International

Former Vice President Joe Biden called President Donald Trump a “fool” for belittling his wearing a mask, following public health guidelines for not further spreading coronavirus. CNN reporter Dana Bash interviewed the presumptive Democratic presidential […]

(CNN)The simple act of wearing a mask to protect others during a pandemic is now a political and cultural flashpoint, underscoring the polarization afflicting every corner of American life. President Donald Trump’s use of the […]

By Xinhua/NAN Four police officers in the U.S. state of Minnesota were fired Tuesday after a black man died while in police custody. An online video showed the man being pinned down by his neck. […]

Donald Trump, US president, has finally been pictured wearing a face mask — but away from reporters’ view. On Thursday, Trump visited Ford motor plant in Michigan, where ventilators and other materials used to combat […]

America’s billionaires saw their wealth increase by $434 billion during the course of the global pandemic, according to a new report, a staggering figure that coincided with upheaval to the global economy and more than […]

A Chinese expert has warned that the novel coronavirus will stay with human beings for a long time. Prof Feng Lushao, a researcher from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told state media […]

Police are to be handed powers to perform spot checks at the homes of overseas arrivals to check they are not breaking new 14-day quarantine rules. Ministers will today press ahead with the mandatory isolation […]

Anyone flying will have to follow a number of rules to reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading via air travel, according to guidelines that have been issued to airports and airlines by the EU’s air […]

GHOSTWORKERS: HOW DO THEY DO IT? I will just signpost here the different levels of sophistication in the ghost worker scam that has been with our country for years. First, definitions. The term “Ghost worker” […]

(CNN)A birthday party was behind a cluster of coronavirus cases in Pasadena, California, according to health officials. A “large number” of extended family members and friends were at the party, the Pasadena Public Health Department […]

Gilead Sciences said that it has capacity to make enough doses of its drug remdesivir for ‘several million treatment courses’ next year in a Thursday press release announcing its first quarter earnings. ‘As Gilead continues […]

A professor at Imperial College London claims there may never be a coronavirus vaccine and that governments will be left to respond to future outbreaks of the pathogen with regional or national lockdowns. Dr David […]

(CNN)Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, co-creator of Afrobeat, died at the age of 79 on Thursday, his manager has told CNN. The musician suffered a sudden aortic rupture and was taken to Pompidou Hospital in Paris, […]

Surgical masks recommended by Public Health England for NHS staff dealing with undiagnosed patients do not protect against coronavirus, experts say. A test of the standard surgical mask, known as Type IIR, found that it […]

The results of key drug trials out next month could see the lockdown fully lifted by mid-summer, leading doctors believe. More than 120 drugs are being investigated as a treatment for coronavirus. These could provide […]

Coronavirus deaths in the United States climbed by 1,435 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to more than 66,000. The Baltimore-based university […]

Boris Johnson was pictured beaming as he arrived back at 10 Downing Street today after his fiancée Carrie Symonds gave birth, while the Queen sent the couple a ‘private message of good wishes’ to congratulate […]