Bloomberg India announced a phased lifting of the nationwide lockdown by allowing malls, restaurants and places of worship to open from June 8, as the country attempts to revive an economy ravaged by the world’s toughest stay-at-home restrictions. The country, which had enforced sweeping and strict orders March 25, will limit the stringent rules to areas that have a large ...

Bloomberg The UK government came under pressure from its own scientists to show caution in easing the pace at which it’s lifting the lockdown, as the behaviour of the prime minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings faced fresh criticism from senior scientists and academics. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab defended the decision to allow some loosening of restrictions after a group of more ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he’s planning an expanded Group of Seven leaders meeting in the autumn, potentially even after the November election, postponing efforts to hold the event in June at Camp David. Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said he’d like to extend an invitation to leaders from Russia, Australia, India and South Korea as well ...