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Global hunger could double due to Covid-19 blow – UN

The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of Covid-19, the...

North Korean leader, Kim Jun Un in grave danger after surgery

The United States (US) is monitoring intelligence that suggests North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after undergoing a previous surgery, according...

Oil price crashes, ends negative for the first time in history

United States (U.S.) crude oil futures turned negative on Monday for the first time in history, ending the day at a stunning minus $37.63...

Japan is offering sex workers financial aid amid coronavirus pandemic

Mika is worried. As a sex worker in Japan, she used to see three or four clients a day — then the coronavirus pandemic...

Boko Haram suspects ‘die of poison’ in Chad jail

Forty-four suspected Boko Haram militants in Chad have died in detention from apparent poisoning, the country’s public prosecutor says. The men were part of a...

Coronavirus: China angrily reacts after Germany sends £130 billion bill for ‘coronavirus damages’

Germany has sparked outrage in China after a major newspaper put together a £130bn invoice that Beijing “owes” Berlin following the impact of the...

Man kills, cooks girlfriend; says he was hungry

A 41-year-old man has admitted to killing his girlfriend and cooking her legs after feeling hungry during their drinking party. The cannibal, identified only by...

TV reporter accidentally films her husband naked in the shower during live broadcast [Photos]

An American reporter accidentally filmed her husband naked in the shower while she was filming a report from the bathroom of their home. Melinda Meza, a...

Man loses job due to coronavirus then wins £2.4million on the lottery

A young dad, who lost his job as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, has won millions of pounds on the lottery. The unnamed man,...

Britain’s oldest patient, aged 102, leaves hospital after defeating coronavirus [Video]

The heartwarming moment one of Britain's oldest coronavirus survivors, aged 102, left hospital after defeating the deadly disease has been caught on camera. The poignant footage shows...

Coronavirus: Landlords and tenants association in Kenya orders all tenants to stop paying rent

The Landlords and Tenants Association (LATAK) in Kenya has directed all tenants to stop paying their rents until further notice due to the impact...

Coronavirus vaccine will take ‘many months’ and ‘there are no guarantees’ one can be found

A coronavirus vaccine will take 'many months' and there are 'no guarantees' one will ever be found, ministers warned tonight. Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the sobering warning at Downing...

Coronavirus: Africa could be next epicentre, WHO warns

Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. ALSO READ: Man tells Sista Afia to be a...

Coronavirus: ‘Liberate’ states protesting against lockdown – Trump

President Donald Trump has appeared to endorse protests against stringent lockdown measures in several states. In a series of tweets, he said: "LIBERATE...

Coronavirus: WHO casts doubt on antibody tests

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just cautioned against placing too much stock in antibody tests - they're the tests to see if someone...

Experts reveal strange symptom of coronavirus: Colour of your toes (Photos)

This skin condition could be the "new anosmia," experts say, because it often appears in coronavirus patients without any other symptoms. The longer the novel coronavirus circulates, the more unexpected symptoms...

Coronavirus: China outbreak city Wuhan raises death toll by 50%

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50%, adding 1,290 fatalities. Wuhan officials...

Coronavirus: Trump unveils plan to reopen states in phases

As Covid-19 continues to spread across the United States (US) of America, President Donald Trump has given governors guidance on reopening state economies...

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle pictured for the first time delivering food amid Coronavirus [Watch]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been pictured in Los Angeles for the first time. The Duke and Duchess were seen delivering food packages on behalf of the...

Prince William on “concern” for father Charles over coronavirus diagnosis

Prince William has spoken of his "concern" for this father Charles following his coronavirus diagnosis. Last month, Charles, 71, contracted the virus - with Clarence House saying...

Pregnant nurse, 28, who died of coronavirus lost dad to same virus

A pregnant nurse who died of coronavirus lost dad to the killer disease just two weeks ago, family said. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, who worked...

Africa may see millions of coronavirus cases, tentative WHO forecast shows

Coronavirus cases in Africa could shoot up from thousands now to 10 million within three to six months according to very provisional modelling, a...

Coronavirus: Security forces kill more Nigerians than Covid-19

Security forces enforcing the lockdown in parts of Nigeria have killed more people than coronavirus itself, a local rights group says. ALSO...

TB Joshua breaks silence on ‘failed’ coronavirus prophecy

Popular Nigerian pastor, TB Joshua, has addressed his botched prophecy in which he claimed the Coronavirus pandemic would end on 27 March 2020. ALSO...

Coronavirus: Lions nap on road during lockdown

Sooner or later animals were going to notice that humans had disappeared and in South Africa's Kruger National Park lions have been taking...

UK calls for hard questions for China over coronavirus pandemic

Dominic Raab took aim at China tonight, warning the hardline Communist state faces 'hard questions' about the source of the coronavirus pandemic. The Foreign Secretary and temporary United...

Coronavirus: Lawyers run as suspect coughs in court

A dramatic scene was recorded at the Osun state magistrate court in Osogbo, after a suspect identified as Ige coughed while his two-count charge of...

Coronavirus: Why residents in this community wear panties as face masks [photos]

A section of Murang’a residents in Kenya have been reduced into wearing female underwear cut out to look like a face masks after...

Single mother, 45, dies of coronavirus leaving her 12-year-old daughter

A 12-year-old girl, whose mother died in hospital from Covid-19, has been left orphaned with no living relatives in the United Kingdom. Rutendo Mukotsanjera, aged...

COVID-19: G20 suspends $20 billion debt payments by poor countries

Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies agreed on Wednesday to suspend debt service payments for the world’s poorest countries from May...

Covid-19: Ghana’s Mission to UK and Ireland breaks silence on Papa Owusu-Akomah’s condition

The High Commission of the Republic of Ghana to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has said the High Commissioner, Papa Owusu-Ankomah,...

COVID-19: California to give $500 payments to undocumented immigrants

California will give cash payments to immigrants living in the country irregularly, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, using a mix of taxpayer money and...

Coronavirus: Germany slowly eases lockdown measures

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced plans to slowly ease restrictions brought in to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Social distancing rules will stay in place...

COVID-19: Leading expert predicts pandemic to end next year

Dr Zhang Wenhong, China’s leading COVID-19 clinical expert, has predicted a high probability of the global coronavirus pandemic ending next year. According to Dr Wenhong,...

Pregnant nurse, 28 dies of coronavirus

A heavily pregnant nurse has died from coronavirus after medics tried to save her baby. The 28-year-old reportedly underwent an emergency cesarean to deliver and...

Kenyan Governor offers free alcohol in Covid-19 fight

The Governor of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has sparked controversy after announcing that he will distribute alcohol as part of food packs for...

Exact moment coronavirus infects a healthy cell captured under microscope

The moment that coronavirus infects a healthy cell has been captured under a microscope for the first time. Researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil have...

Social distancing ‘may be needed until 2022’, scientists warn

Social distancing may be needed until 2022 to stop the spread of coronavirus, a new study has warned. According to the study, while one-time social distancing...

Breaking News: Trump carries out ‘fund-cut’ threat against WHO

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has carried out his threat to cut cash supply to the World Health Organization (WHO). His...

G7 backs temporary debt relief for poor countries if G20 agrees

Group of Seven (G7) finance officials on Tuesday vowed to continue to act as needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic and stabilize the global...