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U.S. President Donald Trump now trails Democratic challenger Joe Biden by 8 percentage points among registered voters. This is according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion…

Approximately 1.8 million American households cancelled cable TV subscriptions during the first quarter of 2020 according to a report by Variety. As Americans disconnect, TV…

U.S. President Donald Trump backed protesters in Pennsylvania demanding an immediate lifting of restrictions meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But the governor insisted…

New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S., plans to start reopening its economy in some upstate regions on Friday, but New York City is unlikely to see…

The top U.S. expert on infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci, will testify to the Senate on Tuesday, as the White House’s response to the coronavirus pandemic comes under the…

Riot police have clashed with hundreds of protesters in Berlin during a demonstration against coronavirus lockdown in Germany. Despite the central government easing lockdown last week, infected cases have begun to rise in Germany again,…

Russia’s coronavirus caseload reached 221,000 on Monday, to become a contender for the world’s third worst-hit nation. Britain which occupies the grim slot now has fewer…

US security agencies are preparing to issue a warning that China’s most skilled hackers and spies are working to steal American research in the crash effort to develop vaccines and…

China reported a new cluster of coronavirus cases in Wuhan Monday after a month without fresh infections at the pandemic’s global epicentre, as a northeastern city was placed under lockdown. The cases added to fears China could be…

India’s National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has successfully developed the country’s first antibody testing kit to combat COVID-19. The kit is called ELIZA, an acronym for…

South Korea reported 35 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,909. After…

Another 3 million people filed unemployment claims last week, bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to a staggering 33 million. How much is that, in context? The US…

Saudi Arabia will increase its value-added tax (VAT) from five to 15 per cent in July, as part of moves to support the economy amid the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Finance…

Boris Johnson has updated the public on six new rules ahead of his Sunday evening speech during which he will set out the “roadmap” out of lockdown. The Prime Minister included the Government’s new…

              U.S. President Donald Trump kicked predecessor Barack Obama back in the midst of a Twitter rant on Sunday, in which he also attacked journalists. Obama had called out Trump in a leaked virtual call with 3,000 members…

PRESIDENT Trump at the weekend broke with health experts, telling reporters that the coronavirus will “go away without a vaccine.” “This is going to go away without a vaccine, it’s…

The number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Italy has exceeded 100,000, according to the latest tally posted by the country’s Civil Protection Department on Saturday.…

Former President Barack Obama delivered a blistering critique of the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus crisis, describing it as "an absolute chaotic disaster" during a…

Britain plans to introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for most international arrivals, reports said Saturday, despite growing pressure on the government to relax virus lockdown measures.…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would have sent an army if he wanted to topple his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro. Speaking on Fox and Friends, a live talk show on Fox…

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for the novel coronavirus after a member of the US military who works at the White House as a valet came down with the virus. During a meeting with the…

The U.S. Senate failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a resolution meant to curb his powers to take military action against Iran without congressional approval. The Senate requires a…

A member of the US Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trump's personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus, CNN learned Thursday, raising concerns about the President's possible exposure to the virus. The…

A member of a Turkish left-wing music band died on Thursday in an Istanbul hospital, just two days after he ended a nearly one-year hunger strike protesting government persecution,…