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IMF approves $643 mln in pandemic aid for Ecuador -ministry

The International Monetary Fund has approved a request from Ecuador for emergency financing to fight the coronavirus pandemic, granting a $643 million loan, the...

Brazil reports 4,970 new coronavirus cases, 421 deaths

There have been 4,970 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Brazil and 421 deaths over the last 24 hours, the health ministry said...

China lied about origin of coronavirus, leaked intelligence report says

A damning dossier leaked from the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance claims that China lied to the world about human-to-human transmission of the virus, disappeared...

Russia reports record spike in coronavirus cases a day after prime minister gets sick

Russia reported a record daily spike in the number of people infected by the coronavirus — an increase of nearly 8,000 cases — one...

At least 40 dead after riot erupts at Venezuelan prison

A riot erupted at a prison in central Venezuela on Friday, killing at least 40 people and injuring 50 more, including a National...

More countries join Trump in call for probe of China, WHO over coronavirus

More US allies and other countries are joining the Trump administration’s call for an investigation into China, the World Health Organization and the origins...

China refuses to let WHO take part in coronavirus investigation

Chinese officials have refused to allow the World Health Organization to take part in an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus outbreak, according...

Woman falls to death while posing for cliffside photo to celebrate end of lockdown

A Kazakhstan woman was reportedly killed Sunday after plummeting more than 100 feet off a cliff in Turkey while posing for a photo to...

WHO says very concerned at community spread of coronavirus in West Africa

The World Health Organization is worried by the community spread of the new coronavirus in a significant number of West African countries, the regional...

Amazon city resorts to mass graves as Brazil COVID-19 deaths soar

Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak have piled up so fast in the Amazon rainforest’s biggest city that the main cemetery is burying five coffins...

North Korea ‘bewildered’ after faux news report claims Kim Jong Un is dead

Adding to the rumor mill surrounding Kim Jong Un, a five-minute video made to look like a news report has emerged in North Korea,...

Head of Russian hospital falls 50 feet during coronavirus call

The head of a Russian hospital is in critical condition after plummeting 50 feet during a conference call with health officials in which she...
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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...