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Brazil has registered 125,218 COVID-19 cases and 8,536 deaths, raising chances of lockdowns

Brazil, one of the world’s emerging coronavirus hot spots, registered a record number of cases and deaths yesterday, prompting the health minister to flag...

Amazon indigenous groups launch international fund to fight coronavirus

Indigenous groups from nine countries in the Amazon basin called esday for donations to help protect 3 million rainforest inhabitants who are vulnerable to...

Russia reviews plans to ease curbs as cases rise by 10,559 – latest updates

Death toll from coronavirus pandemic crosses 250,000 as confirmed cases exceed 3.7 million. Here are the developments on the pandemic for May 6, 2020. Putin...

Two boys drop dead in China while wearing masks during gym class

Two Chinese boys dropped dead within a week of one another while wearing face masks during gym class, according to a report. The students, who...

Norwegian Cruise Line may go out of business

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings warned investors Tuesday that it might be forced to go out of business, as tries to raise the money...

Brazil posts daily record of 600 coronavirus deaths

Brazil hit a record for daily coronavirus deaths yesterday, indicating that the nation is still in the thick of its battle against the virus,...

Lesotho’s murdered first lady agreed to divorce on day she died – sources

Hours before she was shot dead on the outskirts of the capital, Lesotho’s former first lady, Lipolelo Thabane, made a surprising decision. According to...

New mutation indicates that coronavirus might be weakening, study says

A mutation in the novel coronavirus mirrors a change that occurred in the genetically similar SARS virus in 2003 — indicating that the bug...

Zimbabwe pleads with foreign lenders to prevent coronavirus “catastrophe”

Zimbabwe is headed for a health and economic catastrophe from the coronavirus pandemic because its debt arrears mean it cannot access foreign lenders, the...

Third Russian doctor plunges from hospital window amid coronavirus outbreak

third Russian doctor has taken a plunge from a hospital window amid complaints about mounting pressures involved in treating coronavirus patients, according to...

Venezuela government says eight killed in foiled mercenary ‘incursion’

Venezuela’s government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by “terrorist mercenaries” who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighboring Colombia,...

Crew Member Goes Overboard from Jewel of the Seas

A crew member has gone overboard from the Jewel of the Seas, according to several crew members on the Royal Caribbean ship who wish...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...