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US President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of an “injection†of disinfectant into a person infected with coronavirus as a coronavirus deterrent at the White House daily briefing today. Bill Bryan, a De
The United Nations has warned the world is at risk of widespread famines "of biblical proportions" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. BBC News reports the Head of the World Food Programme David Beasley says urgent
US President Donald Trump announced he will be placing a 60-day pause on the issuance of certain immigration green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus. Trum
The International Olympic Committee says the financial impact of postponing the Summer Games by a year is still being worked out, noting that Japan and the IOC were responsible for their respective share of the costs in
The US is monitoring intelligence that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge. Kim recently missed the celebration of his grandfather
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus be lifted. Bolsonaro has clashed in recent week
There are now more than 2.4 million COVID-19 infections worldwide, with more than 166,000 deaths. The US now has 766,212 cases and 40,905 deaths. A further 449 deaths in UK hospitals have been confirmed, bring
Scammers are sending 18 million hoax emails about COVID-19 to Gmail users every day. Google says the pandemic has led to an explosion of phishing attacks in which criminals try to trick users into revealing persona
A man wearing a police uniform went on a shooting rampage as he drove around the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, killing 13 people, including a police officer. Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead.
A quick-thinking Finnish bakery has saved itself from financial ruin due to the new coronavirus pandemic by creating a cake that looks like a toilet paper roll. The dismayed staff at the Ronttosrouva bakery found a
US Senator Bernie Sanders has ended his presidential campaign clearing the way for former Vice-President Joe Biden to become the Democratic party's nominee. The 78-year-old told supporters he saw no feasible path t
One of Asia's biggest slums has confirmed its first COVID-19 death as top Indian doctors warn that the country must prepare to face an "onslaught" of cases that could cripple the health system to levels far beyond what
Two people have been killed and five wounded in a knife attack in south-east France, in what the interior minister of France has described as a terrorist incident. Witnesses said the attacker entered a shop in the
Spain has passed another grim coronavirus milestone after the number of deaths exceeded 10,000. The country, the second-worst hit in terms fatalities, has also lost nearly 900,000 jobs. The US, too, has regist
The COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 4,000 in the United States of America and there are fears as many as 200,000 people could die there. The US has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world with 163,199 c
The United States’ death toll from coronavirus is now higher than that of China’s, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. BBC News reports the US has reported 3,415 deaths, while in Chin
A 12-year-old girl in Belgium is thought to be the youngest victim in Europe of the coronavirus pandemic. The girl had a fever for three days but her condition then worsened. Belgium has lost 705 people to the
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Italy has reached more than 100,000 after 1648 new cases were confirmed yesterday. However, the number of new cases has decreased for the fifth day in a row. CNN has repo
A Tokyo-bound plane has crashed while taking off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the Philippines capital city of Manila killing all eight on board. All passengers on board Lion Air Flight RPC 5880 died a
South African security forces have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus. BBC News reports all but the essential movement is forbidden and both the army
