region. “We will continue to […]
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