The Group of 20 major economies has agreed to extend a debt repayment period by six months to support developing countries struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The French government is to restore a state of public health emergency that expired three months ago and impose a nightly curfew in some cities, including Paris.
Ireland will crank up coronavirus restrictions, prime minister Micheal Martin said Wednesday, announcing a raft of new curbs along the border with the British province of Northern Ireland.
The Netherlands will go into "partial lockdown" to curb one of Europe's biggest coronavirus surges, with all bars, cafes and restaurants to close, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday.
New Zealand pulled out of next month's football friendly against England on Wednesday, saying "complications" caused by Covid-19 had made it too difficult to field a team at Wembley on November 12.
The World Bank said Tuesday that it approved $12 billion for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatment.
The coronavirus pandemic has upended life around the world but there's no reason Canada can't still get some treats on Halloween -- as long as measures to stop the virus's spread are upheld, health authorities said Tuesday.
