Sean Middleton

The number of coronavirus infections in Italy has passed the 100,000 marks. The counter was on 101,739 confirmed corona cases on Monday, versus 97,689 on Sunday, health authorities said. The death toll in Italy increased…

Train traffic between the Chinese province of Hubei and Europe has resumed. On Saturday morning, the first freight train departed from Wuhan since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the Chinese million city. Formerly considered the…

Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz was elected Speaker of Parliament on Thursday. The former army chief was the only candidate and was supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, among others. Israeli media…

Greta Thunberg (17) has been ill, possibly due to a Covid19 infection. "I started having symptoms about ten days ago," said the Swedish climate activist in a post on Instagram. Her father, who travelled with her through Europe,…

Swedish clothing chain Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) fears the loss of tens of thousands of jobs because of the corona crisis. The company has already closed thousands of stores in connection with the pandemic. According to…

The court in China apologized to the family of Dr Li Wenliang, who was one of the first to warn of the coronavirus in December. Li was later arrested for "spreading rumours" and later died of the disease. This has led to great…

The governor of the Italian region of Lombardy, severely affected by the coronavirus, fears that the health system in the area will collapse. According to Attilio Fontana, the moment is approaching when the sick can no longer…

Due to the impact of the new coronavirus, KLM will keep all Boeing 747 aircraft grounded after the winter season, which runs until March 26. At sister company Air France, the superjumbo's of the aircraft maker Airbus, the A380,…

American Chelsea Manning, a former US Army analyst, has been released from prison. That's what a judge in Virginia decided. "Her testimony is no longer necessary," the order reads. Manning was in prison for refusing to testify…

The Saudi state oil company Saudi Aramco is increasing oil production this month by a quarter compared to February. It is Saudi Arabia's youngest step in the oil price conflict with Russia. The Russians immediately responded with…