Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled further plans to boost the economy after the coronavirus-imposed lockdown in the UK. The BBC’s Nick Eardley details the things you need to know from the speech.
Pubs close after hundreds of customers exposed to coronavirus risk – BBC News
Hundreds of customers who were at three pubs in different parts of England over the weekend have been contacted by staff, after a number of people tested positive for coronavirus. The pubs in West Yorkshire, Hampshire...
Brazil struggles with coronavirus crisis as President tests positive for disease – BBC News
President Bolsonaro of Brazil has become the latest world leader to test positive for coronavirus. Brazil has the second-highest number of cases and deaths in the world, after the United States. Mr Bolsonaro has been...
China’s Inner Mongolia is on high alert for bubonic plague
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus | DW News
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has said in an interview that his latest coronavirus test came back positive. Jair Bolsonaro told reporters in Brasilia on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the novel...
Kenya school year lost as pupils to return to class in 2021
In tonight’s edition: Kenya on Tuesday declared that its school year was considered lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, and primary and secondary pupils would return to class next January. And...
Tech giants refuse to pass on Hong Kong user data
Following new security laws in Hong Kong, US tech giants have stopped responding to police requests to pass on user data. TikTok meanwhile, owned by a Chinese company, is pulling out of the territory entirely. The laws...