UK furlough scheme now covers 8.9 million workers
The scheme to pay wages of workers on leave because of coronavirus has now cost £19.6bn. BBC News – Business
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UAE Mars mission: Hope project a ‘real step forward for exploration’
The UAE’s Hope project is hailed as a “real step forward” for space exploration in the Arab world. BBC News – Middle East
Salvadorean war crimes suspect Montano on trial in Spain
An ex-colonel is accused of ordering the 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Coronavirus: Lockdowns in Europe saved millions of lives
The researchers say the death toll would have been “huge” without a lockdown. BBC News – Europe
Coronavirus: Plan dropped for all primary pupils back in school
The reopening of primary school for all year groups in England is to be ditched by the government. BBC News – UK
George Floyd murder suspect Derek Chauvin has bail set at $1.25m
Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin is accused of murdering the unarmed black man by kneeling on his neck. BBC News – US & Canada