The United States announced Friday it has successfully tested an unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile, a weapon that could potentially overwhelm an adversary’s defense systems. The Pentagon said a test missile flew at hypersonic speeds — more than five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5 — to a designated impact point. The test […]

A woman in western Germany fled from a chemist with more than 30 packages of wet wipes, disinfectant wipes, and disinfectant spray, police said on Friday. People across the world have been hoarding personal hygiene items and disinfectants amid the coronavirus outbreak, leading retailers in some countries to institute limits on how many products customers […]

Social media reports of alleged theft, robbery and attacks on people buying groceries are all fake news. Gen. Archie Gamboa, Philippines national police chief said on Friday as he tried to allay fears during the COVID-19 health crisis. “We warn the public not to post fake news because you are liable under the law,’’ he said. […]

Dozens of European radio stations on Friday played the pop song `You’ll Never Walk Alone’ simultaneously to show solidarity in the fight to curb the spread of coronavirus. Dutch DJ, Sander Hoogendoorn, initiated the idea and played the song on his radio station 3FM, tweeting a video of himself miming the lyrics. BBC Radio 1, […]

The United States is fast-tracking antimalarial drugs for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Thursday, following encouraging early results in France and China. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have not been given a formal green light in the US to fight the pandemic, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said […]