US secretary of state has said there’s ‘enormous evidence’ the virus emerged from a lab in Wuhan city. China’s state broadcaster CCTV attacked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent remarks on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, calling them “insane and evasive”. Pompeo, speaking on Sunday, said “enormous evidence” showed the virus originated in […]

Police use batons to beat back large number of people jostling to buy alcohol for the first time in 40 days. Police have used batons to beat back thirsty Indians jostling to buy alcohol for the first time in 40 days as the government eased further the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown. The government credits its […]

More than 82 million Nigerians live on less than $1 a day, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Forty percent of people in Nigeria live in poverty, figures published by the statistics office on Monday showed, highlighting the low levels of wealth in a country that has Africa’s biggest economy. The National Bureau of […]

A Loyalist Township, Ont., resident is facing serious charges after police say a car crashed into a Napanee, Ont., home. The incident took place Sunday evening around 10:30 p.m. on County Road 8, according to police. Police say officers arrived to find a vehicle resting against a home. A 22-year-old passenger was reportedly taken to […]

Michelle Obama says it was a “slap in the face’’ that minorities didn’t go to the polls in 2016 — and has no plans on re-entering the political spotlight amid a push to make her Joe Biden’s running mate. “It takes some energy to go high, and we were exhausted from it … when you’re […]

THE R rate of transmission is “too high” to lift the lockdown now, Nicola Sturgeon has said as the UK rolls out the new track and trace system. Scotland’s First Minister today insisted the infection rate is still too high to make “any meaningful change”. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news […]

NEW Zealand has recorded zero daily coronavirus cases for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, while its death toll remains at just 20.  Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Kiwis that containment measures had put the country "at the front of the pack" but warned that the risk posed by the virus is […]

Pet cat becomes first feline in France to be infected with coronavirus The case was confirmed by the Alfort National Veterinary School’s virology unit They are now recommending that people should limit contact with their pets It is believed the cat caught the virus from its owners who both tested positive Here’s how to help […]

The Ifop poll of 1,019 people, conducted for weekly Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) on April 29-30, showed just 39 percent of French people have confidence in the government’s ability to “effectively” handle the outbreak, down 16 points from a previous Ifop survey published mid-March. The poll also found that 20 percent of respondents think […]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s top court on Monday heard challenges to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to secure a governing coalition, with opposition figures arguing a deal on a new unity administration would unlawfully shield him in a corruption trial. The Supreme Court’s 11-justice panel convened for a second day after hearing separate petitions on […]