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April 9, 2020

Spain could be seeing start of coronavirus decline, mulls easing restrictions: PM

Spaniards might be seeing the beginning of the decline of the coronavirus pandemic after new reported infections and deaths have gone down after a two-day uptick.

April 8, 2020

EU top scientist resigns at height of coronavirus over bloc’s outbreak response: ‘I have lost faith’

Professor Mauro Ferrari, president of the European Research Council (ERC), claimed red tape and internal politics hindered his ability to take swift and comprehensive action against the pandemic.

April 6, 2020

Berman and Goetzmann: Coronavirus response — a chance to make the West great again

The crisis is a wake-up call to face the Chinese challenge and will require extensive rethinking of Western aspirations and the role of nation-states to achieve them.

March 30, 2020

Netherlands becomes latest country to reject China-made coronavirus test kits, gear

The Netherlands is the latest country to reject China-made coronavirus testing kits and other protective gear, calling the items substandard and raising serious questions about the quality of the supplies Beijing is selling to the world. 

March 26, 2020

Italy’s coronavirus cases slow for fourth day in a row – but Spain’s death toll jumps past 4,000

Italy’s latest death toll from the coronavirus peaked over 7,500 Thursday, according to the country’s Civil Protection Agency – but the number of new cases in the country slowed for the fourth consecutive day running.  

March 24, 2020

Iran refuses to release Christian prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak while EU sends millions in aid

Iran’s theocratic rulers have temporarily released some 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners, in an effort to prevent the spread of the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak, but have refused to free many Iranian Christians jailed for practicing their faith.

March 19, 2020

China recasts itself as global coronavirus response leader as US, Europe struggle

In a matter of weeks, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Communist Party have gone from being selfish villains responsible for a deadly pandemic to global heroes ready to pitch in and help countries that have been hard hit by the coronavirus. 

March 18, 2020

Tomi Lahren slams Europeans for doing what they told Trump not to do about coronavirus

Fox Nation host Tomi Lahren ripped the leadership of the European Union (EU) for apparent hypocrisy after the multi-national, political and economic organization of European countries imposed strict national border controls to combat the spread of coronavirus, just days after they criticized President Donald Trump for doing the same thing.

March 17, 2020

EU leaders agree to shut down bloc's external borders for 30 days

The European Union (EU) agreed to a travel ban on Tuesday, prohibiting most foreigners from entering the countries' borders for 30 days, in an effort to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 

March 16, 2020

EU proposes non-essential travel ban for 30 days to combat coronavirus

The European Union on Monday proposed a 30-day ban on non-essential travel in effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.