World War 2

A 99-year-old veteran raising funds for the NHS by completing 100 laps of his garden has completed his challenge and hailed the public for their generosity as donations topped a staggering £17 million. Captain Tom Moore had resolved to complete 100 25-metre laps before he turns 100 at the end of this month. The World…

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in the hospital, his office said on Thursday.He’s said to be in very high spirits.A statement from his office read: "The prime minister has been moved…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionItalian PM Giuseppe Conte said he might begin to relax some measures by the end of this monthItaly's prime minister has told the BBC that the European Union risks failing as a project in the coronavirus crisis.Giuseppe Conte says the EU must…

Wimbledon 2020 cancelled: what it means and what the impact will be on players, coaches and the economy Tennis suffered the bitterest blow on Wednesday. At 4pm, the All England Club confirmed the cancellation of Wimbledon for the first time in 75 years. Despite several hours of teleconference meetings, the…

ROME (Reuters) - Italian mayors and regional governors on Tuesday bought a page in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper to ask Germany for solidarity amid the coronavirus outbreak, saying that other states agreed to cut its debt after World War Two. FILE PHOTO: A medical worker in a protective suit is…

ATHENS (Reuters) - Manolis Glezos, a prominent Greek whose act of defiance against Nazi occupation during World War Two was a rallying cry for the country’s resistance movement, died on Monday, authorities said. He was 97. FILE PHOTO: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) greets former Syriza leftist party lawmaker…

Britain's Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick holds a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) digital news conference with Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jenny Harries (not pictured), at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain March 29, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD…

According to Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, his company would be willing to accept French government guarantees in order to strengthen its finances during the ongoing novel coronavirus crisis. However, a renationalization of the carmaker is not being considered, Senard told Le Parisien. The French government nationalized Renault after World War…

Breaking down the new instructions, how they will be enforced and how long they could last. Boris Johnson has unveiled the biggest crackdown on the freedom of people living in Britain to go about their business since the end of the Second World War. In a plan signed off at…

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria is mobilizing its military reservists for the first time since World War Two, asking them to fight the coronavirus outbreak by helping with food supplies, medical support and police operations, the defense minister said. Austria, unlike Germany or France, still has compulsory military service. Men must…