## [2020-04-3](/feed/2020/04/3/index.md)

##### Pakistan–United States relations
### [Following criticism by the US government, the government of Sindh prevents the release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three other men. Yesterday, the Sindh High Court overturned their convictions for the murder of Daniel Pearl. The Pakistani Foreign Minister says the "[release] order shall be challenged at a higher forum". ](/feed/2020/04/3/following-criticism-by-the-us-government-the-government-of-sindh-prevents-the-release-of-ahmed-omar-saeed-sheikh-and-th.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [Suriname reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 10. ](/feed/2020/04/3/suriname-reports-the-country-s-first-death-from-covid-19-as-confirmed-cases-rise-to-10.md)
### [The United Kingdom's Falkland Islands reports their first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient is reported to be in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley. ](/feed/2020/04/3/the-united-kingdom-s-falkland-islands-reports-their-first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-the-patient-is-reported-to-be-in-s.md)
### [The country overtakes Italy in the number of positives and becomes the second country in the world with more coronavirus cases. ](/feed/2020/04/3/the-country-overtakes-italy-in-the-number-of-positives-and-becomes-the-second-country-in-the-world-with-more-coronavirus.md)
### [Spain's Ministry of Health reports 7,500 new cases and 932 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 10,935 and 117,710 confirmed cases. ](/feed/2020/04/3/spain-s-ministry-of-health-reports-7500-new-cases-and-932-more-deaths-from-covid-19-bringing-the-country-s-death-toll.md)
### [Police surround the Champ-Dollon prison in Geneva, Switzerland, after dozens of prisoners refuse to return to their cells because of new coronavirus measures. ](/feed/2020/04/3/police-surround-the-champ-dollon-prison-in-geneva-switzerland-after-dozens-of-prisoners-refuse-to-return-to-their-cell.md)
### [The Department of Health and Social Care reports 684 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 3,605 and 38,168 confirmed cases. ](/feed/2020/04/3/the-department-of-health-and-social-care-reports-684-more-deaths-from-covid-19-the-highest-daily-death-toll-in-the-coun.md)
### [The Governor of the Duarte Province, Luis Núñez, tests positive for COVID-19 just after his wife dies from the virus. ](/feed/2020/04/3/the-governor-of-the-duarte-province-luis-nunez-tests-positive-for-covid-19-just-after-his-wife-dies-from-the-virus.md)
### [The Philippines records its single largest daily increase in casualties with 29 deaths, bringing the total deaths in the country to 136. ](/feed/2020/04/3/the-philippines-records-its-single-largest-daily-increase-in-casualties-with-29-deaths-bringing-the-total-deaths-in-the.md)
##### Solomon Islands
### [Twenty-seven people died in Solomon Islands after their boat capsized during the Cyclone Harold. ](/feed/2020/04/3/twenty-seven-people-died-in-solomon-islands-after-their-boat-capsized-during-the-cyclone-harold.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [The World Bank releases US$150 million to support the Dominican Republic's efforts to contain COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/04/3/the-world-bank-releases-us-150-million-to-support-the-dominican-republic-s-efforts-to-contain-covid-19.md)
### [Ford Motor Company extends the suspension of vehicle and engine production at most of its manufacturing sites in Europe to May 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ](/feed/2020/04/3/ford-motor-company-extends-the-suspension-of-vehicle-and-engine-production-at-most-of-its-manufacturing-sites-in-europe.md)
##### Prague
### [Prague removes the controversial monument of Soviet General Ivan Konev, prompting anger from the Russian Embassy and Czech President Milos Zeman. Prague 6's local assembly voted to remove the Soviet-era monument in 2019. ](/feed/2020/04/3/prague-removes-the-controversial-monument-of-soviet-general-ivan-konev-prompting-anger-from-the-russian-embassy-and-cze.md)
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