France registered 531 more deaths from coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total to 20,796, the fourth-highest tally in the world, while the pace of increase of fatalities slowed again. READ ALSO: COVID-19: We believe in science, logic, Makinde tells NCDC, WHO during visit The number of people in hospital declined for the seventh day in […]

A 60-year-old Michigan, United States inmate who was sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile died from coronavirus three weeks before he was set to be released, the Detroit Free Press reported. William Garrison had spent 44 years in prison on a first-degree murder conviction, connected to a shooting that happened when he was […]

Britain’s government made a firm decision to allow China’s Huawei to have a role in building the country’s 5G phone network and as far as the foreign ministry’s top official understands it is not being reopened, he said on Tuesday. Britain decided in January to allow Huawei into what the government said were non-sensitive parts […]

Austria will further loosen its coronavirus lockdown on May 15 by allowing restaurants and cafes to reopen and religious services to resume, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday. The Alpine republic acted early in its outbreak to close restaurants, bars, theatres, non-essential shops and other potential gathering places more than a month ago. It has […]

U.S. President Donald Trump late on Monday said that he would “temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” by executive order amid the coronavirus pandemic. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order […]

The Indonesian government has decided to ban the annual mass homecoming for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, to curb the spread of the coronavirus, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday. The move marked a reversal to the previous announcement that the government would allow people to embark on the mass exodus, provided that they […]

Indonesia reported 375 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 7,135. READ ALSO: Indonesia reports 327 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 6,575 Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto reported 26 new coronavirus deaths, taking the total to 616. More than 46,700 people have been tested and 842 people had […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is said to be in a critical condition following a medical procedure, according to news reports on Tuesday.

Russia recorded 5,642 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing its nationwide tally to 52,763, the Russian coronavirus crisis response centre said on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Russia’s ex-President suspects cartel agreement behind oil plunge Fifty-one people with the virus died in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 456, it said. The […]

US President, Donald Trump, said Monday the United States would take advantage of the historic drop in oil prices to replenish its national strategic stockpile, pending approval by Congress. “We are filling up our national petroleum reserves… You know, the strategic reserves,” Trump told reporters at his daily coronavirus press conference. “And we are looking […]