Confirmed cases throughout the world as of April 2, 2020.
The European Commission says it has reallocated more than 140 million euros ($154.4 million) to help Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The global death toll from the coronavirus has almost reach 19,000 with more than 425,000 infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness. Here's a roundup of developments in RFE/RL's broadcast countries.
Iran has reported reported 122 new coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the toll to 1,934, as President Hassan Rohani announced that half of all government employees were staying at home in a bid to slow the outbreak.
U.S. officials say that Vlad Plahotniuc, a powerful Moldovan oligarch and political figure linked to a massive bank theft, is in the United States despite being subject to a visa ban earlier this year.
The death toll from the coronavirus in Iran continues to rise as the worst-affected country in the Middle East prepares for scaled-down celebrations of Norouz, the Persian New Year.
The global coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 201,000 people worldwide, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness. Here's a roundup of developments in RFE/RL's broadcast countries.
Coronavirus concerns have been raised about the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition of sharing communion from a common spoon.
The European Union plans to better tie financial assistance to the six nations of its Eastern Partnership program to improvements in their rule of law and may increase funding for alternative energy to wean them off Russian fossil fuels.
To mark International Women's Day on March 8, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty asked successful women what advice they would give themselves when they were young. In this segment, women from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova offer their thoughts.
Health officials in Bulgaria and Moldova have confirmed the first cases of the coronavirus in those countries.
An ousted Moldovan oligarch hit with a U.S. entry ban due to corruption concerns has spent time in the United States in recent months, before and after the restriction order, according to Moldovan and U.S. officials. Vlad Plahotniuc's presence in the United States, described by multiple people to RFE/RL, has anti-corruption experts and other observers worried.
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