Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new Ebola epidemic on Monday in the western city of Mbandaka, more than 1,000 km (620 miles) away from an ongoing outbreak of the same deadly virus in the east. Health Minister Eteni Longondo said four people who died in Mbandaka were confirmed as positive cases following testing at the national biomedical laboratory in the capital Kinshasa.

Russia will start administering its first approved antiviral drug to treat coronavirus patients next week, its state financial backer told Reuters, a move it described as “a game changer” that should speed a return to normal economic life. Clinical trials of the drug reportedly showed success in most cases within four days.

Britain hopes the latest round of trade talks with the European Union starting on Tuesday will keep the process on track before a high-level meeting later this month, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

Pope Francis approved on Monday sweeping new rules for procurement and spending in the Vatican meant to cut costs, ensure transparent competition and reduce the risk of corruption in awarding contracts, Reuters reported. The new norms are the culmination of a four-year process to rationalise spending procedures and tackle nepotism and cronyism.

Turkey resumed domestic flights on Monday as it eases restrictions in place since March to contain the novel coronavirus. The first passenger plane took off from Istanbul for the capital, Ankara, tweeted Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu, who was on board.

As of Monday, Greek authorities will start moving more than 11,200 people out of flats, hotels and camps on the mainland, to make room for other asylum seekers currently living in dismal island camps.

Pristina re-launched on Sunday a trade war with Belgrade by announcing a ban on all imports from Serbia that are not stamped “for the Republic of Kosovo”, AFP reported. The 100-percent tariff on Serbian imports, imposed in 2018 to protest Belgrade’s campaign to undermine global recognition of the former Serbian province, was only abolished on 1 April. The measure lasted mere two months.

For sixth consecutive night violence broke out across the US as protesters took up the streets despite curfews imposed in many cities, news wires reported. Clashes in Boston and Washington, D.C, , a tanker truck hitting protesters in Minneapolis, and looting in Southern California were among the many recorded incidents.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour have arrived at the International Space Station.

Curfews were imposed on major US cities as clashes over police brutality escalated across America with demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Donald Trump that his government would stop the violent protests "cold."