Ireland may decide next week to speed up reopening plan
Ireland may next week speed up the reopening of its economy if coronavirus infections remain low, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday, though its...
Bangladesh hospital fire kills five coronavirus patients
A fire broke out in a hospital on Wednesday in Bangladesh’s capital, killing five coronavirus patients, a fire service official said....
Auger-Aliassime signs up for new UTS league
Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime is the latest player to sign up for the Ultimate Tennis Showdown taking place in Nice next month, joining the likes...
EU governments ban malaria drug for COVID-19, trial paused as safety fears grow
European governments moved on Wednesday to halt the use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients, and a second global trial of it was...
U.S. CDC reports total of 1.68 million coronavirus cases, 99,031 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 1,678,843 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 16,429 cases from its...
Total number of coronavirus cases in Gulf Arab states surpasses 200,000: Reuters tally
The United Arab Emirates reported on Wednesday 883 new cases of novel coronavirus which brings the number in the six Gulf Arab states to more...
Disney plans to reopen Walt Disney World starting on July 11
Walt Disney Co plans to reopen the world’s largest theme park, Walt Disney World, in phases beginning on July 11, if the governor of Florida...
‘They killed him’: Sister of Minneapolis black man who died after arrest calls for justice
The sister of an African-American man who died shortly after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with a knee to the neck called...
Four positives in latest Premier League coronavirus tests
Four players tested positive for coronavirus in the latest batch of tests conducted by the English Premier League and announced on Wednesday....
Biden calls Trump ‘absolute fool’ for not wearing mask
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday called his Republican rival Donald Trump an “absolute fool” for not wearing a mask at a series of...