Craig Taylor

The scheme to pay wages of workers on leave because of coronavirus has now cost £15bn.
BBC News – Business

Country was already rocked by unrest over the cost of living – then came coronavirus.
BBC News – Middle East

They have named the wreck after the fisherman who first spotted it off the coast of Quintana Roo.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A giant fund is proposed, some of it raised on capital markets, but several countries express doubts.
BBC News – Europe

Anyone coming into close contact with infected people in England will be told to isolate.
BBC News – UK

More than 100,000 people have died and the country is now slowly reopening amid fears of new spikes.
BBC News – US & Canada

Businessman Félicien Kabuga, who evaded capture for 26 years, says he was trying to help victims.
BBC News – Africa

Boris Johnson says all shops can reopen in England next month if they meet certain Covid-19 guidelines.
BBC News – Business

A union says the health ministry bears “full responsibility” for doctors’ deaths from Covid-19.
BBC News – Middle East

The country is the first in Central America to allow same-sex couples to marry in landmark ruling.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Environmentalists in the south of France find masks and gloves littering the seabed.
BBC News – Europe

Douglas Ross resigns as Tory minister after the PM’s senior aide defends travelling during lockdown.
BBC News – UK

The president wants North Carolina to ensure there are no restrictions on crowds due to the pandemic.
BBC News – US & Canada

The 50 return home a month after a woman working as a maid in Beirut was found for sale on Facebook.
BBC News – Africa

The government could aid strategically important firms impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
BBC News – Business

The country is gripped by the spectacle of a serving leader being tried for the first time.
BBC News – Middle East

Five tankers are being escorted by the Venezuelan military as the country struggles with shortages.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

No 10 says fresh claims about Dominic Cummings – who has been seen going into Downing Street – are “false”.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson says his adviser acted “legally and with integrity” when making a 260-mile trip for childcare.
BBC News – UK

Brazil has recently become a new coronavirus hotspot with more than 300,000 known cases.
BBC News – US & Canada