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Coronavirus classed as pandemic by WHO

Action must be taken to prevent transmission at the community level to reduce the epidemic to manageable clusters. WHO Wednesday said classifying COVID-19 as a ...

South Korea sees new spike in cases

The number of cases is likely to rise as the test results of the patients' relatives and coworkers are not yet known. Health authorities have called on all 20...

Italy under nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus

In Iraq, civil defence staff wearing protective clothing on Wednesday sprayed disinfectant in the public areas effort to combat the new coronavirus outbreak a...

Mayor Walsh Says Coronavirus Situation Is 'Fluid' in Boston

Mayor Bill de Blasio and parade organizers said they'll be watching for any developments in the spread of the disease. Cavan joins a growing list of parades n...

Mid Beds MP Nadine Dorries tests positive for coronavirus

The paper said Dorries had the diagnosis confirmed on Tuesday evening. "It is really important that we follow the advice that the experts are giving us to m...

Italy widens restrictions to curb spread of coronavirus

Looking to prevent a flare up in the southern city of Messina in Sicily, the mayor said he would introduce a curfew and allow only food stores to remain open. S...

Scenarios for an Olympics under the shadow of coronavirus

But for all the significance of the games to Japanese politics, whether to delay or even cancel them is not the Japanese government's call to make. But "as th...

Which Countries Are On the List — Europe Travel Ban

President Donald Trump took the exceptional step on March 11, 2020 of banning travel from Europe, excluding the United Kingdom, starting on Friday, March 13, 2...

Stock futures slump after Trump declares Europe travel ban

The measures include instructing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide capital and liquidity to any firms impacted by the outbreak, as well as tax ...

Chinese govt contributes $20m to World Health Organization to combat COVID-19

To protect its own people, as well as humanity's shared future, China has undertaken its responsibility by taking the most comprehensive, stringent and thorough...

Virus disrupts White House race as Sanders, Biden cancel rallies

The biggest prize on Tuesday, Michigan delivered a crucial victory for Biden. Bernie Sanders , the initial front-runner who is now trailing behind Biden, has...

COVID-19 | Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India

India has temporarily suspended all the visas and e-visas granted on or before March 11 to nationals of three more coronavirus-affected countries - France, Ge...

USA senator calls for action on forced labor in China's Xinjiang

USA lawmakers on Wednesday proposed a ban on most imports from China's Xinjiang region, charging that goods produced by Uighur forced labourers were making thei...

Scottish Court to Hear Posthumous Appeal of Libyan Lockerbie Bomber

The bombing of the passenger jet, travelling from London to NY, happened four days before Christmas in 1988 and killed all 259 people on board as well as 11 peo...

GOP senator drops subpoena of ex-Ukrainian official in Biden probe

McCaskill joined Morning Joe on Wednesday to talk about how the Trump Administration isn't doing enough to protect vulnerable citizens from the coronavirus. R...

Iran reports 63 new coronavirus deaths, taking tally to 354

Jahanpour said the rate of new infections was dropping "but it is still too early to judge" when the outbreak could be brought under control. According to Jah...

United States defence secretary postpones Pakistan trip over coronavirus concerns

Pentagon's Press Secretary Alyssa Farah tweeted that Esper had chose to postpone his travel to India, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan, adding that the trip would tak...

Six dead as coronavirus restrictions trigger Italy prison riots

A prison riot started on Sunday afternoon around 2 pm local time in the city of Modena. The number is expected to grow. On Sunday, the prisoners tried to es...

Death toll in Italy from coronavirus jumps to 827

With some 1,300 infections and two deaths, Germany's government has recommended the cancellation of all events with more than 1,000 people, among other measures...

Trump, Pence flout government coronavirus guidance to stop shaking hands

Acosta appeared critical of Trump for shaking hands at a Medal of Freedom ceremony earlier in the day. "I expect the president will continue to do that, I'll ...

Supreme Court keeps in place Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' asylum constraints

The justices in a one-line order put on hold a ruling by the USA 9th Circuit Court of Appeals two weeks ago that declared the disputed policy illegal. Homelan...

‘Doing Business Under Coronavirus’ Conference Canceled Due to Coronavirus

Bloomberg has reported that CFR has also cancelled other conferences that were scheduled between March 11 and April 3, including in-person round-tables in NY an...

Rocket attack in Iraq kills two Americans and a Briton

Canadian Armed Forces members conduct small arms training at Camp Taji, Iraq on September 26, 2019. "The Canadian Armed Forces is aware of the rocket attack...

Saudi Aramco slammed over racist images of 'human sanitiser'

Also attached was a dispenser of hand sanitizer for passersby to use as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide. The petro-state is home to millions o...

US Congress passes final resolution to restrain Trump on Iran

The resolution, sponsored Democratic Sen. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the measure was not about Trump, but about asserting Congress' powers u...

PAF aircraft crashes near Shakarparian during 23rd March rehearsals, one pilot martyred

An F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Pakistan Air Force ( PAF ) has crashed near a park in the capital Islamabad . Stories of pilots who lost their lives in ...

"Came For Maharaj": 12 Madhya Pradesh Congress Rebels Against Joining BJP

The BJP has always drawn its strength from the Hindi heartland and used it to extend its reach in the vast country. Hitting out at the Congress , he allege...

Turkey confirms first coronavirus case, puts hospitals on alert

Earlier, Koca said it was highly likely that there is a coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, but there had not yet been any confirmed cases. The Turkish health min...

Coronavirus: Virus cases rise rapidly in Europe and US

Merkel pointed out that more events needs to be cancelled in order to reduce the speed of coronavirus spread. She said that since there's no cure yet, governm...

European Commission to propose 25-bln-euro initiative to fight COVID-19

The EU decided on mobilizing €25 billion ($28,2 billion) to counter the spread of the new coronavirus , the European Commission's President Ursula von der Le...