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World News Hits on Sunday


Sun 26 Apr 2020 | 11:59 AM
Ahmad El-Assasy

SEENews reviews the most dominating headlines o the daily world news as they came today on the top pages of the world newspaper.

Today`s list of most popular news came as follows:

Spain records lowest number of coronavirus deaths in over a month

Spain said on Sunday the number of daily coronavirus-related fatalities fell to its lowest level in more than a month, with 288 deaths in the previous 24 hours. (Reuters)

Coronavirus: Spain's children run free from lockdown - but not all

Miguel Sánchez, a 15-year-old from Madrid, was delighted he wouldn't have to go to school for the foreseeable future. Six weeks later, having not left the family's flat once, the lockdown has lost some of its shine for him and he still does not know when he will be able to go out. (BBC)

Fauci says US should double its testing over next several weeks

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Saturday that the US should increase testing by twice as much and thinks this will be possible. (CNN)

Italy beaches getting 'anti-coronavirus' ready in bid to save holiday season from pandemic

Hundreds of millions of tourists flock Italy every year, enjoying the Alps or the country's coastline. However, as summer approaches amid Covid-19 restrictions, it seems unlikely they will be able to enjoy the Bel Paese as they normally would. (Euronews)

Boeing used ‘FALSE CLAIMS’ to ditch $4 billion deal, Brazil’s Embraer says

Brazilian aircraft company Embraer has threatened to seek damages from US aerospace giant Boeing, after the latter “wrongfully terminated” a $4.2 billion merger deal. (Russia Today)

UK Scraps China from Official COVID-19 Death Tally Graphs in Snub over ‘Cover-Up’ Claims

Earlier, China revised its official COVID-19 fatality count to 4,632, adding some 1,290 deaths registered in Wuhan, while rejecting a chorus of accusations that it was covering up the true scale of the epidemic. (Sputnik News Agency)

Police arrest 3 people protesting closed beaches at SoCal beach set to reopen Monday

San Diego County police say three people protesting beach closures were arrested in Encinitas, California, on Saturday for violating health orders. The arrests occurred hours after the county announced plans to roll back beach restrictions and the city of Encinitas signaled its intention to reopen city beaches. (USA Today)

Tensions emerge in GOP over coronavirus spending and how to rescue the economy

Republican leaders now find themselves struggling with how to balance the need to prop up the struggling economy ahead of the fall’s elections with concerns that too much spending could hurt them with their base of voters. (The Washington Post)