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Europe prepares to ease lockdowns as coronavirus pandemic ebbs
As Europe prepared for a cautious easing of coronavirus lockdown and restrictions on Sunday, following signs the pandemic may be slowing, hard-hit Italy set to follow Spain in allowing people outside after weeks of confinement.…
Over 68,000 Americans killed by coronavirus
At least, 68,566 Americans have died from the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. While Johns Hopkins University put its death tally at 67,498 by 23.26GMT, another…
Coronavirus cases top 3.5 million worldwide
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with deaths nearing a quarter of a million. There was a silver lining though: the rates of fatalities and new cases have slowed…
‘Enormous evidence’ coronavirus came from Wuhan lab – Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that there was “enormous evidence” that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. “There is enormous evidence that this is where it began,” he said on ABC’s…
Trump reacts as Kim Jong-Un makes public appearance amidst death rumor
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on Saturday reacted to the reappearance of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un. It had reported that the North Korean leader on Friday made a public appearance after defector…
Russia registers more than 10,000 new coronavirus infections in 1 day
Russia on Sunday registered more than 10,600 new coronavirus infections, marking a fresh one-day record increase. New infections jumped by 10,633 to 134,687 cases, Russian authorities said. Russia is now the European country…
175 staff test positive for COVID-19 in US prison
A massive wave of coronavirus infections is blasting through the world’s largest prison population in the United States even as officials begin opening up…
As Biden fends off sexual assault charge, National Archives says it has no relevant records
The National Archives said Friday it has no record of any files from a congressional office that might contain evidence of a sexual misconduct complaint against Joe Biden from 27…
Joe Biden’s accuser walks back sexual assault allegation
Tara Reade, the former U.S. Senate staffer who alleged Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, has changed her story. In an interview with AP, she now claimed she filed a…
Why the world was worried about Kim Jong-Un
Nearly three weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s no-show at a key event sparked rumours he was seriously ill or even dead, state media published…
Trump should be worried about November
Even amid a roaring pandemic, there are currently two Americas: “Unemployment America” and “Stock Market America”, dueling lenses to view the same country. Unemployment America is bleak but…
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds name baby son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas
Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson. The names are a tribute to their grandfathers and two doctors who…
Breakthrough as UAE stem cell center develops coronavirus treatment
A team of doctors and researchers at the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center (ADSCC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made global strides in their development of treatment for the novel…
US okays remdesivir for emergency coronavirus treatment
The experimental drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use against COVID-19, President Donald Trump announced Friday. It comes after the antiviral made by Gilead Sciences was shown in a major clinical…
White House blocks Anthony Fauci’s congressional testimony
The White House is blocking Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, from testifying Wednesday before a House of Representatives committee that is investigating how the Trump administration has handled the COVID-19…
Kim Jong-Un reappears from ‘the dead’
North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un, has resurfaced after weeks of speculations about his health and whereabouts. The Korean news agency, Yonhap said Kim appeared in public for the first time today, since he…
Biden denies sexual assault claim
Joe Biden denied he sexually assaulted a former Senate staffer and called for any relevant records to be released. “I want to address allegations by a former staffer that I engaged in misconduct 27 years…
I Have Evidence Linking COVID-19 to Wuhan Lab, says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened new tariffs against Beijing after claiming there is evidence linking the coronavirus to a lab in China’s ground-zero city of Wuhan. Asked if he had…
Details of sexual assault allegation against Biden
Over the last week, new reporting has provided corroborating evidence for a decades-old allegation of sexual assault against former Vice President Joe Biden, a charge that has been…
JUST IN: Russian Prime Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Mishustin on Thursday informed President Vladimir Putin that he had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus…
UK now has second highest COVID-19 death toll in Europe
The UK now has Europe’s second-highest official death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to new figures on Wednesday. The figures captured fatalities in all settings, including in…
Coronavirus: More than 60,000 Americans are now dead
More than 60,000 people have died from coronavirus in the United States, as the virus continues to spread massively. There are at least 1,036,652 cases of coronavirus in the US and at least…
Most Americans lose faith in Trump’s pandemic talks – Survey
Many Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, almost…
UAE records 541 new coronavirus cases
The Health Ministry conducted an additional 25,000 Covid-19 tests, revealing 541 new cases and bringing the total number of cases to 11,380. The new cases identified are undergoing treatment. The Health Ministry announced that seven…