The protests started across Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore, before spreading to cities in several European countries and to the US
The US has the third-highest number of confirmed cases globally, behind China and Italy. The death rate based on reported cases is now 1.2 percent - but the actual number believed to be infected is far higher, which would bring the rate down.
Social distancing and quarantine measures have been instituted across much of the United States, bringing the world's biggest economy to an abrupt halt.
President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that he wants the US lockdown relaxed by mid-April, warning that keeping the measures in place could "destroy" the country.
But many public health experts have warned that lifting the measures too soon could lead to a surge in cases and hospitals being overwhelmed, amid a dire shortage of ventilators and protective gear for health care workers.
The protests started across Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore, before spreading to cities in several European countries and to the US
The survivors told rescuers they had set off from Libya on Sept. 1 and that 21 of the 28 people on board had fallen into the sea in rough weather
The fuel truck collided with a vehicle carrying travellers and cattle
Sharjah Police said that investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances of the accident
The RTA's scholarship will cover two years of school, university study period, and will also employ these citizens at Rail Agency for two years
Drivers were urged to use alternative routes
The young forwards showed the future is bright for the football-mad nation after the retirements of three 2014 World Cup winners
The heavy rains hit regions of Morocco that have been suffering from drought for at least six years