Coronavirus: Spain PM sees 'fire coming under control'

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The Health Minister of New Zealand has resigned after criticism of the government's response to coronavirus and his own breaches of lockdown rules. David Clark had already been demoted after breaking rules to take his family to the beach. He said continuing in his role was distracting from the government's overall response to the pandemic. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Thursday that she had accepted his resignation

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Benjamin Netanyahu could be barred from forming a government after Israel’s high court began assessing petitions that seek to obstruct the prime minister because he is under criminal indictment. In January, the high court also declined to rule on whether Netanyahu could form a government under indictment, essentially deferring the decision to the electorate in March’s election.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told cabinet members on Tuesday that his second-in-command, Taro Aso, would no longer be present at any meeting the prime minister attends, a government spokesman said, in a move to guard the leadership against infection that could hamper Japan's response to the coronavirus outbreak. Japan recently reported a surge in COVID19 cases

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Italy, which has become the European country hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, saw a skyrocketing death rate yesterday, with an increase of 23 percent leaving 189 more dead, bringing the total to more than 1,000. As home to one of the oldest populations on earth after Japan, the country is suffering from an increased vulnerability to the coronavirus outbreak, despite tightened restrictions and quarantines.

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