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Spain sees sharp drop in daily virus death toll

Spain registered a sharp drop in its daily death toll from the new coronavirus Sunday, with the number falling to 410 from 565. The total number of fatalities in Spain, the third hardest-hit country in the world after the U.S. and Italy, has reached 20,453, the health ministry said....

Will Italy's coronavirus epidemic fuel the far right?

Italy is staring down the barrel of the worst recession since World War II, which could bolster the far-right and damage the country's love affair with the European Union, analysts say. Much will depend on how Rome handles the easing of the national lockdown, how quickly it manages to...

Security Council backs UN chief's call for Yemen cease-fire

The U.N. Security Council Friday endorsed the secretary-general’s call for the warring parties in Yemen to immediately stop fighting and focus on reaching a peace agreement and countering the outbreak of the new coronavirus. In its first statement on recent developments in Yemen, the...

Italian football federation hopes play resumes in late May

The Italian football federation (FIGC) said on Friday that club matches should resume "in late May, early June", saying those advocating cancellation of the season "do not like football, or Italians". The president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina, said it would take three weeks to prepare...