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US President Donald Trump revealed on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that he has touted despite medical warnings about its use, as a preventive medicine against the...

Donald Trump has said he is taking a malaria drug to protect against coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for Covid-19 in a...

Donald Trump has said he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting Covid-19.

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David Chance asks the questions that matter - and answers them - as Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron try to push through a deal to battle impact of pandemic.

Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the new health minister said Monday, as in coronavirus cases have jumped in recent weeks since curfew hours...

Communities are coming together by creating ever-lengthening “snakes” out of painted rocks in public spaces.

Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as coronavirus slashed demand for rides.

Stock markets around the world had a boost on Monday after positive economic noises from the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve over the weekend and a surge in...

Young adults from five different nations have shared their thoughts on lockdown and their governments' approaches to tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

The United States may start deploying land-based intermediate-and shorter-range missiles in Europe after their deployment in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday. After the...

The much-vandalised statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic is staying in Malmo.

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Germany is hoping to replace a travel warning that is in place for all tourist trips abroad until June 15 with softer guidelines, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday....

Flooding in central Somalia has affected nearly one million people, with about 400,000 displaced, the United Nations said.

Tokyo launched its new space defense unit on Monday to monitor and counter threats to Japan's satellites. The Space Operations Squadron, part of the country's Air Self-Defense Force, starts with...

A new fund to support some of the people hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis has been launched by the UK's insurance and long-term savings industry.

Apple has laid out the stark picture of what the ‘new normal' for physical retail will look like.

Hungary and Slovenia have agreed on a road map towards a gradual reopening of their border by June 1, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on Monday. “Restarting our economies...

Forces allied with Libya's UN-supported government said on Monday they have wrested control of a key military base on the outskirts of the country's capital from their rivals trying to...

Ryanair will need “considerably” more than 3,000 job cuts if unions don't agree to pay cuts for pilots and cabin crew, chief executive Michael O'Leary has warned.

China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization (WHO) after the virus is brought under control, President Xi Jinping...

PEOPLE have been discouraged from having picnics at nature trails or beaches as a senior government official warned that discipline must be maintained as coronavirus restrictions are eased.

Just one week after a third of French children went back to school in an easing of the coronavirus lockdown, there has been a worrying flare-up of about 70 Covid-19...

Japan has launched its new space defence unit to monitor and counter threats to the country's satellites.

Spain aims to reopen borders to visitors around the end of June as its coronavirus lockdown fully winds down, Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos said on Monday. Madrid last week...

Thousands of hardware shops, garden centres, and other stores were bracing themselves for a sudden rush of shoppers this morning as the first stages of the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions...

One of the brightest spots on the summer calendar is the Chelsea Flower Show, but this year's cancellation sees it join the long list of events that have fallen foul...

Household incomes from employment deteriorated at the fastest rate in more than a decade in May, according to an index.

Europe has reopened more widely, allowing people into the Acropolis in Athens, shops in Italy, markets and museums in Belgium, garden centres in Ireland and beer gardens in Bavaria.

Gardening can transform people and connect them to nature, TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has said as the first “virtual” Chelsea Flower Show kicks off.

Yemen's Saudi-backed government accused the Houthi movement of covering up a big outbreak of coronavirus in areas it holds. The Aden-based government also called for urgent global assistance to help...

Cyclists are being warned to watch out for thieves by an insurer which has reported seeing a 46% spike in claims relating to stolen bikes during the lockdown.

The European Union and other countries have called for an independent evaluation of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) response to the coronavirus pandemic “to review experience gained and lessons learned”.

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said he will begin an independent evaluation of the UN health agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic “at the earliest appropriate...

China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was premature to immediately launch an investigation into the origins and spread of the coronavirus. Spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing that...

Britain is still in talks with France over whether French travelers should be exempt from a requirement for a 14-day quarantine when they arrive in the United Kingdom, according to...

Elvis Presley's Graceland says it will reopen on Thursday after it shut down tours and exhibits due to the new coronavirus outbreak.

Hungary's government will submit a proposal to parliament on May 26 to end its special coronavirus emergency powers, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff was quoted by media as...

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