These are the front lines of an unprecedented campaign to screen virtually all 11 million people in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began. Nearly two weeks in, the government is getting close to reaching its goal, with 6.5 million tested so far.

A bystander recorded a video which showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man's neck, even after he pleaded that he could not breathe and stopped moving.

France's national statistics agency INSEE said that activity was resuming 'prudently' after lockdown measures were eased and that while consumer spending was rebounding consumer confidence slid a bit further.

Police also surrounded the Legislative Council amid soaring tensions over perceived threats to the city's freedoms as activists called for protests.

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The team of experts from an Airbus facility in the French city of Toulouse reached Pakistan on Monday to carry out an independent probe into Friday's mishap.

Trump in April said that because of the coronavirus, the event would likely have to be smaller than last year's "Salute to America" event on the National Mall that drew tens of thousands.

Police had issued an arrest warrant for Shinji Aoba at the time of the fire but had been unable to question him after he suffered serious, self-inflicted burns.

G7 is the group of top seven developed economies. These include the US, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada.

Steve Sisolak, the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division took issue with the first phase of Sisolak's guidelines for restarting economic and social activity in the state.

Now there is another, a still-growing American casualty list that has exceeded deaths from the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.

The Pentagon believes that at least 50% of Afghan security forces most likely have the virus, meaning that any training and joint operations between United States and Afghan forces have been paused, halting a key pillar of the American war effort, especially against Islamic State enclaves in the countrys east.

Twitter's unprecedented decision is likely to raise further questions about its willingness to consistently apply the label to other Trump tweets that have been deemed misleading by third parties

Russia called the claim "disinformation." In a strongly worded statement, the US Africa Command said the Russian military aircraft arrived in Libya recently from an airbase in Russia via Syria, where they were repainted to hide their Russian origin. AFRICOM did not say how many aircraft were transferred or when exactly they arrived in Libya.

Australian Foreign Minister Marisa Payne initially voiced support for an investigation on a Sunday morning television show in late April.

As a result of coronavirus pandemic, air traffic inside the US has come to a near halt. Air traffic is said to be down to about 90 per cent.

Trump had retweeted a post that appeared to make fun of a photo of Biden in his mask, though he later said he didn't mean to be critical.

Outbid for the contract was Hutchison Holdings, a major infrastructure conglomerate from Hong Kong.

This year, cities and villages across the country have used the system for what the government has labelled 'an all-out people's war on coronavirus'.

Following the news, central bank chief economist Ed Robinson said monetary policy remains unchanged and will next be reviewed in October, as planned.

The World Health Organisation has temporarily halted the clinical trial of malaria drug, Hydroxychloroquine,

Textiles such as nonwoven fabric have been in short supply from being diverted to the more lucrative mask business, leaving producers of hygiene products high and dry.

Public Works Minister Alfredo Moreno and Energy Minister Juan Carlos Jobet said they were among those with the disease.

Prime Minister Abe had said he hoped the drug would be approved in May if its efficacy and safety could be confirmed.

Mosques can hold prayers once again, subject to social distancing and hygiene measures, except for in Mecca where restrictions on attendance will stay in place.

On May 18, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Germany was hoping to ease a travel warning on all tourist trips abroad that is in place until June 15.

The CCTV footages showed smashed glass doors of the gurdwara, glass shards scattered all over the floor and a man inside the premises.

As of Monday, Peru had more than 123,900 confirmed coronavirus cases and 3,600 deaths -- putting it second only to Brazil both in number of cases and deaths in Latin America.

The police officers assaulted a man at the same police station by threatening to rape him, putting him on his knees, hitting him with batons and putting a gas mask on him.

The convention attracts hundreds and thousands of Trump supporters and Republican leaders from across the country wherein they pack into a giant indoor stadium for four days.

Ireland has announced a five-step plan to reopen the nation by August and took the first steps last Monday.

Zulma Calderon, the health prosecutor for Guatemala's Human Rights prosecutor's office, said they began receiving reports in early May that infected workers were continuing to work at the K P Textil plant in San Miguel Petapa and the company wasn't taking protective measures.

Novavax has begun the first phase of the trial in which 131 volunteers in the cities of Melbourne and Brisbane will test the safety of the vaccine and look for early signs of the vaccine's effectiveness.

By contrast, he portrays himself as a clear-eyed crusader willing to defend an unpopular idea that shutting down the economy to control Covid-19 will ultimately cause more suffering than allowing the disease to run its course.

New Zealand lies on the seismically active "Ring of Fire", an arc of volcanoes and ocean trenches girdling much of the Pacific Ocean.

Here are edited extracts from an AFP interview with the 91-year-old leftist intellectual, who has authored more than 100 books and is currently a professor at the University of Arizona.

Chinese oil stockpiling is normally driven by state giants which sweep up cargoes to fill the government's strategic petroleum reserves or commercial reserves held by refiners.

Authorities will reconsider the nation's alert setting, now at level 2, on June 8, with a move to level 1 to be considered no later than June 22, Ardern told a news conference following a cabinet meeting.

The organisation Stuff prints many of the nation's daily newspapers and runs a popular news website of the same name. It employs about 900 staff, including 400 journalists.

Police said they arrested more than 180 people on Sunday, when authorities fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-government protesters as unrest returned to the Chinese-ruled city after months of relative calm.

National security adviser Robert O'Brien said Beijing knew what was happening with the virus, which originated in Wuhan, from November but lied to the World Health Organization and prevented outside experts from accessing information.

With more than 360,000 confirmed cases, Brazil now has the second-biggest caseload in the world, after the United States. It has registered more than 22,000 deaths.

Taiwan has become a refuge for a small but growing number of pro-democracy protesters fleeing Hong Kong, which has been convulsed since last year by protests.

The airline said on Thursday it was in advanced talks with the German government over ceding a 20% stake in exchange for the cash injection.

In a continuing theme for the outbreak in the United States, a lack of federal leadership persists.

Jordana, 27, who rose to fame as a singer, has appeared in a dozen films and won the prestigious Cesar award for most promising actress for her role on the 2017 comedy -Le Brio-.

Trump was addressing his disclosure last week that he was taking hydroxychloroquine and a zinc supplement.

US ambassador to Pakistan, Paul Jones, also thanked Islamabad for its recent delivery of medical supplies as a gesture of friendship and partnership between the two countries.

Ardern canvassed the prospect of a major quake as New Zealand entered a seven-week COVID-19 lockdown in late March, saying it was always a possibility.

The Sri Lankan President made the request during his telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.