News and Information

Australia: COVID-19 makes 1/3 of households financially worse off

Asia Insurance Review
18 May 2020
  Australia

Sanchez seeks to extend Spain coronavirus state of emergency

Aljazeera
17 May 2020
  Spain

Norway reaps reward from $1.4 trillion fund thanks to a very good idea by past leaders

Straits Times
17 May 2020
  Norway

Katsina state govt relaxes lockdown order

NNN News
17 May 2020
  Nigeria

Older pupils prepare to return to school as Denmark begins next stage of reopening

The Local Denmark
17 May 2020
  Denmark

Coronavirus has devastated Moscow. Now it's spreading across Russia's 11 time zones to ill-funded regions

CNN
17 May 2020
  Russian Federation

Egypt tightens coronavirus restrictions for Eid holiday

Reuters, VOA News
17 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Corona impact appears to stabilise: 10 deaths and 15 hospital admissions

Dutch News
17 May 2020
  Netherlands

Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry triples daily COVID-19 tests

Arab News
17 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Brazil overtakes Spain and Italy as new cases grow

BBC News
17 May 2020
  Brazil;   Italy;   Spain

Sweden in ‘intense dialogue’ with Denmark over border reopening

The Local Denmark
16 May 2020
  Denmark;   Sweden

Ekiti Govt reduces 2020 budget from N124.5bn to N91.128bn

NNN News
16 May 2020
  Nigeria

Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 cases exceed 52,000

Arab News
16 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Saudi education ministry defies pandemic, completes 2nd semester

Arab News
16 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Cabinet spends extra €500m to cushion corona blows to education

Dutch News
16 May 2020
  Netherlands

South Africa records highest number of daily COVID-19 cases

CGTN Africa
16 May 2020
  South Africa

Austria's cafes and restaurants reopen after coronavirus lockdown

The Local Austria
16 May 2020
  Austria

Argentina's creditors make counter offers as debt restructuring deadline nears

Reuters
16 May 2020
  Argentina