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S.Korea confirms 334 more cases of COVID-19, 1,595 in total

Tedros said that most cases can still be traced to known contacts or clusters of cases adding that there are no evidence as yet that the virus is spreading free...

United States expresses concern over arrest of Hong Kong publisher

Lai is an entrepreneur and longtime activist who sold his clothing chain under political pressure and has since focused on media in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The ...

EU's Barnier: Brexit talks will be tough and short, but deal possible

The process, to be conducted in English, will begin on Monday. Another area of controversy is fishing rights, which became a totemic issue for the Brexit ca...

Another windy weekend ahead as Met Office issued a yellow weather warning

The Met Office said: "There is a small chance that vehicles and passengers could become stranded on the higher trunk routes north of the Central Belt of Scotlan...

US says Chinese ship fired laser at American aircraft

It says that the U.S. aircraft was "operating in worldwide airspace in accordance with global rules and regulations" and that the acts violated the Code for Unp...

House Democrats want to interview prosecutors who quit Roger Stone case

The committee is asking for briefings on the issues listed and interviews with 15 Justice Department officials involved in those matters, including the four pro...

Former Baltimore mayor sentenced to 3 years in book scheme

Pugh pleaded guilty in November to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges as part of an agreement with prosecutors that had requested a roughly five-year ...

Coronavirus confirmed cases rise to 2,931 in S. Korea

China's three biggest airlines restored some global flights and the Shanghai fashion show, initially postponed, went ahead online. A surge in confirmed cases...

Cuban Newspaper Gives Bernie Sanders’ Panned Castro Comments Glowing Front-Page Coverage

As Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs committee, I've seen the disastrous consequences of socialist dictatorships around the world and am gravely conc...

Trump to give update on USA response to coronavirus

South Korea, the second hardest hit country, reported 813 new cases on February 29 - the highest daily jump since confirming its first patient in late January a...

S. Korea's only 'drive-thru' virus testing to be more available

The Covid-19 epidemic has spread to 60 countries and territories around the world so far, killing 2,924 people, mostly in China . Singapore's government said...

Which countries are affected by coronavirus in Europe?

Health experts who briefed the ministers "said that this doesn't make sense, it doesn't help", and sharing information and preventive measures are more importan...

California and OR both confirm new coronavirus cases of unknown origin

Cody. In an update late Friday, Italy's health ministry said 888 people are infected with the respiratory virus, including 531 in the Lombardy region. Messonn...

South Korea's coronavirus cases surpass 3,100, people told to stay indoors

The new infections come as South Korea urged citizens to stay indoors as it warned of a "critical moment" in its battle on the coronavirus . The government c...

British man dies of coronavirus, Japan confirms

According to the statement released by the Health Department, the two South African citizens who tested positive, but appeared asymptomatic, are being tended to...

Boris Johnson and girlfriend Carrie Symonds engaged and expecting baby

Johnson, 55, and Symonds, 31, became the first unmarried couple to officially live together in Downing Street when they moved in to the official prime minister...

Nineteen dead, 139 infected with coronavirus in Iran: Health ministry

In the affected areas, school closures will be extended for three days, he added, and universities for another week starting from Saturday. It has closed scho...

Leap Day Birthdays: These Celebs Were All Born on February 29

This month we add an extra day to fulfill the leap year . Think before you leap with any discovery, if done, the day could be celebrated only once in four year...

South Africa giving billions to struggling state-owned firms

At the same time, he has to placate an increasingly frustrated tax base and burgeoning desperate disenfranchised population, while appeasing the competing gov...

Bristol roads shut for Greta Thunberg climate strike

She accused world leaders of "behaving like children" and told the mass of young activists that "it falls on us to be the adults in the room". We'd like to th...

JAPAN Coronavirus, Tokyo closes schools to tackle epidemic

The steady spread of the virus in Japan has also fuelled speculation about whether Tokyo will be able to safely host the summer Olympics from July as planned. "...

COVID-19 cases in S.Korea reach 2022, 13 deaths

South Korea has seen hundreds of new COVID-19 infections a day, with numbers approaching 1,600 confirmed cases on Thursday . With the two new cases, there a...

Trump administration defends coronavirus response from rising criticism

In an attempt to fend off criticism, he put vice president Mike Pence in charge of the administration's response. The virus has stricken more than 83,000 peop...

Leap year explained: Why February has an extra day in 2020

The 0.25 of a day we take off the top though continues to add up and in fact if we DID NOT have a leap day , in 100 years our calendar would be off by 24 days!...

Italy's PM confident in "containing effect" of measures against coronavirus

Four new deaths were announced in the two regions - two men and two women, the youngest of whom was 76. The EU's health commissioner and other worldwide healt...

Olympic champion Sun Yang banned for eight years after CAS ruling

The Court of Arbitration for Sport , based in Switzerland, published its verdict overnight. In 2014, Chinese authorities hit Sun with a three-month ban a...

Coronavirus in Nigeria: Infected foreigner visited Ogun State - Commissioner

Sanwo-Olu, in his advised to Lagosians, said that strict personal hygiene remains the best preventive measure to be encouraged and followed. The statement s...

United States court reverses Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy

The unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was a defeat for New York City and seven states - Connecticut, Rhod...

Pet dog tests positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong

While the pup is not displaying any symptoms of the virus, it's not known whether it is actually infected or just carrying it in its nose and mouth. A pet dog...

Leap Day proposals: The story behind the Irish tradition

The great celebration of a leap year birthday is something special for people as it happens every four years. Every four years, February gets a 29th day - and...

Grandfather will plead guilty in girl's cruise ship death

Salvatore Anello , who first pleaded not guilty to the charge, said he made a decision to accept a plea deal that included no jail time, the ability to serv...

British man dies from coronavirus in Japan

Mira Road woman Sonali Thakkar, a security officer on board the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise liner off the Japan coast, was airlifted along with 12...

Sanwo-Olu Reacts As Lagos Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus

An Italian businessman, who flew a Turkish Airlines flight into the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos from Milan, Italy, having transited through ...

Historic Paris train station evacuated due to nearby fire

A large plume of smoke was visible above the station and smoke was also seen inside the Gare de Lyon metro and suburban rail stations. Local roads were sealed o...

Coronavirus sees US-South Korea military drills postponed

The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest "severe" alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said, adding the postp...