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United Kingdom coronavirus cases rise 35pct to 798 in a day

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Mormons Cancel All Global Church Activities

On Thursday morning, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said he wanted to limit all Utah gatherings of more than 100 people to help slow the spread of coronavirus , acco...

Spain declares state of emergency

The draft decree does not, however, foresee closing the country's borders. The others on the list: China, Italy , Iran and South Korea. The news comes as the...

Northam orders all schools to close for at least two weeks

Health department secretary Bill Crouch said a lack of testing has been a problem nationwide, and that hospitals in the state will begin testing for the virus...

Quarantined Italians fill deserted streets with music to lift spirits amid lockdown

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Brazilian President Denies Reports about Being Infected with Coronavirus

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Iran agrees to send black boxes of crashed jet to Ukraine

Iran agreed to send to Ukraine "black boxes" from downed Boeing in Iran. Once the recorders are delivered, an worldwide team of investigators is expected to e...

Spain could surpass 10,000 coronavirus cases as early as next week

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will make an address to the nation at around 1430 (1330 GMT), his office said. "The government of Spain will protect all its ci...

Ontario Superior Court suspends upcoming jury trials amid COVID-19 pandemic

The hallways of the downtown Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center are frequently crowded with parties awaiting hearings. "Our contingency planni...

Trump misrepresents Obama's actions on H1N1

It also has measures to boost paid family leave, unemployment benefits, and nutrition programs, while providing free coronavirus testing. In a news confere...

Pompeo reacts to Khamenei's statement linking coronavirus with biological attack

Satellite images of a cemetery outside Iran's holy city of Qom appear to show long trenches to be used for mass graves as the number dying from the COVID-19 n...

AbaThembu King Dalindyebo expected in court in June after axe attack

The arrest comes amid tensions in the Thembu royal family which have been simmering since Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo's release from jail a year ago. "He was movi...

York, U of T cancels classes on campus due to coronavirus

The University has also been in contact with our students who are now in countries designated as risk areas to ensure their well-being. In a statement , York...

MPs suspend Parliament due to COVID-19

With details still to come, the government is restricting worldwide flights into Canada and encouraging Canadians not to travel outside the country. That anno...

See a map of states with reported cases of coronavirus

As of Sunday, 1,707 Americans had been tested, according to Business Insider, citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Which co...

Democratic debate moves from Phoenix to D.C.

Concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak forced the Democratic National Committee to move the Democratic presidential primary debate set for Sunday night...

Coronavirus: EU condemns Trump travel ban as virus spreads

Mr de Juniac said on Friday that global revenue losses would be "probably above" $113bn that it estimated a week ago, before the Trump administration's announce...

Coronavirus crisis: Italians banned from travelling to Australia over COVID-19 fears

Not all outbreaks are heading in the same direction. As of 8am this morning, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported 14,890 coronavir...

Trump now makes the case for Namaste in the time of coronavirus

Teaching will be done online or remotely. "Those who go to their places of work should limit their contacts, particularly face-to-face meetings". In a press c...

NZ leader: Nation changed after terror attacks

On Sunday Ardern will speak at the national remembrance service , Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One, to mark the anniversary of the attacks . "And the responsibility...

Sanders to Grill Biden in Sunday Debate

The Associated Press projected Sanders would win the race shortly after 10pm CT the night of the vote, but no other organization was ready to make the call,...

Australia's home minister tests positive for coronavirus

The get-together included Barr, according to Agence France-Presse. It was not immediately known when Dutton contracted COVID-19. It is unclear when Mr Dutto...

The Australian Grand Prix Has Been Cancelled

Formula One subsequently announced after an excruciating 12-hour delay that the Melbourne race would be cancelled , with confirmation coming from the governin...

Madrid schools close for two weeks amid virus

On Tuesday, the government announced it would cancel all direct flights to and from Italy beginning at midnight local time (2300GMT). For weeks, authorities...

Facebook, Twitter Remove Russia-Linked Fake Accounts Targeting Americans

Though the social media accounts were using familiar tactics - spreading inflammatory memes in an effort to "sow discord" - the IRA went to new lengths to disgu...

Greta urges activists to avoid mass climate protests

Start a website with a FREE domain name. She's impressed many to affix large demonstrations like these exterior United Nations local weather conferences in NY a...

Italy's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 1,000

The spread has slowed so much in China that the government sent a medical crew to Italy and offered surplus supplies to Iran . The move was taken after Ita...

Thailand reports biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases

The figure reached 70 on Thursday, including 11 new cases. "Don't share cigarettes and drinks", Sukhum warned. The group even included a Chinese national fr...

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton tests positive for COVID-19

In his statement this afternoon, Mr Dutton said he would provide an update in due course. Dutton was also in Washington DC last week where he spoke at a globa...

Malaysia PM says Cabinet to declare assets in anti-graft bid

As we do not have a manifesto, we decided that each ministry and department come up with proposals on priority issues. "This will involve low-hanging fruits, ...