After a month of lockdown frustrated Berliners poured back on to the streets and there were heavy traffic jams on the main routes into the city centre.
As winter fades and spring breaks over Sweden,a high-stakes experiment in self-responsibility is under way.
With some modifications,Australia must keep its social-distancing restrictions in place until after winter.
The claims have been made as the WikiLeaks founder's legal team seeks his release from a London prison.
As millions of Australians spend Easter at home,pressure is mounting on authorities to give people a sign that the heavy restrictions on social and economic activity will eventually be eased.
NATO air forces have intercepted Russian warplanes several times in recent weeks and alliance naval vessels shadowed Russian warships loitering in UK waters.
Health authorities are preparing for a hospital surge as the spread of the coronavirus accelerates in Australia,as intensive care physicians estimate that an extra 2000 ICU beds may be needed.
A new report by a peak government agency has endorsed a cut in the blood-alcohol limit for drivers,recommending a shift to zero as in Scandinavian countries.
North Korea has not publicly confirmed a single case of the COVID-19 illness,but experts believe it is highly vulnerable to infectious diseases.
Assange's legal team compared him to Alfred Dreyfus,a Jewish artillery officer in the French army who in 1894 was convicted of treason in a celebrated case.
The Stockholm Declaration said reducing speeds by 10 per cent would save 280,000 lives a year.