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Medicine, humanitarian supplies to combat coronavirus are not sanctioned

He also sought to highlight what he viewed as the achievements of the past year, including the downing of a sophisticated USA drone and missile strikes on US ba...

Not all Canadians overseas will be able to return home, says Trudeau

The World Health Organization figures show there were almost a quarter million cases of COVID-19 worldwide as of Friday and the global death toll was approach...

Victoria to shut down all non-essential activities within 48 hours

A NSW-wide shutdown is set to come into effect in the next 48 hours which will close non-essential services with the state to take the plan to national cabinet ...

Teenager killed as strong earthquake shakes Croatia

A 15-year-old boy has died and dozens of people have been injured after a 5.3 magnitude quake hit Croatia this morning, sparking blazes, cracking buildings and ...

Sen. Cornyn: China to blame for coronavirus, because 'people eat bats'

However, Texas Senator John Cornyn thinks that China is to blame for the virus in a public rant that was deemed racist by the public on social media. "Dispara...

Finland is again worlds happiest country

Over the years, the study has examined how social media, migration, differences in well-being , inequality and other factors affect levels of happiness. The Un...

China releases report on whistle-blower doctor

Following his death, Dr Li became the face of growing anger at the Communist Party's controls over information - with complaints that officials lie about diseas...

Railways asks people to postpone travel after 12 test positive

Railways said passengers can claim refund up to 90 days from the date of journey across counters instead of the current practice of three days in case a tr...

Trump admin. issues state of disaster declaration for NY

However, barbershops, hairdressers, tattoo parlors and nail salons must close as of 8 p.m. on Saturday "as these services can not be provided while maintaining ...

Coronavirus: Spain to boost testing as deaths surpass 1300

Health officials said cases were likely to keep increasing and said they did not know when a peak would be reached. The number of people who have tested posit...

The Prime Minister of Italy set to extend limitations due to coronavirus

Now, almost 3,000 people have lost their lives in the country due to this disease, a figure very close to that of China (more than 3,200 dead) where the pande...

California governor orders entire state to stay at home

A spokesman later clarified that the figure did not take into account the aggressive mitigation efforts that have been made. The order also extends the deadli...

Halt use of capital punishment: United Nations on Nirbhaya convicts’ execution

And so, we're left not only with an increasing number of cases of sexual violence against women, but we're also stuck with a system that can neither prevent it ...

India planning to get testing kits from South Korea

In South Korea, which rapidly enforced strict isolation and quarantine procedures, the number of new cases has been falling since a peak in early March - a patt...

More Than 100 New Coronavirus Cases In Ireland

The Department of Health has said that contact tracing is now taking place for each of the confirmed cases. Indonesia has confirmed 81 new coronavirus cases...

Coronavirus Briefly Halts Flights to NY

The stoppage also included Philadelphia's airport, Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and MacArthur Airport in Islip, Long Island. The airports are "now able to ...

VCH adds new protections to long-term care residents due to COVID-19

Henry and her team are doing Northern Health a disservice by not providing more precise locations to the people who are testing positive", he said in an email t...

'Young people are not invincible', World Health Organization warns amid spreading coronavirus

Besides, the report indicated that six additional countries and regions reported their first confirmed cases, while 96 countries and regions have seen local tra...

FIRST ALERT Weather: A cool, rainy Saturday

WOODLAND PARK: Low: 16; High: 43. This pattern - coupled up with a coastal low passing to our south could spell out some accumulating snow for some (main...

Five cruises from NSW infected with virus

In a statement this evening, New Zealand's Ministry of Health said three Australian passengers and one crew member had tested positive. Daughter, Emma Lynch, ...

Body Found Along Roadway Believed To Be 11-Year Old Colorado Boy

Investigators are asking for information from anyone who may have seen 11-year-old Gannon Stauch's stepmother, Letecia Stauch , in Pace or nearby Pensacola b...

Chancellor Merkel on coronavirus pandemic

Meanwhile, adding that the German Government of Angela Merkel was prepared to stretch its hands towards the nation's financial reserves in these times of na...

Trump pushes back on Washington Post report about intel warnings about coronavirus

The heated exchange was triggered by an earlier question when Alexander asked the president if his "impulse to a put positive spin on things may be giving A...

World Health Organisation launches a WhatsApp coronavirus

People under 50 comprise a significant number of people requiring hospitalisation, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general. Markets remain ...

Coronavirus deaths soar in Spain

Fatalities rose by 324, or 32%, to 1,326 from the day earlier, according to Health Ministry data released Saturday, after an nearly 31% gain the previous day. O...

Staffer in United States vice-president's office tests positive for Covid-19

According to news reports, that represents the first known positive test to date for a staffer at the White House. Last week, Trump had tested for the coron...

Covid-19 deaths in Italy surge by 793 in one day

Italian army soldiers patrol streets after being deployed to the region of Lombardy to enforce the lockdown against the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...

Negotiations lag on US$1 trillion stimulus for coronavirus-hit US

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and his Democratic counterpart Chuck Schumer sat down for talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and other a...

Chris the Redeemer statue lit with flags of coronavirus affected countries | Mapped

In a attractive display of hope and unity, Brazil's famous Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated with the flags of various global countries impacted by t...

Current COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts

But, health care settings are also sites for secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2, given the stability of the virus on surfaces and in aerosols. However, acco...