Thrown off course by the coronavirus pandemic, Vladimir Putin is moving to regain the political initiative for his plan to remain as Russia's president potentially until 2036.
Ministers have pushed for the two-metre social distancing rule to be eased as the Government considers lifting more Covid-19 restrictions.
Providence Resources says funding it was due to receive from Norwegian group Spot-On Energy has been delayed.
Robbie Power is praying that strict isolation rules facing travellers amid the Covid-19 outbreak will soon be relaxed in order to help jockeys working on both sides of the Irish Sea when racing resumes next month.
A passenger plane with 98 people on board yesterday crashed in a densely-populated area of Karachi in Pakistan, with reports stating that dozens had been killed.
A whopping 86pc of people surveyed this month think austerity is 'very' or 'somewhat likely' - a near consensus that tax hikes and spending cuts are on the way.
A Chinese proposal to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases there, raising fears of direct law enforcement and what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called a "death knell" for the city's autonomy.
