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Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford has thanked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for making a U-turn over free school meals in the summer. According to a…

A £5 drug known as dexamethasone has been found to be a silver bullet to cure coronavirus. The virus as at today has killed over 430,000 and infected over 8…

”Corona-Warn-App”, a German application for coronavirus contact tracing went live on Tuesday and available to download. The app will be officially presented in Berlin by the government, the…

Panama has uncovered a new type of virus, ”A2 PAN” which is believed to cause Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Central America country has been exposed to eight lineages of the…

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that seeks to improve how police officers treat African Americans and other people of colour. This is coming after…

U.S. President Donald Trump turned 74 today 14 June, five months to the November presidential election. But is he fit to withstand the gruelling re-election campaign? Some doubts…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo of the state of New York in the United States has threatened to shut down Manhattan if residents fail to adhere to the state’s social distancing rules. He also…

President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that France would not seek to erase elements of its history or take down statues of controversial public figures. He was…

Police in Atlanta offered a $10,000 reward and published photos of what appeared to be a masked white woman as they sought the people who burned down a Wendy’s restaurant. The…

Donald Trump has fired back at comments about his apparent frailty on show during a graduation address. Observers noted the US President taking 'baby steps' and using two hands to drink from a…

Beijing’s largest seafood and produce market has been shuttered and surrounding neighbourhoods placed into lockdown after more than 50 people tested positive for the coronavirus, renewing concern that China’s grip on the pandemic…

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who won acclaim for his role in the 2016 biopic of the then Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was found dead at his home in Mumbai on Sunday, police said. He was 34 years old. “It…

The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said Saturday, with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality.…

          An Atlanta Police officer has been fired from service after he fatally shot a black man identified as Rayshard Brooks, who later died on Friday night, sparking protests across the state. The victim, 27, was shot during a…

Donald Trump has postponed a controversial rally scheduled for the same day as a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, following fierce criticism, he announced…

Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United States, where there is a resurgence of cases. As…

THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed regret over the United States (US) announcement of further threats and coercive actions, including financial measures, against the court…

Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska said on Friday she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus amid a rise in infections. Zelenska, 42, added that her…

Melania Trump remained back in New York City after her husband’s inauguration, which at the time she explained was related to their son’s school year. But a new book…

Donald Trump supporters who attend the US president’s upcoming election rally must sign a waiver promising not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at the event, according to his campaign website. The Republican…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Friday that the UK anti-racism protests had been "hijacked by extremists" who were attacking national monuments in an effort to "censor our past". "It is clear that the…

As protests over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer continues, a horrifying video of the moment another black man was killed in similar style has emerged. 42-year-old Derrick Scott died in the month of May, 2019, and the…

U.S. President Trump flatly denied the existence of institutional racism in the U.S., but went on to contradict himself by acknowledging the need for racial healing. But he…

A white National Guard commander called the standoff in Lafayette Square “the Alamo,” implying that the White House was under siege. Black members of the D.C. Guard objected to turning on…