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Over 1,000 Foreign Workers, Including Indians, Test Positive for Coronavirus in Singapore

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Chris Hayes Slams GA Gov Plan to Reopen Businesses 'Insane'

Johnson called the governor's order "reckless, premature and risky", and asked businesses in his city to show "common sense" by staying closed. "It's based on...

Speaker Chatfield: Gov. Whitmer, Legislature should work together on next steps

The Republican leader of the Michigan House says he hopes to be on the same page as Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by April 30, the day the current state ...

Threat for severe weather returns Wednesday

We'll have some nice sunny weather between these weather systems, but temperatures are generally a little cooler than average for a second straight week. Scatte...

NKorea silence on Kim's health raises succession speculation

Officials from South Korea's Unification Ministry and National Intelligence Service said they couldn't immediately confirm the CNN report which cited an a...

Mayors resist reopening of southern governors despite coronavirus outbreak

Johnson, mayor of Savannah, Ga., said on CNN after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that gyms, salons, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys in the state could reo...

Can Trump Actually Halt Immigration To The U.S.?

Mark Finney, executive director of the refugee assistance group World Relief in Spokane, said the order "is a tragic and misguided betrayal of our nation's deep...

Government announce coronavirus vaccine will be trialled on people from Thursday onwards

He said "In the long run, the best way to defeat coronavirus is through a vaccine". The team is now developing the vaccine further and will test whether i...

USA deporting illegal immigrants with coronavirus to Guatemala, president says

Thirty-two Guatemalan migrants on a deportation flight from the United States earlier this week have now tested positive for the coronavirus , according ...

Missouri becomes first USA state to sue China over coronavirus

Mr Schmitt claims Missouri residents have suffered possibly tens of billions of dollars in economic damages. In addition to damages, the state is looking to hol...

Iran's Guards launch its first military satellite, Middle East News & Top Stories

There was no immediate independent confirmation of the launch of the satellite, which the Guard called "Noor", or light. The United States alleges Iran's sate...

1016 new coronavirus cases take Singapore tally past 10000 mark

The last he addressed the country was on April 3, where the government asked people to maintain social distance to limit the spread of the deadly Coronavirus ....

Facebook removes anti-lockdown protests’ event listings

The "Knock it Off" protest details were shared on the Facebook group "Rhode Islanders Against Excessive Quarantine". Now, Facebook is taking another measure -...

Ed department says distance learning improving; disparities remain

A Brisbane Catholic Education statement said some students were unable to access online learning resources, caused by an issue outside of its control. "Belize...

Merkel urges 'transparency' from China on coronavirus outbreak

France reported a slight increase in hospital deaths on Monday - though still below its record numbers of last week - and a slight dip in intensive care patient...

Rumors of Kim Jong-un's Demise May Be Exaggerated — Former CIA Expert

Pyongyang's official mouthpiece, Korean Central News Agency , has remained silent on the leader's health , but it reported Monday that Kim sent a birthday...

Arrest warrant issued for defiant Louisiana pastor

Tony Spell and a security guard at Life Tabernacle Church were named in warrants accusing them of aggravated assault in connection with an incident involving a...

South Africa announces $37 billion to help struggling nation

It was necessary to do "whatever it takes" to recover from the coronavirus crisis, he argued. Ramaphosa said he will announce measures on 23 April to begin ph...

Biden: I would pick Michelle Obama as VP 'in a heartbeat'

The Obamas are great friends. "I don't think she has any desire to live near the White House again", Biden said. "Biden and the Democratic Party could r...

China reports 30 new coronavirus cases in mainland, up from day earlier

Reichelt then makes a connection between mass surveillance of the Chinese people and putting them in danger (ostensibly by the virus), along with other nations ...

Cuomo Expects New York Reopening on a Regional Basis

Andrew Cuomo said a meeting the two had with several of their staff members at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, April 21 was productive. Watters noted t...

Link between air pollution and coronavirus deaths in England, study suggests

The Denver metro area may be experiencing some of its best air quality in years right now, thanks to the decrease in vehicle traffic and industrial activity...

Coronavirus: MSC Cruises ship finally returns home after three months at sea

There have been no reports of the novel coronavirus on the Magnifica or the Costa Deliziosa . None of the cruises have had any known COVID-19 cases, and al...

"Badger Bounce Back" plan looks to safely reopen Wisconsin

According to the press release, "When the state has seen these efforts be successful, Wisconsin can begin to turn the dial, re-open the state, and get busines...

Biden Would Add Michelle Obama to His Ticket

Netizens remained at loggerheads over the remarks, with some praising Michelle Obama as a "great choice" and arguing that "we'd all love that combo". "The peo...

Trump, UK PM Boris Johnson Talk Following Virus Scare

The two leaders discussed the importance of worldwide action against the Covid-19 pandemic and plans for a post-Brexit trade deal, a Downing Street statement sa...

Italy's current virus cases fall for first time

The official figure is Europe's highest and the second globally after the United States. People registered as now carrying the illness declined to 107,709 fro...

Coronavirus could double number facing acute hunger

According to experts, 821 million people go to bed hungry and a newly-published Global Report on Food Crisis indicated an additional 135 million are facing cr...

More positive COVID-19 modelling suggests 'public health measures are working'

Health officials are set to present new projections about the spread of COVID-19 tomorrow. Health Minister Christine Elliott says the province has avoided a s...

United States has extensive contingency plans in case of Kim Jong Un death

The North Korean leader's health has always been a focus of speculation . Note to editors and journalists across the world: please don't print a story ab...