Europe's virus toll tops 100,000 as protests spread in US

Coronavirus deaths surged past 100,000 in hardest-hit Europe as hundreds of Americans frustrated by lockdown orders and egged on by President Donald Trump staged protests in several US cities.
19 April 2020

Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link

The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China's coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be the source of the outbreak, calling it "impossible".
19 April 2020

Trump warns China could face 'consequences' over pandemic

US President Donald Trump warns that China could face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic.
19 April 2020

Pink Floyd to stream concert footage every Friday

Legendary British rock band Pink Floyd announces that they will be streaming concert footage on their YouTube channel every Friday, joining the ranks of many other performing artists.
18 April 2020

Trump accused of ‘fomenting rebellion’ after ‘LIBERATE’ tweets

Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Friday accused Donald Trump of “fomenting domestic rebellion and spreading lies” after the United States president urged supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors.
18 April 2020

Row escalates over origin of virus

Tensions between world’s top superpowers escalated yesterday as US President Donald Trump said that “a lot of strange things are happening” regarding the origins of the novel coronavirus and China strongly denied any anomalies on their part.
18 April 2020

Islamic militants kill 11 Philippine troops

Islamic State-linked militants killed 11 Philippine soldiers and wounded 14 others Friday in the group’s deadliest attack in over a year,
18 April 2020

Global coronavirus concert to honour health workers

The Rolling Stones was to join a star-studded global television broadcast to honour healthcare workers on the front lines of the battle
18 April 2020

Iranian teen shocks chess grandmaster Carlsen

A 16-year-old Iranian chess prodigy has upended the chess world by beating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the
18 April 2020

Horror at Canada nursing home

Elderly residents left soiled and unfed after their caregivers fled the premises, 31 deaths in the space of a few weeks: a nursing home in Montreal has become the symbol of the terrible toll coronavirus is taking in Canada’s long-term care homes.
18 April 2020

Italy claims victory over virus in poorer south

Italian health officials declared a long-sought victory Friday over the coronavirus in poorer southern regions that were less prepared for the pandemic than the richer north.
18 April 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest updates

More than 2,251,690 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in
18 April 2020

Amid global pandemic, Netflix now worth more than Disney

While businesses across the globe are hit hard by fallout from coronavirus outbreak, Netflix hits an all-time high in the US stock market, becoming more valuable than rival entertainment giant Disney.
18 April 2020

Brazil's Bolsonaro wants borders reopened, says worth risk

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro calls for the reopening of the country's borders, as he pushes to restart South America's largest economy.
18 April 2020

Confusion, seizure, strokes: How Covid-19 may affect the brain

A pattern is emerging among Covid-19 patients arriving at hospitals in New York: Beyond fever, cough and shortness of breath, some are deeply disoriented to the point of not knowing where they are or what year it is.
18 April 2020

Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump says China hiding toll

World coronavirus deaths surged past 150,000 as US President Donald Trump accuses China of continuing to cover up its toll, even after Beijing revised figures sharply upward for Wuhan, the original epicentre of the global pandemic.
18 April 2020

Hacking activity surges globally

Hacking activity against corporations in the United States and other countries more than doubled by some measures last month as digital thieves took advantage of security weakened by pandemic work-from-home policies, researchers said.
17 April 2020

Japan offers $930 to every resident

Japan will offer a cash payment of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced yesterday, as measures to contain the coronavirus decimate the world’s third-top economy.
17 April 2020

IMF approves $1.4b in aid to Pakistan

The IMF on Thursday approved nearly $1.4 billion in emergency aid to Pakistan to help it weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
17 April 2020

Myanmar carrying out air strikes in Rakhine state: UN

A surge in fighting between the Myanmar military and insurgents has killed at least 32 people, mostly women and children, in the restive Rakhine and Chin states, the UN human rights office said yesterday, adding the military had destroyed homes and schools.
17 April 2020