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A man uses the chance to stretch his legs by walking his dog in the central northern town of Burgos -- one of the few means of beating Spain's coronavirus lockdown
World
20.08.2024
Walking the dog: a get-out-of-jail card in lockdown Spain
Hungarian police and medics control passengers on a bus at the border -- huge tailbacks have ensued since Budapest shut its borders Monday, albeit the rules seemed to be being applied arbitrarily in at least some cases
World
20.08.2024
Hungary border chaos continues as travellers trapped in limbo
"I'm as well as I can be, strictly confined to my home," Barnier said. "Morale is good"
World
20.08.2024
EU's Barnier has coronavirus, threatening Brexit talks
Turkish Cypriot police stand guard outside a quarantined hotel near Famagusta on the island's east coast
World
20.08.2024
Turkish Cypriots postpone election over coronavirus
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Visitors to a state hospital in Lagos collect facemasks and gloves and have their hands sanitised
World 20.08.2024
Lagos closes schools as virus shadow lengthens over Africa
The Iranian government has been battling one of the deadliest outbreaks of the new coronavirus outside China, where it originated
World 20.08.2024
Iran says 149 new coronavirus deaths, toll reaches 1,284
The brutal attack aboard a Delhi bus sparked nationwide demonstrations and shone a spotlight on the alarming rates of sexual violence in India
World 20.08.2024
Delhi bus gang-rapists to hang on Friday: lawyer
Customers queued out of the front door of the warehouse distillery and into the car park of the industrial estate outside, obeying strict "social distancing" measures
World 20.08.2024
Spirited response: Irish gin distillery turns hand to sanitiser
The billionaire's Falcon 9 rocket will transport Nasa crew-members
World 20.08.2024
SpaceX plans first manned flight to space station in May
Authorities are urging young people to heed coronavirus warnings even if they don't fear getting sick
World 20.08.2024
Youth warned against 'fever dream' of coronavirus invicibility
Barriers to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Wuhan have divided communities
World 20.08.2024
Virus-hit Wuhan waits for barriers to come down
Hundreds of millions of people are packed into Asia's massive slums, where staying clean is nearly impossible and people have to leave their homes daily to survive
World 20.08.2024
Perfect storm of virus peril in Asia's sprawling slums
Residents in the capital Suva have jammed supermarkets to stock up on basic supplies
World 20.08.2024
Fiji city sealed off as first virus case confirmed
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