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Italian nurse strangles doctor girlfriend, claims she gave him coronavirus

An Italian nurse who claimed his doctor girlfriend gave him the coronavirus strangled her in a fit of rage, according to a report. Antonio De...

Russia sends plane full of medical gear to help US fight coronavirus

A Russian military transport plane loaded with medical equipment took off early Wednesday from an airfield outside Moscow and headed for the US, following...

The world could soon run out of space to store oil. That may plunge prices below zero

The world's thirst for oil has evaporated. Highways are empty. Planes are grounded. Factories are dark. The unprecedented collapse in oil demand has sent crude...

Coronavirus could travel 27 feet, stay in air for hours: MIT researcher

Social-distancing guidelines to stay 6 feet from others may be woefully inadequate, one scientist warns — saying the coronavirus can travel 27 feet and...

Spain announces 812 virus deaths in 24 hours, slight drop

Spain confirmed another 812 deaths in 24 hours from the coronavirus on Monday, a slight decline on the previous day’s toll, bringing the total...

Coronavirus cases in Mexico pass 1,000, health emergency declared

Mexico’s government on Monday announced a health emergency including stricter measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus after the number of cases passed...

German state financial minister kills himself over coronavirus ‘despair’

A German state finance minister took his own life after expressing “despair” over how to handle the economic fallout from coronavirus, an official said. Thomas...

Italy coronavirus death toll surges past 10,000; lockdown extension likely

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy barrelled past 10,000 yesterday, a figure that made an extension of a national lockdown...

Man sentenced to 3 years for not staying home

A Serbian court has sentenced a man to three years in jail for flouting self-isolation orders. The state Serbian TV says the first such sentence...

One coronavirus patient could infect 59,000 others, doctor warns

One COVID-19 patient could pass the bug to 59,000 other people, according to a British doctor stressing the importance of social distancing measures. Dr. Hugh...

Italian nurse with coronavirus kills herself over fear of infecting others

A 34-year-old Italian nurse working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic took her own life after testing positive with the illness and...

Man who died on bus in China tests positive for ‘hantavirus’

A passenger who died on a bus in China has tested positive for a completely different virus than  COVID-19  — one more fatal that...
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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...