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US Death Toll Surpasses 4,000 as Pandemic Worsens

According to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre, more than 4,000 people in the U.S. have died due to COVID-19 and almost 190,000 have be...

In Venezuela shift, USA asks Guaido to renounce power -- for now

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the framework a "path to democracy". Maduro has held onto power despite repeated United States efforts to oust him and h...

Turkmenistan bans the word 'coronavirus', arrests those who publicly discuss the pandemic

According to global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders , the gas-rich nation is treating COVID-19 like it does not exist. The Turkmen governmen...

Led forces pull out of third Iraqi base this month

USA forces have handed over a base in the Iraqi oil centre of Kirkuk - the third installation Washington has transferred to the Iraqi army this month - as it sh...

Iran warns USA after Patriot missile deployment to Iraq

One of the Patriot batteries was deployed to Ain al-Asad last week and was being assembled, according to a United States defence official and an Iraqi military ...

Over a million americans are tested for coronavirus

We're going to need at least several hundred more ventilators very quickly. President Donald Trump extended federal coronavirus guidelines as health exper...

Vladimir Putin To Work Remotely After Meeting COVID-19 Infected Doctor

Mr Putin also took a call from US President Donald Trump with the two leaders discussing cooperation on the coronavirus response, the Kremlin said, without givi...

Several countries threaten jail time for coronavirus-related April Fools' pranks

The authorities have been warning people to desist from sharing unreliable information on social media as fake news and rumours make it more hard for them to fi...

Doctor who showed Putin round hospital tests positive

Denis Protsenko wrote on Facebook that he has isolated himself. My dear friends, I very much appreciate your concern. Among those who have tested positive ...

Coronavirus pandemic far from over in Asia: WHO official

Even amidst strict restrictions, as long as the global epidemic exists, the risk of the Virus spreading in countries of the Asia-Pacific Zone will prevail. "The...

Malaysian virus lockdown tips for women spark mockery

The series contained the hashtag #WanitaCegahCOVID19 , which translates to Women Prevent COVID-19. Another campaign poster suggested that women should use ...

US death toll eclipses China's as reinforcements head to NYC

Spain is now rapidly catching up on Italy , which is the worst-affected country in the world with nearly 12,500 deaths. And in NY, the national epicenter of t...

Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes Idaho: USGS

The largest quake to ever hit Idaho took place there in 1983, killing two children who were walking to school. Did you feel this natural disaster? It was reco...

Israeli Jets Spark Panic in Lebanon during Syria Raid

The agency added that none of the missiles succeeded in reaching their targets as a result. The outlet said the warplanes sought to attack a Syrian army posit...

Russians bring in quarantine penalties in battle against coronavirus pandemic

President Vladimir Putin has argued the country's relatively low number of cases is giving it time to stem the virus . The new isolation rules, which will ...

China reports 1300 asymptomatic virus cases after public concern

The commission says that, as of Tuesday, there are 1,541 asymptomatic cases. The one reported new case of a local infection on Tuesday was in Guangdong provin...

United Nations chief calls for joint action to fight Covid-19

Guterres announced the establishment of a COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund to support efforts in low- and middle-income countries, with the aim of swiftly en...

Seniors, immunocompromised residents urged to self-isolate due to COVID-19

The new total of cases in the province is now at 1,706 - including 431 resolved cases and 33 deaths. Nine deaths have occurred among residents of one nursing ...

Facebook and Instagram Follow Twitter in Deleting Bolsonaro's Posts

He has additionally lashed out at state and municipal officers who, in steps aimed toward saving lives applied powerful lockdowns, closed non-essential companie...

COVID-19 death toll in USA tops 3,000

The deaths linked to the coronavirus also now outnumber the lives lost during the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Senior US scientist Anthony Fauci, an inf...

DOJ watchdog finds flaws in FISA process beyond Carter Page application

The review found an average of about 20 problems in each, with one application containing as many as 65 errors. "We believe that a deficiency in the FBI's e...

USA warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads

The carrier is now docked in Guam. The carrier, like other Navy ships, is vulnerable to infectious disease spread given its close quarters - the massive ship ...

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh on hunt for missing returnees from Delhi congregation

The MHA said instructions were also issued to chief secretaries and Director Generals of Police (DGsP) of all states as well as Commissioner of Police, Delhi. H...

Hungary grants PM Orban sweeping new powers to tackle Coronavirus crisis

I greet with respect the free choice of the Hungarian parliament (137 votes in favour and 53 against), democratically elected by the citizens. It could have...

Coronavirus: Derbyshire Police admits force can't stop walkers

Officers can fine or even arrest those flouting the rules under new legislation enacted last Thursday. Lancashire Police issued 123 enforcement notices over the...

Coronavirus: Goats take over empty streets of seaside town

They're running around in large groups, eating hedges, snacking on people's flowers. They're not practising social distancing. The police have got involved ...

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases top 800,000: Johns Hopkins University

It brings the total number of deaths in the country from Covid-19 to 8,149. Australia reported reported a sustained fall in the rate of new coronavirus infe...

Trump administration rules gun shops are ‘essential’ businesses amid coronavirus outbreak

Gavin Newsom and other officials after gun stores were deemed non-essential businesses and ordered to close during a statewide stay-at-home order to curb coron...

FACT CHECK: Trump's Claims On U.S. Testing And Seoul's Population

Then, Alcindor let it be known that "I'm not the first human being, woman, black person or journalist to be told that while doing a job ". The metropolitan area...

David Geffen Deletes IG After Backlash for Flexing Quarantine on $590M Yacht

Though the philanthropist and entertainment mogul regularly shares photos of his yacht, Rising Sun, on his social media accounts, many found Saturday's posts pa...