May 16, 2020 Calgary Zoo returning two giant pandas to China due to COVID-19-related bamboo shortage Canada's Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh and tasty bamboo to feed their gargantuan appetites.
May 13, 2020 Coronavirus lockdown: Here is how European countries are easing restrictions After weeks under strict coronavirus lockdown measures, most European countries are cautiously easing their societies back to some semblance of daily life.
May 12, 2020 Spanish woman, 113, beats coronavirus, got 'bored' in isolation, report says A 113-year-old woman in Spain has reportedly made a full recovery after getting infected with the coronavirus in April.
May 11, 2020 Bipartisan lawmakers push to have Taiwan included in World Health Agency meeting, China pushes back Citing the global fight against coronavirus, a group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers on Friday wrote to nearly 60 countries on behalf of Taiwan, asking them to support the country's inclusion in the World Health Organization.
May 11, 2020 Russia now has world's third-most coronavirus cases following record surge A recent surge in coronavirus cases has now placed Russia amongst the top three countries in the world most affected by the deadly disease.
May 11, 2020 Spanish league has 5 positive tests, hopes to resume June 12 The Spanish league is not changing its plan to resume competing after five players from clubs in the first and second divisions tested positive for COVID-19, with president Javier Tebas saying Sunday he hopes it can restart on June 12.
May 8, 2020 Spanish police and FBI foil suspected radical Islamic terror plot to attack Barcelona The FBI and the Spanish police arrested a “lone wolf” radical Islamist suspect on Friday who was believed to be planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Barcelona.
May 7, 2020 Global crackdown on stolen art nets thousands of artifacts, more than 100 arrests A crackdown on stolen art last autumn spanning multiple continents netted around 19,000 artifacts, and more than 100 arrests, authorities revealed on Thursday.
May 7, 2020 Madrid's chief health expert quits amid decision to ease coronavirus restrictions The public health director of Madrid, Yolanda Fuentes, quit Thursday, reportedly in protest to the region’s cabinet decision to start rolling back coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
May 7, 2020 Spain's tapas culture eerily quiet even as country begins to open up again Spain's normally bustling restaurant terraces remain eerily quiet as the country's tapas culture has been brought to a standstill - for now.
