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In Trump-Cuomo spat on coronavirus, the gloves come off

Cuomo, who has called for a measured focus on data rather than opinion in many of his briefings, lit into the president after Trump took to twitter to accuse ...

Why COVID-19 is Placing the rescue of Notre Dame at Danger

One year after the fire in the Notre-Dame Cathedral, France and the world painfully remember the images of a tragedy that has raised too many unanswered questio...

Why Trump supporters are protesting state lockdowns

According to President Trump , governors will "call their own shots" as to how and when each state will lift restrictions. The largest so far, a rally of thous...

Sweden says Covid-19 deaths pass 1000-mark

Sweden's controversial decision to refuse coronavirus lockdown measures is taking its toll - with the number of deaths up to 17 times higher than its Nordic nei...

Merkel says Germany will start reopening its economy on April 20

She said the government now "strongly recommends" citizens wear masks during shopping and on public transportation. According to Söder, certain shops up to ...

China denies coronavirus came from Wuhan lab

When asked about the intelligence, President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "doing a very thorough examination of this disgusting situation that happened" bu...

There are now more than 2 million coronavirus cases worldwide

The US has the highest death toll with more than 26,000 killed with major metropolitan areas like New York City, Seattle and Detroit being badly hit. As of Th...

After weeks of clashes, President Jair Bolsonaro sacks Health Minister

Mandetta's replacement, Nelson Teich, is an oncologist and senior health care consultant at medical services company Teich Health Care, with an MBA. Mandetta ...

Chris Cuomo's Wife Cristina Speaks Out After Coronavirus Diagnosis

The news was announced on Chris' CNN Cuomo Prime Time show on April 15 during an interview he was conducting with his big brother Andrew Cuomo , governor o...

Brazil health minister who backed coronavirus restrictions is fired

Brazilian health officials braced on Wednesday for President Jair Bolsonaro to fire his health minister over disagreements on how to handle the coronavirus ou...

Expert says UK likely has Europe's highest virus death rate

He has advocated contact tracing and quarantining like that which has been carried out in South Korea, where people who have come into contact with someone with...

Michael Cohen will be released from prison due to coronavirus

Federal data show that 14 inmates and seven staff members have tested positive at the Otisville prison where he is now located. They could not discuss Cohen's ...

Bolsonaro fire his health minister in the midst of coronakrise

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta on Thursday following speculation the official would be dismissed amid tension...

China urges foreign politicians to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs

The 70-seat Legislative Council has the power to pass laws under the semi-autonomous "one country, two systems" framework established before the former British ...

Ivanka Trump accused of breaching her own coronavirus travel advice

President Trump's daughter Ivanka has been accused of breaching her own coronavirus advice and the U.S. government's travel guidelines by travelling from Wash...

United Kingdom extends lockdown for at least 3 weeks

Fifty more coronavirus patients have been confirmed to have died in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire where the death toll now stands at 1,293. Si...

Cuomo extends closure of schools, nonessential businesses into May

At least 16 were in NY state. Private companies must rethink how business is conducted, officials said, listing examples as having as many people as possible ...

Wuhan Coronavirus cases and deaths revised, death toll now at 3,869

The city also revised up its number of confirmed cases by 325 to 50,333. Due to a rapid increase of designated hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients, inclu...

China foreign ministry: World Health Organization found no evidence coronavirus started in lab

Facebook is relying on a "fact checker" that uses "expert opinion" from a researcher who conducted projects with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the biolab ...

UK Extends Coronavirus Lockdown For At Least Another Three Weeks

Speaking from the Prime Minister's residence of 10 Downing Street Thursday afternoon as he led the government's daily coronavirus response press conference, Fir...

Debt moratorium 'essential' to help Africa fight coronavirus: Macron

The French leader said he was hopeful of securing Russian President Vladimir Putin's agreement in the coming hours. Rescheduling the 2,100-mile race will be a...

China’s Wuhan raises virus death toll by 1,290, up 50%

New death cases were added because non-hospitalised deaths had not been registered at the disease control information system and some confirmed cases had been ...

United Kingdom coronavirus lockdown extended by 3 weeks

Mr Raab said a second peak would lead to a second lockdown, increasing the economic damage of the pandemic. He added: "The very clear advice we received is th...

Small plane makes emergency landing amid highway traffic in Canada

In addition to vehicles, the road was filled with other obstacles, including several gantries and an overpass. The emergency landing took place just south of ...

Oxford University scientists starting human trials for virus vaccine next week

That one version of their vaccine is about to enter a new phase: human trials, which will be taking place in May with 120 people in Australia. Inovio's resear...

Criminal negligence investigation begins into the operators of Ruby Princess

So far, 18 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. Aside from delaying boarding for six hours and giving passengers lunch vouchers so the onboard crew co...

Ex-North Korean diplomat set to win parliament seat

Neither Kim Jong Un nor his sister Kim Yo Jong, believed to be his second-in-command, attended the ceremony at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, despite many of h...

International Monetary Fund to exempt 25 poor countries from debt service payments

According to the report, the German economy will decline in 2020 by seven percent, while the Italian economy will shrink by 9.1 percent. The minister also said ...

Donald Trump Threatens to Adjourn Both Chambers of Congress for Recess Appointments

He seemed to backtrack Tuesday, suggesting that he would work with the governors on such a step. President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to adjourn Co...

Trump Spin Doctor Gets in COVID-19 Mix Up

The condition caused by the novel coronavirus is named "19" simply because it emerged in 2019 in China. "Some of the scientists and doctors say that there cou...