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Britain has Europe's second highest COVID-19 death toll, new figures show

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday that daily figures for deaths in the community would be published from Wednesday. A day after its Prime Ministe...

Matt Hancock 'confident' of meeting 100,000 daily coronavirus testing target

Almost 20,000 more daily tests need to be conducted to meet the end of April target, a commitment made by Matt Hancock after the government faced heavy criticis...

Newly Recovered UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Joins Applause for Coronavirus Carers

He said he had a "much happier" hospital visit on Wedneday for the birth of his baby boy with partner Carrie Symonds . Johnson promised that ministers would ...

Province records 25 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths

Workers moving between long-term care and assisted-living facilities have been identified as one of the key factors behind outbreaks in three dozen seniors' hom...

Virus Outbreak: Australia warns Beijing about economic threat

On Wednesday, the Chinese embassy returned fire, saying on its website that details of the call had first been "obviously leaked by some Australian officials" a...

U.S. intel community concludes new coronavirus is not manmade

The president, however, did not hold his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping responsible for this. He didn't say what punitive actions he might take, but added: "The...

Jared Kushner Hails "Great Success Story" as U.S. Deaths Top 60000

The White House senior adviser's comments on "Fox and Friends" were made when the country's death toll surpassed the Vietnam War . The Vanity Fair cited a sour...

Russian Prime Minister diagnosed with COVID-19

Putin wished Mishustin a swift recovery and said he hoped the prime minister would continue taking part in drafting policies to shore up the Russian economy, wh...

Person of interest in custody in connection with Indy mail carrier's death

Postal Inspectors are charged with ensuring the safety and security of USPS employees, and that is a charge that we do not take lightly", said Detroit Division ...

Mayor de Blasio apologizes for response to overcrowded funeral in Brooklyn

The country has around a third of the world's more than 3 million coronavirus infections and more than 58,000 deaths - with more than 17,000 in New York City ....

Nancy Pelosi Says She's 'Satisfied' With Biden's Silence On Tara Reade

Reade has said she filed a written complaint with a "Senate personnel office" in 1993, but the university said it can not release the records until Biden "ret...

'Early mark': PM hints at easing coronavirus restrictions sooner

We need to restart our society. "We can't keep Australia under the doona", he said. "We need to be able to move ahead". New heat maps which reveal Covid-1...

Trump mocks Justin Amash's Libertarian presidential campaign

He said the U.S.is "ready for a presidency that will restore respect for our Constitution and bring people together". Justin noted that, "President Donald J. ...

Multiple shots fired at Cuban embassy in Washington, 1 arrested

Police arrested the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Alexander Alazo of Aubrey, Texas. Authorities arrested Alazo who has been charged with assault with int...

Antiviral remdesivir could show effect in treating coronavirus, United States study shows

The double-blinded study, involving more than 1,000 people, showed that a majority of patients treated with remdesivir took an average of 11 days to recover fro...

Aus, China relations crumble over COVID-19 probe

After calling for the investigation on Monday, China's ambassador to Australia , Cheng Jingye, warned that Chinese consumers could boycott Australian produ...

Residents get coronavirus testing?

Tests can be given on the same day or day after residents make an appointment for one. Prior to this change, all 34 drive-thru sites around L.A. had restricted ...

South Africa downgraded deeper into junk by S&P

S&P's latest rating action comes just over a month since Moody's, a rival rating agency, downgraded SA's sovereign credit rating to junk, citing a deteriorati...

Karen Pence: VP Was Unaware of Mayo Clinic Mask Policy Before Visit

But on Thursday morning, his wife Karen Pence told "Fox and Friends" that he wasn't aware that the Mayo Clinic had a policy mandating face coverings. That t...

United Kingdom is 'past coronavirus peak', says Johnson

At his first Downing Street press conference since he fell ill five weeks ago he said the country had "passed the peak" of infections and next week the Govern...

Gov. Gavin Newsom planning to shut down all California beaches

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who praised residents early this week for their responsible behavior at the reopened beaches, said such a decision would send t...

Trump suggests coronavirus linked to Wuhan lab

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused Chinese officials of being shady about the virus' origins and said U.S. officials haven't been allowed to in...

Papua New Guinea seizes Barrick-Zijin gold mine

The Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea. The mine produced 284,000 ounces of gold in 2019, and is believed to hold as much as 3.6 million ounces. "However, if ...

Surf's down in California: Governor will close beaches

As per memos by police officials, there was overcrowding in beaches and this violated "Governor Newsom's Shelter in Place Order". The battle over California...

Dr. Fauci Says Some Sports Won't Happen This Year

Researchers found that patients who received the antiviral drug recovered 31 percent faster than those who didn't. The average time of recovery for coronavi...

Beijing city lowers COVID-19 emergency response level

The lowering to level 2 will mean that most domestic arrivals into the city will no longer need to adhere to the 14-day quarantine rule now in place and those n...

Ontario introduces safety measures for businesses re-entering the economy

Ontario is reporting 86 more deaths from COVID-19 today, the largest daily number so far. We have taken a measured approach, we as a Province, 14.5 million peop...

Pressure mounts on Biden to address sexual assault claim

He promised that "all options are on the table" when it came to assaults in the military. "She's being a hypocrite", said Kevin McCarthy, the House minority l...

'Unconscionable' body overflow at funeral home prompts probe

John DePietro, who owns the building next door to Mr. Cleckley, said he noticed five vehicles parked outside the funeral home on Tuesday. Workers were seen ta...

South Korea Reports No New Domestic Coronavirus Cases

Health authorities said, however, there was an additional death - taking the toll to 247. It expected to ease up on more restrictions in coming days if its case...