An Iranian woman stands next to a street bin, painted with a mask as part of a campaign to spread awareness about the coronavirus pandemic, in Tehran on July 18, 2020. [AFP]European Union leaders were due to meet for a third day Sunday to try and agree on a giant post-coronavirus economic recovery plan as the global death toll climbed to more than 600,000, an AFP tally showed. EU leaders in Brussels remained deadlocked Saturday over the COVID-19 recovery plan due to resistance from the Netherlands and its "frugal" allies: Austria, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. He says EU oversight is necessary to oblige countries like Spain and Italy to reform their economies to handle future crises better. Spain's COVID-19 death toll of 28,420 is one of Europe's worst and the country has identified more than 150 new virus clusters across the country.

Source: Standard Digital July 19, 2020 06:36 UTC