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‘People Have Gone Crazy’: Americans Wake Up to Coronavirus Panic as Milk, Bleach Fly Off Shelves
More than 2,500 Americans have contracted the disease and at least 52 have died.
Chile Quarantines 1,300 Passengers Aboard 2 Cruise Ships After 85-Yr-Old Tests Positive for COVID-19
The elderly man from Briton showed symptoms of coronavirus after getting off the Silver Explorer ship in the far southern port of Caleta Tortel in Chile.
Syrian Parliament Elections Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears
The polls, which are now scheduled for May 20 are the third such elections in Syria since start of its nine-year war in March 2011 that has killed at least 384,000 people.
Donald Trump Announces 30-day Suspension of Cruises from US Soil
The companies already had announced the move to pause cruises, including Carnival's Princess line which on Thursday announced a 60-day suspension.
Skull of Smallest Known Dinosaur Found Preserved Intact in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber
The skull of Oculudentavis khaungraae was found in a globule of amber in Myanmar, offering researchers a startlingly clear view of its features.
British Court Rules Out Gender Neutral Passports After Lengthy Legal Battle
The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Home Office, or interior ministry, in a case brought by Christie Elan-Cane, who identifies as 'non-gendered' and said current passport rules do not constitute a human rights breach.
'A Bad Decision': Macron Calls Out Slovenia, Austria for Closing Borders with Italy Amid Virus Outbreak
Macron said France, which also shares a long border with Italy, did not yet need containment measures as drastic as those taken in Italy or China, where the deadly novel coronavirus first erupted.
Iran Reports 54 New Coronavirus Deaths, Its Highest One-day Toll Since Start of Outbreak
The latest deaths bring the number of those killed by the virus in the Islamic republic to 291, with 881 new cases being confirmed, bringing the total number of people infected to an official 8,042.
High Time the UN Punishes Those Guilty of Jamal Khashoggi's Killing, Says Fiancée of Slain Journalist
Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and US resident, was killed on October 2, 2018, while at Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul to obtain paperwork ahead of his wedding to Turkish researcher Hatice Cengiz.
Coronavirus Claims 19 Lives in US, New York Declares Emergency
More than half of all US states have reported cases of the coronavirus, which originated in China last year and causes the sometimes deadly respiratory illness COVID-19.
Italy to Quarantine Milan, Venice and Other Regions to Check Spread of Coronavirus: Report
Milan is the Italian financial capital and has a population of just under 1.4 million people. The entire Lombardy region is home to 10 million. Italy has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot since the disease first emerged in China late last year.
Facebook Shuts London, Singapore Offices for ‘Deep Cleaning’ After An Employeed Diagnosed With Coronavirus
A staff member working at the US technology giant's Marina One office in Singapore was on Friday diagnosed with COVID-19.
27 Killed in Attack on Afghan Political Rally, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah Escapes Unhurt
Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said women and children were among the dead.
Nations Not Doing Enough to Fight Coronavirus, WHO Warns
The warning comes in the wake of US President Donald Trump downplaying the risk, saying WHO's conclusion of a 3.4 per cent mortality rate was false.
Facebook Drops Ads for Trump's Re-election Campaign After Pelosi Cites Census Confusion
Facebook said in a statement that it was enforcing its policies to prevent confusion over the 2020 census, which begins next week for most people.
Victim of 2012 US Gurdwara Shooting Dies After 8 Years of Being Paralysed and Bed-ridden
On August 5, 2012, in one of the worst attacks on the Sikh community in America, a gunman with neo-Nazi ties barged into the gurdwara in Oak Creek, and opened fire killing six Sikh worshippers and injuring several others, said the American Bazaar report.