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United States virus deaths rise by 2333 in 24 hours

The tally shows the USA as the worst-affected country, in terms of deaths, with close to 69,000 people having died with coronavirus . The United Kingdom, wit...

US, UK and Australia working together on COVID-19 vaccine

The White House, meanwhile, was dismissing a report that the administration was projecting the daily death toll to grow once social distancing is relaxed. Durin...

NIS denies rumors surrounding Kim Jong-un's health and any recent surgery

There are suggestions some of the photos have in fact been doctored, while others suggested that Kim's mysterious 20-day disappearance was down to plastic sur...

China launches rocket, spacecraft prototype

The Long March-5B, which was developed specially for China's manned space programme, will be used mainly to launch the modules of the space station. "We are goi...

Most COVID-19 cases in States with high swine flu rates

Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state with a total of 12,296 cases. During daily briefing on COVID-19 cases, joint secretary, the health ministry Lav Agarwa...

Fire breaks out at residential skyscraper in United Arab Emirates

It is not clear how many people were inside the Abbco Tower at the time of the fire, about 9PM local time. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Firefighter...

Huge Fire Tears Through Skyscraper In United Arab Emirates

Fire erupts at 47 story Abbco Tower in Sharjah . The cause of the fire is not yet known. Nine people sustained minor injuries and were being treated on sit...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg in hospital for treatment on gallbladder

Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent nonsurgical treatment for a benign gallbladder condition Tuesday afternoon at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, a court spokeswo...

Trump claims coronavirus came from Wuhan lab

US President Donald Trump has vowed to penalize China for what US officials have increasingly described as a pattern of deceit that denied the world preciou...

Coronavirus: Somalia probes Kenyan aid plane crash

Somalia's transport ministry called the crash "a bad accident" and said the government was investigating. The ministry appealed to all Kenyan and other humani...

Thumbs-up from across the ditch for Aus-NZ 'travel bubble'

Ms Ardern said the creation of a "trans-Tasman travel bubble" would be a main topic of discussion. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed "protected jo...

Russian Federation reports second day of over 10000 new cases

Russia's official infection figures now surpass those of China, Turkey and Iran. "According to screening tests of various population groups, the real number ...

Philippine telecoms body orders ABS-CBN to shut down

S+A (Sports and Action) went off air, together with its mother channel ABS-CBN, after an order by the National Telecommunications Commission. "The information...

Frances first known COVID-19 case was in December

France has started looking back at patients who may have died after developing flu-like symptoms as early as of December 2019, finding evidence that the first...

India to take back nationals stranded overseas from Thursday

The government has not taken any decision on resumption of domestic and worldwide passenger flights, union aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri clarified on Tue...

Ottawa unveils $252M aid package for farmers and food processors

BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says many people are concerned that BC is not moving quickly enough to re-open the province and just as many are a...

Anti-China Sentiment 'Highest Since 1989 Tiananmen Square Crackdown'

The report allegedly comes from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, one of the country's oldest international policy think tanks, affi...

Trump Says Alleged Venezuela Plot 'Nothing to Do' with U.S

The two ex-U.S. soldiers were detained Monday dozens of miles from the first attempted beach landing in a fishing village. Venezuela's government has accuse...

Cuomo: No Region Currently Meets Criteria To Reopen

In this April 24, 2020, photo provided by the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Gov. Cuomo addresses the media while holding an n95 mask during his daily pres...

High-rise tower catches fire in United Arab Emirates

A huge blaze has turned a 48-storey apartment building in UAE into a giant column of fire, providing for some apocalyptic videos on social media. Officials ar...

Venezuelan prison riot leaves at least 46 dead, 60 injured: lawmaker, NGO

Martinez said a confrontation broke out between inmates and guards after the prisoners began protesting to demand that their relatives be allowed to bring the...

Georgia Poet, Emory Professor Wins Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize Board at Columbia University earlier announced that the New York Times had emerged as the big victor in this year's competition with thre...

Researchers Try to Head Off "Murder Hornets" Coming into US

Officially called the Asian giant hornet or Vespa mandarinia and at more than two inches long, the huge insects have been spotted in the U.S for the first...

Does online learning work? College student lawsuits say no.

Students at more than 25 universities are filing lawsuits demanding tuition refunds from their schools after finding that the online classes they are being o...

Coronavirus horror: United Kingdom overtakes ITALY'S death toll with huge care home spike

The equivalent number for hospital deaths over this period is 19,643. The total is higher than Italy's toll which stands at 29,079. Britain's health minis...

New Zealand PM to Join Australia’s National Cabinet

There is no time frame. The meeting discussed a possible "trans-Tasman bubble", where people could go between Australia and New Zealand freely, and without qu...

Hong Kong economy shrinks most on record due to COVID-19 pandemic

Groups of up to eight people are to be permitted, double the number previously allowed, the South China Morning Post (SCMP ) newspaper report said. The resul...

Liquor shop closed in East Delhi after social distancing norms flouted

The Delhi government has planned to garner more revenue from liquor sales as the lockdown has disrupted the businesses and tax collection in the national capita...

Feds to provide $252-million to agri-food industry

Pork and beef producers will be receiving $125 million to help adapt to market changes, and $50 million will be allocated to fight food insecurity. Another $7...

Pompeo says 'enormous evidence' virus came from Wuhan lab

USA allies believe it is "highly unlikely" that the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab and it was more probable it came out of a wet market. The presid...

Leaders pledge billions for virus vaccine research

The conference narrowly missed its target of 7.5 billion euros - although a handful of contributors did not put a sum on their pledges - but United Nations ch...

Three Charged in Fatal Shooting of Michigan Security Guard Over Mask

A father and son are being sought in the murder of a MI dollar store security guard in what police said started as a dispute over a coronavirus mask . Sharme...

Trump confirms expert Fauci will testify before Senate on virus

The U.S. had more than 70,000 deaths with more than 1.2 million infected, and no sign yet that the pandemic is under control. Dr. Christopher Murray, the dire...

Pint-sized driver surprises Utah trooper during traffic stop

When Trooper Morgan walked to the driver's side window he was shocked to find a 5-year-old boy behind the wheel. The Utah Highway Patrol team said, "His sto...

Russian Federation adds over 10000 cases in another record single-day increase

Despite the sharp rise in cases, Russia's official fatality rate has remained low in comparison to countries including Italy, Spain and the United States. "Th...