German police clash with hundreds protesting against coronavirus restrictions

Riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters in Berlin yesterday during a demonstration against coronavirus lockdown in Germany.

UN warns world faces ‘mega-famines’ due to coronavirus

The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has cautioned that the world faces famines if enough funds are not pledged to combat the effects of the virus on the world’s most fragile countries, which are already grappling with food insecurity.

Thai king spends lockdown with harem in German hotel

The King of Thailand is said to be spending the lockdown - accompanied by a harem of 20 concubines with military ranks in a German Alpine resort.

Norway lifts lockdown after coronavirus death toll reached 209

Norway has announced plans to fully lift its coronavirus lockdown by mid-June after suffering just 209 deaths from the virus.

Eleven dead, 300 hospitalised in Indian styrene gas leak

A gas leak at a polymer plant in Visakhapatnam has killed 11 people and forced the evacuation of thousands of people in the 3-kilometre radius. The leakage of styrene gas, which causes nausea and dizziness, took place early on Thursday when the plant was preparing to resume production later today in view of the eased Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

New Zealand’s FM in war of words with Chinese Ambassador

The debate over Taiwan’s place within the World Health Organisation has escalated with New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston Peters taking aim at the Chinese ambassador.

Coronavirus causing deadly new inflammatory fever among children: Study

Coronavirus is ‘manifesting’ as a deadly new inflammatory syndrome in some children, a British study revealed yesterday.

German scientists find antibodies that block coronavirus from spreading

Scientists have detected an antibody that blocks the coronavirus from entering cells, providing a much-needed shield for severely ill patients. While not a cure or vaccine, it is still a significant development.

Trump ABANDONS plans to disband coronavirus taskforce

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force will continue after concerns were raised following an announcement it would be disbanded.

Green Beret behind failed Venezuela coup provided Trump’s security

The leader of the failed Venezuela coup that has seen two former US special forces soldiers taken into custody has apparently provided security for Donald Trump.

US will witness 3,000 coronavirus deaths daily by June: Report

The number of coronavirus deaths in the US will jump to over 3,000 and new cases to about 200,000 per day by June 1, an internal draft report has said, even as more than two dozen American states announced to open up their economy amid the health crisis.

No evidence that coronavirus emerged from Wuhan lab

There is no evidence to substantiate the Trump administration’s claims that Covid-19 came from a Chinese laboratory, according to intelligence sources, raising questions about a leaked dossier blaming Beijing for the pandemic.

Israeli lawmakers in ‘marathon’ debate on coalition deal

Israel’s parliament on Tuesday launched what it warned would be a “marathon debate” on a proposed coalition government deal, the legality of which has been challenged in the country’s Supreme Court.

Afghanistan truck bomb kills 5 security personnel

Five members of Afghan security forces were killed in a bombing targeting their base, officials said Monday, just days after the US military warned the Taliban against unleashing violence.

British PMs close ally resigns from UK govt

Tory UK Trade Minister Conor Burns has quit from the government after a Commons watchdog recommended he serve a seven-day suspension for abusing his parliamentary privilege in an attempt to intimidate a member of the public.

Covid-19 might never have a vaccine like HIV and dengue

Leading health experts have warned scientists may not be able to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at all and pointed that it has happened before in case of HIV and dengue among others, a report has said.

North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border: Seoul

North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the DMZ dividing the peninsula on Sunday, prompting South Korean forces to fire back, Seoul said.

China’s military budget will still rise despite coronavirus

China’s upcoming defence budget will be only slightly hit by the economic downturn that followed the coronavirus outbreak, and a modest increase is still expected as it continues to develop its military capability, analysts said.

Nine killed in Indian Kashmir gun battles

Five security personnel and four suspected militants have been killed in two gun battles in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said Sunday.

Police fan out, but Hong Kongers eschew rallies

Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Friday after democracy activists threatened to defy a ban on gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic -- but the streets remained largely calm.

Lady from Pakistan High Commission delivers flowers to No10

A woman from the High Commission for Pakistan delivered flowers to 10 Downing Street twice in one day wearing both glasses and safety goggles.

Judge throws out Magan Markle’s multiple claims against Mail

Meghan Markle’s legal battle with the British press suffered a body blow today after large parts of her case against the Mail on Sunday were dismissed as ‘irrelevant’ by a High Court judge including her claims of a malicious media ‘agenda’ against her.

US coronavirus deaths pass 60,000, start rising again

US coronavirus deaths have surpassed 60,000 - a figure President Trump has previously touted as a potential final toll.

Covid-19 was in France before virus arrived from China

The outbreak of the coronavirus in France has little to do with cases imported from China or Italy, as another strain of the disease of unknown origin had already been infecting people in the country, research claims.

UK announces 473 more coronavirus deaths in hospitals

Britain today announced 473 more coronavirus deaths in hospitals, taking the UK’s official death toll to 26,570.

Hundreds of Americans line up for food bank handouts

Hundreds of Americans lined up to access much-needed food handouts in Los Angeles and Prospect, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.

Turkish health workers bullish at virus ‘ground zero’

Voices reverberate around the room in Turkey’s busiest medical emergency hotline in Istanbul, where there has been a surge in calls during the coronavirus crisis.

TUs slam British Airways for planning to axe 12,000 jobs

Pilot unions have slammed British Airways who announced plans to make one quarter of their staff redundant in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

South Korean ministers say they know Kim’s location

South Korea said today it knows Kim Jong Un’s location as it continues to play down rumours that the North’s strongman leader is seriously ill or dead.

White House readies for orderly transition should Trump lose

The White House has told government agencies to start preparing for the transition should Donald Trump lose to Joe Biden in November as Democrats worry the president won’t cooperate with a handover should one become necessary.