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Same-Sex marriage, abortion to blame for COVID-19 – Pastor

Televangelist, Pat Robertson, has agreed that abortion and same-sex marriage are partly to blame for the novel coronavirus that has caused massive social and economic upheaval...

Watch: How popular CNN presenter revealed his coronavirus test

CNN’s Richard Quest shares that he has tested positive for coronavirus, expressing why he plans to continue hosting his show.ALSO READ:Covid-19: Man turns pizza shop into...

The Game’s ‘Born to Rap’ royalties and Record Label seized over sexual assault case

The Game's sexual assault accuser has scored a huge legal victory.According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, Priscilla Rainey has been granted ownership of The Game's independent...

U.S. lab tests confirm that ‘sunlight destroys coronavirus quickly’

American scientists have confirmed earlier assumptions that the coronavirus does not survive long in high temperatures and humidity.The assumption has long been spoken of but without...

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...

I am covered in the blood of Jesus – Woman who attends church service amid coronavirus pandemic [Video]

In a video going viral on social media is an old woman claiming she isn’t scared of the novel Coronavirus disease because she is...

Meek Mill donates his Rolls-Royce phantom for coronavirus fund-raising initiative

Meek Mill is offering up his custom made black 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom for the 'All In Challenge,' the celebrity-driven coronavirus fund-raising initiative.The chart-topping rap...

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...

US social distancing could last until 2022

The United States (US) may have to endure social distancing measures — such as stay-at-home orders and school closures — until 2022, researchers projected on Tuesday....

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Mission in New York requests details on dead citizens

The Ghana Mission to the United Nations and Consulate-General in New York is requesting from Ghanaians in some three states to offer information on...

Landlords ‘asking for sex instead of rent’ during coronavirus crisis

Millions of people around the world have either been laid off or furloughed due to the pandemic as governments impose harsh lockdown measures to...

TOR boss fingered in $4.5 million bribery scandal

Tema Oil Refinery boss, Asante Berko is currently in hot waters for his alleged role in the latest bribery scandal that has hit Ghana.Mr...

Ghana not going back to IMF-supported programme – Gabby Otchere

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said Ghana will not be going back to an IMF-supported programme on the...

Pastor who vowed to keep preaching unless he was “in jail or the hospital” dies of Covid-19

The evangelical pastor, who vowed to keep preaching unless he was "in jail or the hospital", has died of COVID-19 weeks after defiantly opening...

Coronavirus: Bill Gates hopes to reach 7bn people with potential vaccine

Microsoft billionaire, Bill Gates, has said that getting vaccines to seven billion people would be challenging but a target that must be worked...

Coronavirus: 15-year-old girl commits suicide over persistent stay-at-home order

A teenage girl in California killed herself after she reportedly struggled to cope with the state's stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak. Jo’Vianni Smith, 15, of Stockton, was found...

Lockdown dairies: Girl ,15, commits suicide

A teenage girl in California killed herself after she reportedly struggled to cope with the state's stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak. ALSO READ:Woman loses...

Burna Boy speaks to Diddy on Coronavirus lockdown, others [Watch]

Nigeria's Burna Boy formed part of the tall list of celebrities worldwide, who interacted with American rapper and producer, P. Diddy in the...

Woman loses her entire family to coronavirus

A woman from Michigan has lost her husband of 35 years and her only son to coronavirus within three days of one another.ALSO READ:NDC...

China imposes restrictions on research into origins of coronavirus

China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government directive and online notices published...

Coronavirus: US death toll overtakes Italy as world’s highest

The United States has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world.The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins...

Barber dies from Coronavirus after accepting clients amid pandemic

A beloved Mississippi barber has died from COVID-19 (coronavirus) after continuing to accept clients amid the ongoing pandemic.According to outlet Gossip On This, Eugene Thompson,...

Ghanaian nurse dies of Covid-19 [Video]

Freda Ocran, a Ghanaian nurse who worked as the former head nurse at New York City’s Jacobi Medical Centre has died of the Covid-19.Mrs...

Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak

Images have emerged of coffins being buried in a mass grave in New York City, as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues...

CNN host Chris Cuomo shares his secret to kicking Coronavirus [Video]

CNN host, Chris Cuomo, has shared what he says is his "secret" to kicking coronavirus.While on his show, Cuomo Prime Time, the anchor who...

Coronavirus: Mother, 3 sons die just days apart after contracting virus

Four members of a Louisiana family who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have passed away within days of each other, according to...

Covid-19: Trump tears WHO apart for failing the world; threatens “powerful hold” action

US President Donald Trump has threatened to hold back funding to the World Health Organization, potentially leaving the agency without support from its largest...

Mayor sends Police to break up Coronavirus party only to find his wife there

Illinois's Mayor Brant Walker had an awkward apology to make on Monday morning after he sent police to break up illegal parties, and his...

Two employees of Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, test positive for coronavirus

Jeff Bezos' space venture Blue Origin confirmed on Monday that two employees at its Seattle-area headquarters tested positive for the coronavirus.The employees, who are married...

Coronavirus wreaks havoc in US black communities

Stark statistics from Chicago health officials have underscored the heavy toll of coronavirus on black Americans.Black Chicagoans account for half of all coronavirus cases...

Coronavirus: New York cases ‘dropping for the first time’

President Donald Trump has expressed hope coronavirus cases were "levelling off" in United States (US) hotspots, saying he saw "light at the...

The mystery of why coronavirus kills some young people

When 30-year-old Ben Luderer started to feel sick, he wasn't that surprised. Just a few days earlier, his wife, Brandy, had tested positive for coronavirus,...

Tiger tests positive for coronavirus after developing dry cough

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for COVID-19 after apparent exposure to an infected worker.The four-year-old female Malayan tiger named Nadia...

Kobe Bryant to be inducted into NBA’s Hall of Fame

Kobe Bryant will be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.The five-time NBA champion died, aged 41, in a helicopter crash...

Coronavirus: I see people die every day – Ghanaian nurse in USA shares experience

"I see people gasping for breath but there is nothing I can do as a nurse to help them," a frontline health worker working...

Ghana Embassy in US to launch COVID-19 fundraising campaign

The Ghana Embassy in the United States (US) has announced plans to raise funds to support the fight against coronavirus.According to the High Commissioner,...

China concealed extent of virus outbreak – U.S. intelligence

China has concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in its country, under-reporting both total cases and deaths it suffered from the...

Coronavirus: Amazon workers strike over virus protection

Amazon has fired a New York warehouse worker who organised a protest over the safety precautions taken by the firm to deal with the...

Coronavirus: 3 Ghanaians confirmed dead in US [audio]

Three Ghanaians resident in New York in the United States o f America (USA) have died of COVID-19.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Ghana records 9 new cases;...

Coronavirus: CNN anchor tests positive

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Covid-19. He is feeling well, and will continue to anchor his 9:...