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China Officials Pushes Theory US Army Infected Wuhan, Triggering Pandemic

A Chinese government spokesman has tried to blame the United States army for the deadly coronavirus outbreak , which was declared a pandemic by the World H...

Von der Leyen and Michel criticise Trump's travel ban

US President Donald Trump addresses the nation about the coronavirus from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March, 11, 2020. Despite the spr...

Canadian Prime Minister and wife goes into isolation

O'Regan and Ng are in self-isolation awaiting test results after showing symptoms of a respiratory illness, although O'Regan believes he has a simple head cold ...

Senator Tim Kaine pushing for employers to provide paid sick leave

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends people to stay home if they are sick. While health officials across the country ask residents ...

CANCELLED: Australian F1 Grand Prix called off

I have never lived through anything like this. "At the end of the day you've got to make decisions that you think are right, which I think we did here". "It w...

India advises self-quarantine for those coming from COVID-19 affected countries

In a sweeping travel ban that will likely affect thousands of travellers, including many of Indian origin, who had planned visits to India, the government has ...

Coronavirus: UK and Republic split on their responses to contagion

All indoor gatherings of 100 people or more and outdoor gatherings of 500 or more should be cancelled, Varadkar said. In an unprecedented development, schools...

Worker 'tried to catch girl when inflatable burst'

The inquest heard that the inflatable trampoline had been inspected five days before it exploded. The three-year-old was thrown "higher than a house" when the...

Coronavirus: Virgin Australia slashes New Zealand capacity, axes some Auckland routes

Guests with new or existing global bookings through June 30 have the option to change their flight to a later date and/or to a different destination, without in...

Everett Public Schools closing for 30 days amid coronavirus fears

Madison Co. Schools are closing Monday through April. 10. The Franklin County Schools Superintendent has released a message saying schools will be implementin...

Australian F1 Grand Prix officially cancelled due to coronavirus

Our priority is the safety of the fans, the teams and all personnel at the race", they said in a tweet. "The FIA and Formula 1, with the full support of the A...

Brazilian who met Trump tested positive for coronavirus

The Brazilian officials were visiting Trump to tout Brazil's economic successes and meet with US government officials. A picture Wajngarten posted on Insta...

'Fuelling a new era': Internet inventor warns web 'not working for women'

Evidence from his work with the foundation and its partners suggested that online gender inequality is a rising trend, leading him to conclude that "the interne...

COVID-19 | Contact Indian students stranded in Iran, Delhi HC tells Centre

Around 9,000 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus across Iran. Advisories were issued to avoid travel and returning passengers have been screene...

Judge orders Chelsea Manning's release from jail in Virginia

But she told a judge last May she would rather starve to death than change her decision to testify about it in front of a grand jury in the Eastern District of ...

Trump presents Medal of Freedom to 4-Star General

President Donald Trump on Tuesday presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Gen. Jack Keane . Keane, a Fox News analyst and retired four-star Army ge...

COVID-19 'can be characterised as a pandemic': World Health Organization chief

Ghebreyesus in today's press conference . His appeal echoed an earlier one by WHO Director-General Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, which offic...

Czech govt shuts borders to travelers from Germany & Austria

The announcement by the Prime Minister comes on the heels of a state address in the U.S.by Donald Trump announcing a travel ban to and from the European Union -...

Washington governor says 64,000 virus cases possible

There are more than 260 confirmed cases in the state, a lot of them in the King, Pierce and Snohomish counties that would be affected by Inslee's new order. In ...

Hundreds of monkeys clash in middle of city in Thailand

Monkey see, monkey do. A video circulating on social media showed the desperation of the animals after a whole troop descended on a single monkey that managed...

Italian daily coronavirus deaths jump 23% to 1016

The papal vicar for Rome said the churches would reopen when a broader Italian government crackdown on public gatherings expires on April 3. All stores are no...

Brazil official, who met Trump, tests positive for coronavirus

In a statement obtained by CNN's Jim Acosta, the White House said , "Both the President and Vice President had nearly no interactions with the individual wh...

COVID-19: Greenwich Public School District Announces Closure | Norwalk

All school building activities including school day instruction, childcare, health services and enrichment will be discontinued, the district said in a message ...

Russia's Duma passes reforms allowing Putin to seek re-election

Russian President Vladimir Putin told lawmakers on Tuesday that he supports a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek another term ...

PM Trudeau Now in Self-Isolation Over COVID-19

Clean up crews from Servpro gear up to go inside the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in ...

Bolsonaro aide who met Trump tests positive for coronavirus

Wajngarten, who posted photos of him with Trump on Instagram , came down with flu-like symptoms after returning to Brazil and was taken to a military hospita...

President Trump meets with Brazilian President Bolsonaro, makes 'no promises' regarding tariffs

President, negotiations on the deal began back in 2017 under then-President Michel Temer, and was initially sought out by the U.S. government. Jair Bolsonaro'...

Kaine pushes for paid sick leave amid coronavirus outbreak

Employers in certain Colorado industries are now temporarily required to provide a small amount of paid sick leave to employees with flu-like symptoms while awa...

Lawmakers' alarm : US Congress votes to restrain Trump on Iran

On Wednesday, the House passed the war powers resolution in a largely party-line vote of 227 against 186, reports Xinhua news agency. Some Democratic lawmaker...

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 ...