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Brazil confirms 8th coronavirus case, 636 suspected as it spreads across country

Brazil has confirmed eight cases of the new coronavirus as of yesterday, including the first instances of likely local transmission, as the infectious disease...

WHO warns governments ‘this is not a drill’ as coronavirus infections near 100,000 worldwide

The director-general of the World Health Organization has warned governments that the continued international spread of the novel coronavirus is “not a drill” and...

British airline Flybe collapses as coronavirus deals final blow

Britain’s Flybe collapsed today after a plunge in travel demand, making the long-struggling regional airline one of the first big corporate casualties of the...

Venezuela’s president urges all women to have six children

President Nicolás Maduro wants Venezuelan women to have many children as a way to boost the country, which has seen millions of people flee...

Researchers identify two coronavirus types as China cases dwindle

Scientists in China studying the coronavirus outbreak said they had found two main types of the disease could be causing infections. The researchers, from Peking...

98-year-old Chinese woman cured of coronavirus in Wuhan

A 98-year-old woman has been discharged from a hospital in the Chinese city of Wuhan after being cured of the coronavirus – making her...

Ecuador confirms its first case of new coronavirus

Ecuador has confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in the Andean country, its health minister said on Saturday. The patient is an...

Mexico declares first case of coronavirus

(AFP) — Mexico’s Health Ministry confirmed the country’s first case of coronavirus on Friday, saying a young man had tested positive for it in...

Shenzhen China prepares ban on eating cats and dogs after outbreak

SHENZHEN, China, (Reuters) – The southern Chinese technology hub of Shenzhen is moving to outlaw the consumption of dogs and cats as the...

Brazilian baby goes viral for epic scowl moments after birth

Isabela Pereira de Jesus — who was conceived around the time Grumpy Cat died — appears to channel the famed sourpuss in this photograph...

Iran deputy health minister has coronavirus

(AFP) — Iran’s deputy health minister confirmed on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in the...

Seven killed, 150 injured as riots in Indian capital overshadow Trump visit

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – At least seven people have been killed and around 150 injured in clashes between opposing groups in New Delhi,...
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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...