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The projectiles reportedly landed outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Japanese Coast Guard said. Both were fired northeastward from the ea...

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A criminal complaint filed prior to his arrest alleges that Middlebrook orchestrated a scheme wherein he claimed to have created a coronavirus cure as well as...

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Greg Abbott's order that health care providers "postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately medically necessary " to preserve a patient's l...

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Spanish health authorities have announced that another 769 people have died of the Coronavirus , and the death toll is now 4,858. Only in the last day did 365 ...

India's coronavirus 'super spreader' leads to quarantine of 40000 people

An official told the BBC : 'So far, we have been able to trace 550 people who came into direct contact with him and the number is growing. "The first of thes...

Benjamin Netanyahu, Rival Gantz Agree Deal for Unity Government in Israel

Israel's opposition imploded on Thursday after Benny Gantz, the leader of a fragile alliance seeking to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, reportedly struck a backroom de...

Ukraine switches to summer time

Under EU law all 28 member states all clocks go back in on the last Sunday in October and go forward in the last Sunday of March. In 2019, the European Parl...

First coronavirus case reported in Kremlin #52487

Authorities are also considering a ban on movement inside the country. The country has grounded all global flights from Friday, but stopped short of ordering ...

UP govt arranges 1000 buses to ferry migrant workers to hometowns

There are reports that a large number of migrant workers have taken to roads on foot to reach their hometowns fearing coronavirus and subsequent nationwide loc...

Taleban refuses to talk to new Afghan government negotiators

But Ghani and his opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, have been locked in a power struggle that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo could not resolve during his emerge...

Xi says appreciative of World Health Organization chief's efforts for global COVID-19 fight

At the same time, WHO officials emphasized the importance of testing widely for the virus, saying it would enable health officials to get a better grasp on outb...

Public Schools unveil distance learning plans

When University of ME senior Kaylee Grindle started working as a student-teacher at the Dedham School as part of her training to become a teacher, she had a few...

Pope Francis Delivers Special Prayer For End To Coronavirus Pandemic

This extraordinary blessing, usually reserved for Christmas, Easter and the election of a new pope, was a response to the suffering of so many people and those ...

Coronavirus: total U.S. cases and deaths, real-time map, 27 March

There were about 18,000 confirmed cases a week ago, on March 20, in the the U.S. To reach these numbers, Johns Hopkins and CDDEP - a public health research ...

NYC Subway Fire That Killed Motorman Is Being Investigated as a Crime

In a mad dash, he and the driver rushed to evacuate the passengers as the fire consumed the auto. "This is a hard moment for New York City Transit", said Sarah...

China bans foreign visitors after imported coronavirus cases rise

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South Africa reports first virus death as lockdown starts

South Africa, on the eve of a three-week lockdown, announced its coronavirus cases are nearing 1,000, while the president urged police to have compassion as the...

Hospital ship Mercy arrives in L.A. for coronavirus relief

The hospital ship USNS Mercy has arrived at the Port of Los Angeles bringing with it 1,000 hospital beds, 800 medical staff, emergency rooms and ICUs to provi...

S Korea doubles coronavirus rescue package to 100t won

South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy, has seen its hospitality, travel, and entertainment industries take a massive hit. "Normal, competitive companies wi...

Covid-19 disease afflicts 9,000 health workers in Spain

The figures contrast with tat of 655 fatalities on Thursday and 738 the previous day. It was a 19 percent increase on figures released Wednesday by the authorit...

Governor Whitmer says it's "very unlikely" schools will reopen this school year

Whitmer has repeatedly stepped up to criticize Trump and the federal government's response to the coronavirus, even making several appearances on cable news to ...

New York, New Orleans hospitals reel as U.S

President Donald Trump: "I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators". Mr. de Blasio said they have 2,500 ventilators but that the city needs 15,0...

Trump Questions Cuomo's Call for 30000 Ventilators

You know, you go into major hospitals sometimes and they'll have two ventilators. The federal government has been sending ventilators to NY and more help is o...

Clark County confirms 2nd and 3rd cases of COVID-19

Statewide, 867 COVID-19 cases have been reported. That individual, who is aged 41-60, is self-isolating at home, according to Wright County Supervisor Karl Helg...

Ireland goes into Lockdown as new restrictions announced

To attend medical appointments or collect medicines and other healthcare products. Exercise should be done within two kilometres of where you live, and should...

Italy coronavirus crisis: Infections not peaked yet, says National Health Chief

China has so far recorded 81,782 cases and 3,291 deaths. The true numbers are likely much higher, however. Italian health authorities on Friday reported ...

Trump raises prospect of ordering GM, Ford to manufacture ventilators

Last week, GM and Ventec announced plans to collaborate in an attempt to expand Ventec's manufacturing capacity, including the possibility of building ad...

Four passengers die on stranded Dutch cruise ship

Holland America then deployed the Rotterdam liner to rendezvous with the Zaandam to provide extra supplies, staff, COVID-19 test kids and other support as neede...

France extends its stay-at-home coronavirus lockdown until at least April 15

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Friday that the country's lockdown, first rolled out on March 17, will be extended until April 15. The country's hea...

UN Launches $2Bln Global Appeal to Support Poorest Countries Amid Pandemic - Guterres

The exact total of $2.012bn is supposed to flow in in response to appeals that various United Nations agencies, such as the World Health Organization and th...

Coronavirus: IMF to deploy $1 trillion to support Nigeria, other member countries

The leaders also asked their finance ministers and central bank governors to coordinate on a regular basis to develop a G20 action plan in response to COVID-19 ...

Federal government announces billions in support for small and medium businesses

The prime minister said it means people will continue to be paid even though their employer has had to slow down or stop its operations because of COVID-19. The...

USA to send troops to Canadian border despite prime minister's objection

There will be no interest the first year, and $10,000 of it will be forgivable. Trudeau also said the government will defer HST and GST payments and custom du...

China Rebukes Pompeo for 'Wuhan Virus' Comment

Foreign ministers from the Group of 7 leading industrialized democracies sparred Wednesday over whether to call out China as the source of the coronavirus pande...