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Churches keeping the faith during Holy Week while keeping a safe distance

Those watching the service shouldn't be surprised to see one or two of their fellow members. "The message of hope is especially important for our compatriots ...

Biden beats Sanders to win Alaska Democratic primary

Sanders encouraged his supporters to still vote for him because the more delegates he amasses the more influence he believes he yields over the party platform...

Julian Assange had 2 kids with lawyer in Ecuadorian embassy

Mr Assange , 48, is now being held in Belmarsh prison in London after being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy previous year. The news came as the impriso...

Turkey coronavirus deaths pass 1,000: minister

Turkey's total confirmed cases stood at 52,167, he added. ISTANBUL, April 11 ― Istanbul, Ankara and other major Turkish cities locked down for two days from...

Singapore Covid-19 cases surpass 2000

In a statement, the MOH said there are no imported cases among the 198, which comprise 98 linked to known clusters, 29 linked to other cases and 71 still being ...

US Records Over 20000 Covid-19 Deaths, Now Highest In The World

Italy has the second most reported deaths at 19,468 and Spain is in third place with 16,353. The majority of US states have placed their populations under ...

Pope Offers Prayer For COVID-19 Sick — EASTER

Members of the world's 1.3 billion Catholic community could follow a live stream of the service. At the climax of Holy Week for most of the planet's Christian...

CNN says VP's office stops officials from appearing

Vice President Mike Pence's workplace has reversed itself and can now enable two high public well being officers to look on CNN, after earlier blocking the me...

Coronavirus: US about to overtake Italy as country with most deaths

The worldwide tally of coronavirus cases has topped 1.7 million, although many more infections are believed to have gone unrecorded. Cook County Board Pre...

Further COVID-19 Deaths Recorded In Ireland; 16 New Cases In Clare

Minister Harris says the remaining tests left to be completed will be done over the coming days. At a media briefing, chief medial officer Dr Tony Holohan sai...

Navy: More than 10% of carrier's crew test positive

The Navy is awaiting results for 775 sailors and 339 have yet to be tested, according to a Navy official with knowledge of the tests. The U.S.S. Theodore Ro...

Lansing Correctional Facility inmates riot

Bowman said all staff were able to get out of the area without any injuries and the unit has been contained. It's unclear what started the riot, Bowman said. ...

COVID-19: 99 new cases on Chinese mainland, 63 new asymptomatic cases

Among the new cases, 51 are Chinese taking on the same flight from Russian Federation, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Sunday morning. Concerns about t...

Bangladesh executes killer of founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Retired Capt. Abdul Majed, a fugitive for 45 years, was killed by hanging at 12.01 a.m. on Sunday (0601GMT Saturday), Prisons Inspector General (IG) Brig. A pro...

Indore doctor who tested positive for COVID-19 succumbs to infection

This is the first reported death of a healthcare professional due to Covid-19 in the country. "We received the news this morning that one of our doctor frie...

Yemen rebels sentence four journalists to death

Aid groups have warned that when the virus does hit the broken healthcare system of the country - which the United Nations says is facing the world's worst hu...

'Easter is not cancelled': Queen delivers second special address

The Queen said: "The discovery of the risen Christ on the first Easter Day gave his followers new hope and fresh objective, and we can all take heart from thi...

Coronavirus: indirect messages between Hamas and Israel

Gaza, measuring 375 sq km (145 sq. miles), is residence to round two million Palestinians. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Tuesday warned of th...

School's out or in? Governor, mayor give different answers

The numbers will include not only people who are showing symptoms or who have tested positive for COVID-19, but also people from shelters where it has been "d...

Britain's Johnson making progress in hospital

While in hospital, Mr Johnson has been boosted by a love letter from his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, which included a scan of their unborn child. "Boris has work...

Alberta records highest daily number of COVID-19 deaths so far

Additionally, the province is requiring workers in these types of facilities to work at only one site. "The requirements are currently in effect at outbreak l...

Trump says USA agreed to 'help' Mexico make oil deal with OPEC

However costs did not rally after Thursday's talks on cuts, as a result of even an unprecedented cut of 15% in global provides would nonetheless depart an enorm...

United States expels more than 6000 migrants using new pandemic rules

For the first time, mass repatriates include people seeking asylum as well as hundreds of single migrant children , the two groups that are protected by U.S. A...

COVID-19: B.C. reports five more deaths, 40 new cases

Bonnie Henry. There are now 82 cases of COVID-19 in the Island Health region, 130 cases in the Interior and 24 cases in the province's northern health region....

Black people targeted by racists in China as pandemic spreads

Five were Nigerian nationals who faced widespread anger after reports surfaced that they had broken a mandatory quarantine and been to eight restaurants and o...

Spain's overnight coronavirus death toll at 510, lowest in 19 days

Schools, most shops and offices will remain closed, with people encouraged to work from home. Another 510 people were recorded to have died of COVID-19 in the...

UK to charter flights to fly its nationals stranded in India #62520

The announcement comes days after the UK High Commission said seven charter flights will bring back its nationals from Mumbai , Delhi, and Goa. Before the ch...

Taliban meet with US general amid tensions over peace deal

On April 5, the insurgent group - which continues to claim attacks against Afghan security forces in rural areas - accused US forces of violating the peace deal...

401 people infected with COVID-19 in Chicago prison

Meanwhile, at least 172 employees of the county office have also tested positive, a majority of which were working as correctional deputies at the jail. Almost ...

More recovered coronavirus patients in South Korea are testing positive again

Still, the possibility of coronavirus patients relapsing is of global concern, since many countries hope previously infected patients will develop immunity, Reu...