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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Iran must not give in to US “provocations”, Russia said on Wednesday, following months of mounting tension between Washington and Tehran. “We are urging maximum restraint and caution, not to give in to provocations and aggressive…

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who leads White House’s coronavirus task force, on Tuesday visited the Mayo Clinic without a mask. This behavior not only violates the policy advocated by…

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a healthy baby boy at a  London hospital earlier this morning. Both mother and baby are doing very well, their spokesman said. A spokesman for…

Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorsed Joe Biden’s White House bid on Tuesday. But the endorsement came with a jab at incumbent Donald…

President Donald Trump has said the US will bill China a substantial amount for damages caused by the coronavirus. Trump was asked whether he was considering seeking money from the country after a German newspaper published…

Patricia Voyles Dowd, the first U.S. citizen killed on 6 February by coronavirus-related ailment died from a ruptured heart, an autopsy has revealed. The ruptured heart was triggered by the virus’s…

More than 700 people have died in Iran after  ingesting toxic methanol, erroneously thinking it can cure the new coronavirus. The national coroner’s authority said that alcohol poisoning killed 728 Iranians between February 20…

Nearly two million Australians rushed to download a new smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contact tracing easier, the government said Monday, overlooking privacy concerns in the hope of speeding up the end of…

A US congressional committee on Monday demanded that the State Department produce documents to explain President Donald Trump’s decision to slash funds to the World…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “alive and well”, a top security adviser to the South’s President Moon Jae-in said, debunking rumours of his death. Rumours about Kim’s…

Brunei has reported no new cases of COVID-19, marking the eighth day in a row without new cases since April 19. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the national tally of coronavirus cases…

Governor Andrew Cuomo of U.S. state of New York said on Sunday the state will restart its economy after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in a multi-phase manner. According to Cuomo at his daily…

French police have seized 140,000 face masks intended for the black market in a record haul since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. It is the largest seizure since the French government banned the resale of protective masks to…

United States House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden as president. She made her declaration for the former vice president on Monday. Pelosi stated that Biden can help guide the U.S out of the Coronavirus crisis. The House…

Anthony Fauci, Director, U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says US has to double its COVID-19 testing capacity over several weeks before the economy is reopened. He gave the warning in a webcast hosted by…

A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace on Saturday with the reopening in India of neighbourhood stores that many of the country’s 1.3…

China has confiscated over 89 million poor quality face masks, a government official said Sunday, as Beijing faces a slew of complaints about faulty protective gear exported worldwide. Demand for protective equipment has soared as…

Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that some businesses, especially in the manufacturing and construction sector, will resume from May 4. Conte gave a detailed outline of plans to…