More than half a million Britons sign up to help doctors on front lines
Britain's Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Buckingham Palace made the announcement Wednesday. It comes amid growing calls among some Britons for the Royal Family to offer more vocal support in these challenging times for the nation. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
71-year-old future king is self-isolating in Scotland
Governments scramble to prevent businesses going bankrupt
Refugee camps are seen as ideal environments for transmission of COVID-19 virus
The United Nations estimates there are more than 30 million refugees worldwide, many living in conditions that lend themselves for the transmission of the coronavirus
The European Union has criticized President Trump’s decision to ban most European travellers from entering the United States for 30 days. From midnight Friday Washington time, all foreign nationals who have entered the EU’s border-free Schengen zone in the last 14 days will be barred from entry, in an effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, the move sent panic through financial markets as fears grow over the economic impact of the pandemic.
Trump announcement triggers confusion, chaos in European airports
Britain unveils $39 billion package to shore up health service and economy
No breakthrough in talks between Brussels and Ankara
As thousands of migrants continue to mass on the Turkey-Greece border, there were few signs of a breakthrough in emergency talks between Ankara and Brussels Monday. Turkey is hosting around four million migrants, many of them escaping the war in Syria. But critics say accuse Turkey of weaponizing the migrants to blackmail Europe. Henry Ridgwell reports.
'Flybe' went bankrupt Thursday, hit by low demand; industry faces losing hundreds of billions of dollars as people across the globe cut back on traveling
Analysts warn Britain risks being squeezed between trading giants
Britain hopes that opening parallel talks with US and Europe will give it leverage on both sides
Human rights groups criticize Europe’s response to surge in migrant arrivals
Confirmed case is an Italian national who works in Nigeria and returned to Lagos from Milan, Italy earlier this week
Experts say apparent delay in virus reaching Africa has given health officials precious time to prepare
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