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Covid-19: 1,016 new cases in Singapore, tally at 10,168

Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed an additional 1,016 cases of Covid-19 infection in the country bringing the tally to 10,168. "We also ...

Facebook is pulling some protest events over stay-at-home violations

Stone said Facebook is working to get answers from state governments in Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and NY as to whether anti-stay-at-home protests are also p...

Speculations surround North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health

South Korea's comments came after CNN , citing an unnamed USA official with "direct knowledge", reported that the 36-year-old head of state is "in grave dan...

Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Trialed on Humans in U.K

He also said , "In normal times, reaching this stage will take years and I'm very proud of the work done so far". Health Minister Matt Hancock gave this info...

Ramaphosa announces historic financial assistance for SA

The support package includes the following major interventions. Other African countries are implementing relief and social welfare programs for their citizens...

Air Pollution in US Exacerbates Covid-19 Dangers

It also marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Air Act , which set in motion pollution-control measures that have made skies cleaner in the following decades...

Vietnam protests China's new South China Sea districts

Approved by China State Council, Beijing has approved two new administrative centres in the South China Sea . "Through our continued operational presence in ...

Turkey has most coronavirus cases outside Europe and US

As of Saturday, the number of confirmed cases in Iran reached 80,868, with the emergence of 1,374 new infections. He said a peak would be reached in the number ...

Coronavirus threatening the right to reliable information - RSF

Singapore has consistently ranked poorly on this index for the past few years, this time ranking lower than countries like Russia, Thailand, and Indonesia. "F...

Tensions continue between police and residents in Paris suburbs during lockdown

Police in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, northern Paris fired tear gas and baton charges and rioters fire fireworks at the police. The riots, which had previously b...

Wide-scale testing at OH prisons brings COVID-19 caseload to 13,725

The 60-year-old man had allegedly posted several times on Facebook regarding the coronavirus, and the posts have been circulated widely on social media. McDan...

Coronavirus conspiracy: Outbreak was leaked from U.S. laboratory, claims Chinese media

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI ) recently published a transcript of a Chinese state produced propaganda video with Arabic subtitles which fals...

'Political game'? Governors push back on Trump virus charge

But Democrats on Capitol Hill, and several governors of both parties, have repeatedly urged the Trump administration to implement a national testing strategy....

Italy to start easing lockdown from May 4

People registered as now carrying the illness declined to 107,709 from 108,237 on Monday, a second consecutive daily decline. At that point, some of the most ...

Stay-at-home order extended to May 8; some business to resume

The second was to allow auto sales take place online. "If I were in Philadelphia, I probably would not want my government to be saying, 'OK, everything seems ...

South Korea denies rumours Kim Jong-un is 'gravely ill' following surgery

Tur also stated that the North Korean leader recently "had cardiac surgery and slipped into a coma", citing two different sources. "This raised speculation a...

Louisiana pastor accused of trying to run over protester arrested

Security footage of the incident Sunday shows a large school bus-like church vehicle backing up to a man holding a sign. The white bus is pictured in front of...

Oxford University vaccine in human trials from Thursday: UK Health Secretary

Human trials of a potential vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus are set to begin in Britain this week. The UK government pledged a further NZ$40 million to t...

Singapore extends partial lockdown by 4 weeks until June 1

With these new cases, the number of active cases has reached 9125 in Singapore with 11 deaths so far. Lee also announced new tighter measures - a package of r...

265 million people globally facing looming hunger due to covid-19

The report indicates that at the close of 2019, 135 million people across 55 countries and territories experienced acute food insecurity* (IPC/CH Phase 3 or abo...

Air pollution contributing to 'significantly more' coronavirus deaths, study suggests

Elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide in the air may be associated with a high number of deaths from Covid-19. World Health Organization officials told the BBC ...

Questions arise over how public notified as killer rampaged through Nova Scotia

An RCMP tactical team, a dog unit and officers from other police agencies eventually caught up with Wortman, who had swapped cars, at a gas station in Enfield, ...

Disadvantaged pupils to get free computers to keep learning during lockdown

The Oak National Academy , a Government-backed virtual school which was created by 40 teachers in England in less than a fortnight, launched on Monday for pupi...

Ontario confirms 606 new cases of coronavirus, 31 more deaths

As of April 19, 584 deaths have been reported. "With this additional capacity we can use it to help in other parts of society or in other systems", said Matth...

Trump Slams GOP Governor Over Coronavirus Testing

Smith said every governor received a memorandum detailing laboratory capacity in all locations that can perform the coronavirus test. Administration officia...

Joe Biden: I’d Pick Michelle Obama as Running Mate ‘in a Heartbeat’

Biden previously proposed the former first lady as his running mate, telling supporters at an Iowa campaign stop in January that he would "sure would like Mic...

Covid-19: Trump plans to suspend immigration to protect American jobs

Days after the USA government allowed applicants for H-1B visas to continue in the country, President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a temporary suspension...

Russian Federation intercepts US Navy aircraft over Mediterranean Sea

On April 19, 2020, a US Navy P-8A aircraft flying in worldwide airspace over the Mediterranean Sea was intercepted twice by a Russian SU-35 over a period of 1...

North Korea`s Kim Jong Un may be in `grave danger` after surgery

North Korea is one of the most secretive nations on earth and events inside the country are often hard or impossible to verify. North Korea's Korean Central...

Pyongyang: There Was No 'Nice Note' From Kim to Trump

A key official at South Korea's presidential office relayed to reporters on Sunday that Trump told President Moon Jae-in he had received a "warm letter" from ...

Facebook is removing some posts promoting anti-lockdown protests

A spokesperson told CNN they are working with state governments in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to determine whether to pull events. Protester...

Why at 94, the Queen's rainbow wardrobe is more important than ever

The Queen turned 94 on Tuesday but the coronavirus lockdown meant there was little fanfare to mark the occasion. The royal family are, like the rest of th...

Bulgarian Christians celebrate Easter amid coronavirus outbreak

Religious leaders from Moscow to Jerusalem urged worshippers to stay at home to prevent spreading the coronavirus , and instead hosted services online or on ...

We have reached the peak of COVID-19 community cases: Ontario officials

That brings the number of deaths across the province to 553 and 10,578 confirmed cases. "However, in order for these projections to become reality, each of us m...

Recovering from coronavirus, PM Johnson to talk to Trump, Queen

James O'Brien's caller tried to defend Boris Johnson , but it didn't go very well. The government yesterday insisted that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was 'o...