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WHO says Americas close to three million Covid-19 cases – latest updates

Novel coronavirus has infected more than 6.4 million people around the world. Here are pandemic-related updates for June 2:

Formula One unveils eight-race schedule in Europe from July 5

Formula One organisers restart curtailed programme in Europe with eight-race. The first two will be held behind closed doors in Austria on July 5.

Virus-battered Italy faces worst recession since WWII

Italy was the first European country to be hit by the pandemic and imposed a strict two-month lockdown, which paralysed much of the country's economic activity. As a result, the country is set for a drop in GDP of between nine and 13 percent.

Venice film fest a 'sign of hope' for world cinema

Despite Italy being among the worst-hit countries by Covid-19, the director of the Venice Film Festival is defiant in the face of the disease, insisting the 77th edition of the "Mostra" will go ahead from September 2 to 12.

Turkey’s success against Covid-19 lies behind its 2019 ‘pandemic plan’

Former US diplomat Matthew Bryza says US President Donald Trump can "learn something" from President Erdogan as Turkey planned ahead for the pandemic.

Virus stalls work to keep alive a rare rhino subspecies

The grand animals are killed for their horns, used as carving material and in traditional Chinese medicine. Groundbreaking work to keep alive the northern white rhino subspecies by in-vitro fertilization has been stalled by travel restrictions.

Venice Film Festival will go ahead in September - Veneto governor

Organised by the Biennale di Venezia company, Venice is the world's longest running film festival.

Europeans soak up the sun but virus travel rules a mishmash

Many countries in Europe have relaxed their restrictions and the Trump administration in the US has asked states to open their economies, but the threat of the coronavirus still looms over any social gathering.

How Turkish drones are changing the course of the Libyan civil war

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar assumed that Ankara’s support of the UN-recognised Tripoli government would not stand in his way. That turned out to be a miscalculation.

The fate of multilateralism after the pandemic

Global crises are no anomaly in recent history and multilateral institutions have generally emerged stronger in their wake.

Turkey's daily coronavirus toll drops below 1,000 – latest updates

The global coronavirus pandemic has affected over five million people, with around 327,000 deaths. Here are more coronavirus-related updates for May 20:

UK has second highest number of Covid-19 deaths globally – latest updates

The global coronavirus pandemic has affected almost 5 million people, with around 320,000 deaths. Here are more coronavirus-related updates for May 19: