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Over a million COVID-19 cases in Africa: AFP count

African countries have been praised for locking down early, but many experts fear the number of cases could be much higher due to a lack of testing. Ten count...

Gates, Gavi in tie-up with Serum Institute

The collaboration will funnel upfront capital to SII to help it expand its manufacturing capacity now, so that, as and when a vaccine or vaccines, gain regula...

Spain's ex-king 'is in the Caribbean' - media reports

Juan Carlos had been a very popular and well-liked king until he was forced to abdicate in 2014. Public venues that were filled with the former king's portrayal...

Punjab's Covid-19 tally nears 23k mark, death toll rises to 562

Tamil Nadu has 52,759 active cases while 2,27,575 patients have been discharged after treatment in the state. The country is enduring a bad surge in new cases -...

Facebook removes Trump's post over 'coronavirus misinformation'

Twitter on Wednesday said it had temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's official campaign account from tweeting due to a post containing misinforma...

China sentences second Canadian in as many days to death

Meng Wanzhou's detention following a request from the United States angered China and soured relations with both Canada and the US. China has also placed restri...

Lebanese Security Forces Clash with Protesters in Beirut

Dozens of protesters broke into the foreign ministry where they burnt a portrait of President Michel Aoun, representative for many of a political class that h...

Erdogan says Turkey has resumed drilling in eastern Mediterranean

The prime minister of Greece maintains that the maritime deal signed with Egypt is "in accordance with global law". It added that Turkey considers this agre...

Fauci: States must move quickly to address COVID-19 upticks

The chances of a COVID-19 vaccine being nearly 100% effective are "not great", Dr Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectiou...

Trump will require insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions

What we want to do is terminate it and give great healthcare. Even exceptions, however, are limited to 25 percent of the room's capacity with a maximum of 100 p...

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1122 to 215336: RKI By Reuters

The tests for people entering from so-called high risk regions are free for the first three days after arrival. The nationwide illness management middle, the Ro...

Falwell on leave from Liberty presidency

I had on a pair of jeans I haven't worn in a long time and couldn't get zipped either. She's pregnant. She couldn't get her trousers zipped and I was like tryin...

OH moving forward to expand antigen testing despite DeWine's conflicting test results

Lt. Governor Jon Husted also took a test on Thursday as part of the protocol to greet the president. DeWine was supposed to meet President Trump when he flew ...

Lebanese Montrealers ask Ottawa to stop recognizing Lebanon's government

Protesters also hung nooses in the Martyrs' Square to voice their anger against the ruling class. Around 300,000 people, more than 12 percent of Beirut's popu...

Exactly who can and can't cross the Qld border

It comes as Queensland recorded one new coronavirus case last night. 'It only takes one or two people coming into Queensland and we could have a situation lik...

Austrian Man Snaps Toes Off 200-Year-Old Statue in Italy

Police told CNN the man was part of a group of Austrian tourists. According to investigators, there could be further damage caused to the base of the sculpt...

Poll win gives Rajapaksas a tighter grip on Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is most likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa . The Rajapaksa family ...

PM puts brakes on eased England lockdown

As the world grapples with a possible second wave , Johnson said the virus was gathering pace in Asia and Latin America while continental Europe was struggling...

Canada says it will impose retaliatory tariffs on United States imports

President Trump said Thursday that he has signed an order to re-implement 10% tariffs on Canadian aluminum. The Rio Tinto facility in Kitimat B.C., seen in A...

Fire breaks out at COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, 8 patients dead

The survivors were rescued and shifted to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, a civic hospital in the city of Ahmedabad . Prim...

World Offers Support, Condolences to Lebanon After Devastating Blasts

The cause of the blast, which sparked fires, overturned cars and blew out windows and doors, was not immediately known. Lebanon's main grain silo at Beirut po...

Kanye West will appear on Colorado's ballot for president

In both challenges, proponents argue that West's nomination papers - his application to be on the ballot - are insufficient to the WEC's requirements, and thus ...

Protests rock United States city of Portland, mayor says tumult helps Trump

A riot was declared Wednesday evening when agitators descended upon the Portland Police Bureau's East Precinct building, spray-painted over security cameras, ...

Lebanese judge: 16 port staffers arrested over Beirut blast

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that his country would organize an global aid conference for Lebanon following the deadly explosions th...

United Nations wants independent probe into Beirut blast

Rescuers combed through the rubble of Beirut port on Friday in a search for survivors watched breathlessly by relatives of the missing, after an investigation i...

China, Russia Are Interfering in Campaign, Intelligence Shows

The White House responded to Friday's news with a statement saying "the United States will not tolerate foreign interference in our electoral processes and will...

CDC: People Are Dying From Drinking Hand Sanitizer

Four out of 15 adults admitted to hospital in the United States in recent months for ingesting an alcohol-based hand sanitiser died and three were left visually...

Africa records over one million COVID-19 cases

Its problems include more than 24,000 infected health workers - a tally bigger than the national caseload of many other African countries. Most cases are ...

US Lifts Travel Advisory For Countries, India And China Remain On List

Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution: Be aware of heightened risks to safety and security. Level 4 - Do Not Travel: This is the highest advisory level due to ...

Pompeo Brushes Off Inspector General Resignation In Speedy Presser: 'This Happens'

In early June, he also informed Democratic lawmakers investigating the instances of Linick's ouster that he had stepped away from his goal as Director of the Of...

North Korea's Kim inspects flood relief; worry grows about crops

KCNA did not give more specific reports of overall damages throughout North Korea. The North still has not revealed flood-related damage in other parts of the ...

Air India Express Plane Crash Lands in Kerala, Injuries Reported

MLA TV Ibrahim has said several passengers have been taken to hospital with injuries. The Director General of Civil Aviation said that the flight overshot the...

Trump campaign, RNC sue Nevada over bill expanding mail-in voting

But we're going to have an election in November, and people should have confidence in it". Many prominent pollsters had similar things to say prior to Trump's...

Air India plane crash lands in Kerala, splits into two; several injured

The plane flew from Dubai to Calicut in the state of Kerala, southern India, and was a repatriation flight operated by the government to bring Indians home duri...

Temperatures set to soar as Met Office forecast "heatwave"

Last week on July 31, the United Kingdom recorded the hottest day of the year and the third warmest on record, with the mercury rising to 37.8C (100.04F) at Hea...