Belgrade, March 5 (AFP/APP):Serbia will shut down all but essential businesses over the weekend to combat a spike in new coronavirus cases, the government-appointed crisis team said Friday. Under the
Paris, March 4 (AFP/APP):France placed the northern Pas-de-Calais region under weekend lockdown over the spread of Covid-19, the third area to be singled out for tighter restrictions as the government
Rome, March 2 (AFP/APP):Italy's new government ordered more school closures Tuesday after data showed the majority of coronavirus cases to be of the more contagious British variant. All schools in
San Francisco, March 2 (AFP/APP):Instacart announced a new investment round Tuesday which values the fast-growing grocery delivery startup at $39 billion -- more than double the valuation of just five
Berlin, March 2 (AFP/APP):German unemployment was stable in February, official data showed Tuesday, despite the pain of prolonged shutdowns to slow the spread of Covid-19. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate
Ankara, March 1 (AFP/APP):Turkey on Monday reopened most restaurants for indoor dining and allowed more students to return to school as it rolled back tough coronavirus restrictions. The nation of
Paris, Feb 28 (AFP/APP):These are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: - New Oslo curbs fight UK variant - Norway's capital Oslo will impose a partial lockdown, notably closing
Johannesburg, Feb 28 (AFP/APP):South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the country will start relaxing coronavirus restrictions, moving from alert level three down to level one, after a "dramatic
Wellington, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):A community coronavirus outbreak in Auckland has forced New Zealand cricket bosses to hastily reschedule two Twenty20 matches against Australia as other affected sports assessed their options.
Brussels, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):A Belgian prison has been placed under quarantine and inmates have been confined to their cells after more than half of them tested positive for Covid-19, authorities