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Taiwan calls for World Health Organization chief to apologise for making 'groundless' accusations

Tedros brushed off the personal attacks during a press conference from the organisation's Geneva headquarters but said a line was crossed when people made a dec...

NY now has more coronavirus cases than any single country

NY reported its highest 48-hour death toll earlier this week, with 779 new fatalities confirmed on Wednesday and 771 on Tuesday. Cuomo said the loss of life w...

Intelligence chief Kadhimi named Iraq’s 3rd PM in 10 weeks

Zurfi had been rejected immediately by parties allied with Iran who viewed him as a threat to their political and economic power in Iraq , calling him an "Amer...

Dr. Fauci Is Cautiously Optimistic That We’re ‘Beginning’ To Flatten The Curve

Meanwhile unemployment is rising at a jarring rate, with data Thursday showing 17 million have lost their jobs since mid-March, when America began shutting down...

New single-day record for NY virus deaths but hospitalizations fall

The updated projections has also brought forward the peak day of deaths to April 12 where an estimated 2,212 deaths are expected to occur over 24 hours. The rat...

Germany launches app to monitor coronavirus spread #61617

But he stressed that the app, developed with e-health company Thryve, could not make a diagnosis or replace a coronavirus test. The data will be used to creat...

Coronavirus: Mayor apologises for PM 'deserves this' comments

In a statement, Ms Oakes' former employer said: "On Monday evening Sheila Oakes, a paralegal at our Ilkeston office and also Mayor of Heanor posted deeply offen...

Life after coronavirus: How social norms must change according to experts

President Donald Trump said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be releasing guidance on how critical infrastructure workers can ret...

U.S. weighs revoking China Telecom's license

Several federal agencies, including the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, on Thursday have called on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke...

China to reclassify dogs as pets, not livestock, in wake of coronavirus

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, initially traced to a wet market in the central city of Wuhan, China's top legislative body in February prohibited the consumption...

HK court rules that blanket ban on masks is unconstitutional

This includes limitations on protester attire, including the face masks that protesters have been wearing during the past 10 months' demonstrations. While Thu...

Google Maps to assist people in maintaining effective social distancing

Google claims the reports both the public and public health officials understand the effectiveness and impact of social distancing guides. For example, v...

Cheyenne community is celebrating Passover differently this year

Rabbi Mendy Korer of Chabad Islington says it's "very challenging" for people to be apart from family and friends during Passover - but Jews in the borough ...

Japan's Olympic training bases close after emergency declaration

But as case totals have begun to climb, the central government's minimalist actions are now drawing greater criticism. Most state of emergency measures are re...

Cyclone Harold hits Fiji

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force was urging that all small craft remain out of the water as the risky seas persisted on Monday. Cyclone Harold has casued...

Syria's al-Assad forces accused of using chemical weapons

At the time it did not name those responsible but the United Nations asked the organisation in 2018 to "put in place arrangements to identify the perpetrators o...

NSW Minister fined over breach of coronavirus public health order

The coalition frontbencher was spotted on Wednesday afternoon at his million-dollar Pearl Beach house which is more than an hour's drive from his east Sydney pr...

Linda Tripp, Key Figure in Clinton Sex Scandal, Dies at 70

Her son, Ryan Tripp , also confirmed her death to the Washington Post , which reported that she was treated for breast cancer in the past. Tripp said in ...

100 days for Coronavirus - 150 in the Saudi Royal Family Infected

The New York Times has obtained a copy of the notice sent out by the operators of the King Faisal Hospital, an elite institution that treats the royal family ...

Man In Illinois Kills Partner & Himself Fearing They Had Coronavirus

Family arrived at the home and told investigators that Jesernik was anxious that he and Schriefer contracted coronavirus , according to the news release. IL au...

Australian cops board cruise ship blamed for 15 COVID-19 deaths

Australian police have spoken to the captain of a cruise ship which disembarked hundreds of passengers infected with the coronavirus in Sydney, as part of a ...

NY coronavirus deaths hit 7,067, America's highest

During his press conference, Cuomo ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of those who have died from the virus, including patients, medical professio...

Paris bans outdoor exercise as coronavirus restrictions are intensified

Paris on Tuesday banned daytime jogging to keep people from bending anti-coronavirus lockdown rules as France breached 10,000 deaths due to the outbreak. He st...

Defense official says media reports about November coronavirus intel assessment are false

In a November report from the USA military's National Center for Medical Intelligence, experts concluded that the early stages of what we now know as the corona...

Pompeo Accuses China of Not Being Transparent, Honest About The Coronavirus Pandemic

Whatever the faults had been in China's response, many observers noticed Trump blaming Beijing as a political ploy as he faces criticism for not appearing soone...

Lockdown: New Zealand health minister goes for beach drive with family, demoted

New Zealand's Health Minister set a "good" example for Kiwis by breaking national lockdown rules introduced by the government two weeks ago. The new cases ...

Taiwan demands apology from World Health Organization chief over virus 'slander'

The ministry expressed "strong dissatisfaction and a high degree of regret, and raised the most solemn protest". "Taiwan is a mature and highly-accomplished a...

Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen

A spokesman said he was moved on the advice of his medical team and was receiving "excellent care". Mr Johnson was admitted to London's St Thomas' Hospital ...

Head of EU's top science body resigns over frustration in coronavirus response

However, his ambitious plans were not welcomed, he said, noting that: "The ERC Scientific Council, its governing body, unanimously rejected the idea", arguing t...

Italian PM: EU could fail over coronavirus pandemic

While Britain is now balancing around 14,000 examinations each day, Italy's screening degree is about dual that number. ITALIAN Prime Minister Giuseppe Cont...