Washington, May 23 (IANS): White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany accidentally revealed President Donald Trump's private bank account and routing numbers while holding up a cheque he made out to the D
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil became the world No. 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases on Friday, second only to the United States, after it confirmed that 330,890 people had been infected by the virus,
New York, May 23 (IANS) The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US topped 95,000 on Friday, reaching 95,276, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
 
Geneva, May 23 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated that COVID-19 vaccines must be recognised as public goods for the whole world, and that all countries must contribute.
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Washington, May 23 (IANS) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 5.2 million, while the death toll surged past 338,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Ottawa, May 23 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government was ready to track the contacts of those who test positive for COVID-19 by making tracing calls every day.
Washington, May 23 (IANS) Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he regrets his remarks that if African-American voters back President Donald Trump's re-election, then they "ain'
BOGOTA, May 22 (Reuters): Disturbing images of bodies of dozens of coronavirus victims awaiting burial on the streets of Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil has motivated a businessman in neighboring Colo
OTTAWA, May 22 (Reuters): Canada will ramp up COVID-19 testing and contact tracing as it gradually lifts restrictions and is working closely with Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on a mobile phone a
GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters): Some 80 million children worldwide could be at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio due to disruption of routine immunisation during the COVID-1
LISBON, May 22 (Reuters): Portugal's doors are open to tourists, the country's Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva said on Friday, one of the first European countries to welcome back visitors fro
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 22 (Reuters): An Airbus plane with 99 on board crashed into a residential area of the Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday while on approach to the airport, with at least one passenger sur
GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters): The United States called on the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday to begin work immediately on investigating the source of the novel coronavirus, as well as its handling o
PARIS, May 22 (Reuters): The pilot of a crashed Pakistan International Airlines jet sent a Mayday and told controllers the aircraft had lost power from both its engines on its second attempt to land, accor
SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters): When a man in Seoul tested positive for the new coronavirus in May, South Korean authorities were able to confirm his wide-ranging movements in and outside the city in minutes, inc
KAWASAKI, Japan, May 22 (Reuters): Two paramedics jump out the back of an idling ambulance with Tokyo plates, carefully lowering an elderly woman on a stretcher. The patient, her small face covered with an
BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters): China said on Friday it will continue to strengthen anti-pollution controls and meet its environmental targets for 2020, but warned that the coronavirus pandemic would weigh on e
MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters): Russia denied on Friday a U.S. accusation that it had repeatedly violated the Open Skies treaty, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, and said it was Washin
GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters): The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen where the health care system "has in effect collapsed", the United Nations said on Friday, appealing for
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be home quarantined for 14 days after an officer who attended a meeting with him this week tested positive for the new coronavirus,