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Germany tries to trace people who attended church service at which COVID-19 spread
Churches in the state of Hesse, where Frankfurt is located, have been able to hold services since May 1 following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions
Spain’s coronavirus death toll climbs by 70 on Sunday
The number of diagnosed cases rose to 235,772 from 235,290.
Most publicly listed companies keep U.S. small-business aid loans
Sixty-eight companies returned $435.8mln in loans, out of a total of 424 public companies that were granted loans totaling $1.35bln
Venice Film Festival will go ahead in September - Veneto governor
In January it announced that Cate Blanchett would preside over its 77th edition.
China takeover of Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions -White House
There will be sanctions that will be imposed on Hong Kong and China," O'Brien said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
China drops mention of GDP goal as parliament opens, virus slams economy
China pledges more spending to steady virus-hit economy
Madrid residents eager ahead of this week's reopening
Madrid and Barcelona will follow other areas of the country where the lockdown has already been eased further.
France wants its citizens to holiday at home this summer
Earlier this month, President Emmanuel Macron said it was unlikely that French people would be able to undertake major foreign trips this summer
China's Wuhan says conducted 1,146,156 COVID-19 tests on May 23
Wuhan began a campaign on May 14 to look for asymptomatic carriers
Thousands protest Chinese security law as unrest returns to Hong Kong
Police guard Beijing’s representative office
Insights
The PIF - from a local conservative investor to a global power hunter
Amid the global financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic the PIF has appeared as one of the world’s largest bargain hunters
The pandemic exposes flaws and limits of the global power system
The global health crisis has exposed the Achilles heel of the international power structure to a greater extent than ever before.
Hong Kong wreck looms if U.S. hawks join Beijing’s
Many Hong Kong protesters would like freedom to choose their leader