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Coronavirus: PPE shipment flown in from Turkey fails United Kingdom safety standards

The personal protective equipment (PPE) was flown into the United Kingdom by the RAF last month but has been held in a government warehouse near Heathrow, the ...

Russian doctors dead, 1 in ICU after mysterious accidents

Three doctors in Russian Federation fell out of hospital windows in the span of two weeks, prompting questions and speculation on the treatment of frontline...

Obama’s office condemns Senate investigation into Ukraine, Biden in letter

Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Chuck Grassley of Iowa seeking administration documents related to Ukraine was improper. The letter does not explicitly mentio...

Burr wants swift approval of Trump's intelligence pick despite Dems' warnings

John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican , were aimed at quelling Democratic fears that he would be vulnerable to pressure from a president who is often perceived as...

Duterte orders major TV network to halt operation

A presidential spokesperson backed the commission: "We thank the network for its services to the Filipino nation and people especially in this time of COVID-...

United Kingdom has drawn up three-stage plan for easing coronavirus lockdown

He then pledged to reach 200,000 tests for Covid-19 by the end of May. Johnson took questions on Wednesday in parliament for the first time since returning to...

UK overtakes Italy as worst-hit country in Europe by coronavirus

Both Italy and the United Kingdom record the deaths of people who have tested positive for coronavirus . There was a big influx of cases, probably from Ita...

Coronavirus "Task Force Will Continue Indefinitely": Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (May 6) he did not wear a mask during a tour on Tuesday of a Honeywell International Inc factory in Arizona after ...

Facebook unveils board to decide on removing content

The 20 announced members of the panel come from various countries and include jurists, human rights activists, journalists, a Nobel peace laureate and a former ...

China won't allow coronavirus probe until 'victory' in pandemic fight

The intelligence community "will continue to rigorously examine emerging information and intelligence to determine whether the outbreak began through contact wi...

Winston Peters scolds China's NZ Ambassador - 'listen to your master'

And he says New Zealand should follow Taiwan's lead in making it a requirement that people wear masks at indoor gatherings. As a province of China , Taiwan i...

‘Valuable partner’: Cable operators group voice support for ABS-CBN franchise renewal

Numerous House bills have been filed seeking to grant ABS-CBN Corporation a fresh 25-year franchise, but none was tackled. Amnesty International in the Philip...

Kamasi Washington To Score Michelle Obama Documentary

In the documentary , Michelle, 54, spoke about one change she made early which was to the uniform of the White House butlers who she thought were sending the wr...

Three dead in gas leakage at chemical plant in Visakhapatnam

Seven people died after toxic gas started leaking from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam today. Prime Minister also called for a meeting with NDMA officia...

Biden leads Trump as most voters know about Reade allegation

Their names are pronounced nearly identically, but the "Sharknado" star who first gained household recognition when she starred in the 1999 film "American Pie" ...

Pompeo Again Reiterates Charge Virus Developed in Chinese Lab

The statement added: "As we do in all crises, the Community's experts respond by surging resources and producing critical intelligence on issues vital to USA na...

COVID-19 cases in India cross 49,000, over 1,600 deaths reported

The state has reported 502 cases with three deaths (excluding the death of a Puducherry native in Kannur). The number of cases in India as of 10 am on May 6 s...

Abbott: Nail salons, barbershops and beauty salons can open Friday

Greg Abbott announced plans to reopen even more of the state's businesses. Hair salons and barbershops remained closed after the reopenings, but on Tuesd...

Donald Trump vetoes Congressional resolution blocking military action against Iran

You may remember a long while ago there was a push for an Iran war powers resolution in Congress, supported by a few Republicans, that passed both in the Sena...

Top U.K. coronavirus scientist resigns after breaking lockdown rules

In his resignation statement on Tuesday Prof Ferguson said: "I accept I made an error judgment [.] I acted in the belief that I was immune, having tested posi...

U.S. police pull over 5-year-old driver on motorway

The boy was seen sitting at the edge of his seat so he could reach the pedals. "He made a decision to take the vehicle and go to California to buy one himself...

Subways reopen after first day of overnight shutdown for COVID-19 cleaning

People were far less likely to be hospitalized in other institutional settings. Many survey results conformed with previous findings. While many on social m...

Turkey eases lockdown restrictions on over 65s, under 20s

Erdogan said that the government is also lifting entry and exit restrictions for seven cities where the coronavirus outbreak has been brought under control....

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson suggest coronavirus lockdown measures could change on Monday

Boris Johnson is set to face fresh scrutiny over his handling of the coronavirus crisis as he prepares to face Sir Keir Starmer for the first time at Prime M...

Donald Trump to wind down coronavirus taskforce as U.S. plans to 'reopen'

Kushner, whose parallel task force created to corral the private sector into providing badly needed supplies has come under new scrutiny, is likely to be "eng...

Lincoln Project Ad Blasts Trump's Coronavirus Response

The ad was a dystopian version of one of the most prominent US political ads ever, former President Ronald Reagan's " Morning in America " portrait of a flouris...

FC Koln's second round of COVID-19 tests all negative

The Bundesliga side insisted on Sunday it was abiding by the league's medical advice and that all players would be tested again before training can resume on ...

Coronavirus: US to wind down its pandemic task force to reopen country

But what we got is ... you know what, you have to just watch for yourself. The president hinted at changes in personnel, saying "we may add or subtract people...

After weeks at sea, Rohingya sent to Bangladesh island

In a previous talk with Anadolu Agency Momen had said "there are eight countries around the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, and each has an equal obligatio...

Maduro says 2 Americans held in Venezuela for assassination plot

Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro said authorities arrested two U.S. citizens among a group of mercenaries on Monday , a day after a beach raid purportedly a...