US President Donald Trump's first tweet came unusually late, popping up a few minutes after noon - hours behind schedule for a president who is often awake and tweeting as the sun rises.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed former vice-president Joe Biden's White House bid yesterday, citing the Democrat's experience helping to pass the Affordable Care Act and implementing the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to argue that he is well positioned to lead the country amid a pandemic.
The number of residents who have died from the coronavirus in a HSE-run nursing home has risen to 22, it was confirmed yesterday.
For five weeks, New Zealanders have endured some of the toughest lockdown conditions anywhere in the world.
The national lockdown will be extended for another two weeks for the vast majority of people when the current quarantine period ends after the bank holiday weekend.
China's foreign ministry says it has no information on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, amid conflicting reports and speculation about his whereabouts and medical condition.
Hidden cases of coronavirus infection are not being picked up because the current testing regime is not yet broad enough, it emerged yesterday.
