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In a dramatic sign that the coronavirus crisis is improving in China, the last two of 16 temporary hospitals in the epicentre city of Wuhan have been shut down, according to a report. The final group of 49 patients walked out of…

Italy on Tuesday reported 168 deaths from the coronavirus in just 24 hours, the highest single-day toll since the appearance of the deadly disease last December. The disturbing death toll came on Italy’s first day under a nationwide…

Citing concerns over the coronavirus epidemic, the United Nations has restricted public access to its headquarters in New York. In a statement on Tuesday, the organisation announced the…

Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says she has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms Dorries, the first MP to test positive, said she had taken all the advised precautions…

Voters in Michigan and five other states headed to polls early Tuesday in the latest slate of primaries that will decide whether Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders will face President Donald Trump in November. Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri,…

Robbers stole more than $15 million from an armored truck at the international airport in Chile’s capital Santiago, according to the country’s police. Police officials said an armed group of seven to 10 robbers ambushed the truck…

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt have recorded more cases of the novel coronavirus. Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry reported five new cases, bringing the total number of…

US Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden received another boost on Monday when former presidential hopeful and the senator from New Jersey Cory Booker endorsed him. The former…

China reported four new cases of coronavirus outside the epicentre Wuhan province on Sunday. The cases recorded in Gansu province were imported from Iran. Otherwise, the…

Not bothered by coronavirus fears, North Korea fired three unidentified projectiles into the sea on Monday, Seoul’s military said, the second such weapons test by Pyongyang in a week.…

Ahead of the Michigan primary, Senator Bernie Sanders garnered his own endorsement on Sunday from the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a well-known civil rights leader, especially…

Italian authorities on Sunday locked down the entire northern region which has a population of 16 million to check the spread of coronavirus. The death of the…

Saudi Arabia rattled the already depressed oil market to its foundation early Monday after unilaterally slashing prices and promising to increase output, after deal with Russia collapsed.…

Saudi Arabia has detained two senior members of the royal family - Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the younger brother of King Salman, and Mohammed bin Nayef, the king's nephew - according to reports citing sources with…

The coronavirus epidemic may stay with the world longer than expected as thousands of Italians in the most hit region in Europe, escaped the lockdown ordered by the government. Former Italian deputy prime…

The authorities in Italy have closed down museums, theatres, cinemas and other entertainment venues nationwide to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The new regulation was…

The Italian government is poised to introduce tough new measures to try and stop the spread of coronavirus, including telling people not to enter or leave the hardest-hit region of Lombardy, according to a draft decree. So far,…

Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel   collapsed in China’s eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening, officials said. Xinjia Hotel collapsed around 7:30 pm (1130 GMT) and around 23 people had been rescued by 9:00 pm,…

British police said Saturday they were reviewing an investigation into the disappearance of the ruler of Dubai’s daughter after a court found that she had been abducted by her father. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who is…

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would replace his current chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Mark Meadows, a Republican congressman who is one of the president’s staunchest…

Coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 people across 91 countries globally, according to an AFP tally Friday. The death toll reached 3,406, while the total number of infections…

Italians have been urged to refrain from the traditional greeting of kissing on the cheek and hugging as part of effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, Silvio Brusaferro, president of…

In a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, former US vice-  president beat Bernie Sanders in terms of electability among Democrats, a week after they believed Sanders should be able to beat Donald Trump.…

Speaking to reporters during a press briefing with airline executives on the coronavirus at the White House on Wednesday, President Trump said he thought the Super Tuesday Democratic primary…