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Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted for his fundraising efforts after a special nomination from the British Prime Minister. The war veteran raised more than 32 million pounds for NHS charities by completing 100 lap
India has extended its lockdown for another two weeks as it attempts to curb the spread of coronavirus. BBC News reports the Indian government's disaster response authority said new guidelines would be issued, "kee
A California church is suing video chat company Zoom after a hacker allegedly hijacked a virtual Bible study class to post graphic images of child abuse. A hacker took over users' computers and played sick and dist
The number of people who were killed in a militant attack on a maternity ward in Afghanistan has risen to 24. Mothers, newborn babies and nurses were among the victims. At least 16 people were injured, the health
Incoming British High Commissioner to Fiji, Richard Morris has been reported missing in Bentley, Hampshire in England for 6 days. Morris was supposed to replace outgoing High Commissioner Melanie Hopkins in July th
The US Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether President Donald Trump should be allowed to keep his financial records secret, in a major showdown over presidential powers. Trump declines to share documents tha
New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has suggested MÄori ditch the hongi greeting for good to stop the spread of disease. The hongi is a traditional MÄori greeting in which noses are pressed toget
At least 13 people have been killed by a massive gas leak at a chemical plant in southern India, with 800 others taken to hospital. The leak from the LG Polymers plant in the city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh st
United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fiancee Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson in honour of their grandfathers and doctors who saved the UK leader's life when he was
New photos have been released to mark Princess Charlotte's fifth birthday, showing her delivering homemade care packages to those in need during the coronavirus crisis. She has helped her family take food to the el
North Korean state media says Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. It a
The war veteran who has raised millions for the National Health Service has celebrated his 100th birthday in style, with tributes pouring in from around the UK. With celebrations under way, the total Captain Tom Mo
US actor Harrison Ford is being investigated over an incident last week at an airport in southern California. The US Federal Aviation Administration said he was piloting a small plane that wrongly crossed a runway
The US economy suffered its most severe contraction in more than a decade in the first quarter of the year, as the country introduced lockdowns to slow the spread of coronavirus. The world's largest economy sank at
The US Department of Defense has released three declassified videos of "unexplained aerial phenomena". The Pentagon said it wanted to "clear up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not the footage that ha
Repair work has restarted at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after halting during France's coronavirus lockdown. A fire tore through the iconic medieval building last April, destroying its roof and spire but leaving its
The World Health Organisation says governments should not issue so-called "immunity passports" or "risk-free certificates" as a way of easing lockdowns. It said there was "no evidence" that people who had developed
More than 200,000 people worldwide have now died from the COVID-19 virus and there are more than 2.8 million confirmed cases according to Johns Hopkins University. It comes after the number of fatalities in the US
The US COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 50,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. BBC News reports more than 3,000 deaths came in the last 24 hours, and there are now over 870,000 confirmed cases na
A leading disinfectant producer has issued a strong warning not to use its products on the human body after US President Donald Trump suggested they could potentially be used to treat coronavirus. Reckitt Benckiser
