The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its list of symptoms for the coronavirus, adding six new possible indicators of the deadly bug. The CDC now recognizes chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell as possible symptoms of COVID-19. Previously, the public […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with meet the leader of the opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, this week and other party leaders next week, his spokesman said on Monday, part of efforts to build consensus over plans to ease a coronavirus lockdown. “The PM will be continuing cross-party engagement that has been […]

Four children miss their father-of-seven’s funeral after he died of coronavirus because social distancing rules limit grieving relatives Former Lib Dem councillor Mozadul Hussain, 63, died after two weeks in hospital The retired restaurant owner from south Wales leaves behind seven children But only five mourners were allowed to attend his funeral on April 23 […]

LAGOS/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Thirty workers at an offshore oil platform in Equatorial Guinea have tested positive for the new coronavirus, two sources close to the ministry told Reuters. The workers on the Serpentina floating production storage and offloading platform have since been evacuated back onshore and are in quarantine, while operator Exxon Mobil and […]

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl was left "heartbroken" after her mum was told to remove a rainbow tribute she made to NHS workers following a neighbour's complaint. Little Sophie Gray drew the rainbow with her mum, Sam, using chalk onto the brick wall of the family home in Holbeach, Lincs, on April 4. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live […]

At the time of writing, the global death toll stands at 207,022 with a further 2,995,757 cases across the globe. However, critics have claimed the mortality numbers are massively inaccurate. In analysis by the Financial Times, the estimated death total of 13 countries could be 60 percent higher than has been reported. Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths […]

KIM Jong-un may have been injured during one of his military's controversial missile tests, believes a former state official. The North Korean leader has not been seen for more than two weeks and there are mounting claims he is either gravely ill or even dead. Now a former official of an organisation run by the […]

Uncertainty over the reinfection or reactivation of the virus in patients could affect vaccine development. Seoul, South Korea – As countries like the United States and Italy continue to diagnose and lose thousands of people to COVID-19 each day, South Korea’s new infections appear to be thinning out. But the country is now grappling with […]

RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen on Monday urged a main separatist group that declared self-rule in the south to rescind its move, saying it was an “escalatory action” at a time all parties should focus on confronting the novel coronavirus. The move by the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) threatens to […]

Cyber affairs are thriving during the coronavirus pandemic as people in sexless marriages are quarantined at home with their spouses. Married couples locked inside together are in desperate need of satisfaction and have been seeking cybersex in troves, according to a new report released by Ashley Madison — a website aimed for cheating spouses. Ashley […]