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Female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Bronx Zoo, in New York City, says the test result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa. Nadia, her sister Azul, as well as two Amur tigers and three African lions, had developed a dry cough and all … Read more

Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. The Prime Minister has been confined in isolation after being diagnosed with the killer bug – which is said to have hit him “like a sledgehammer”. Read Also: BREAKING: Nigeria Records Eight New Cases, Total Now 232 The 55-year-old … Read more

Ethiopia on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, as officials ramped up testing to get a clearer picture of the outbreak there. “It is my deepest regret to announce the first death of a patient from #COVID19 in Ethiopia,” Health Minister Lia Tadesse said … Read more

A 34-year-old Briton identified as Daniel Furniss has taken his own life after being unable to cope with self-isolation imposed on citizens of countries with cases of COVID-19 his family revealed. Daniel Furniss suffered from bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows … Read more

Thirteen residents at a Scottish care home died in the same week because of health complications suspected to have been caused by coronavirus. Read Also: COVID-19: Chinese Firm Provides Tons Of Ethanol To Ondo State The residents lived at Burlington Court in Stepps, North Lanarkshire, and all died over the past seven days, according to … Read more

American singer and song-writer Dolly Parton has announced that she will be donating a sum of $1million to Vanderbilt University towards coronavirus research. ‘The legendary artist disclosed this in a post on her official Instagram handle @dollyparton on Thursday. “My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, … Read more

A Singaporean woman has been accused of forcing her maid to strip and shower, and ripping her t-shirt in front of her family members, including her husband. The woman, Rosdiana Abdul Rahim, thirty one years old was testifying to series of other abuse at a stand committed against her twenty one years old house maid. … Read more

A woman has died from coronavirus hours after giving birth to her daughter in Ukraine. The 36-year-old mother, identified only as Galina, is said to have been infected with the virus at a perinatal centre in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine. Read Also: BREAKING: Nigeria Records Six New Cases Of COVID-19 She was … Read more

Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Thursday called on the administration of United States President Donald Trump to ease economic sanctions on Iran as a humanitarian gesture during the global coronavirus pandemic. The former vice president said the US has a moral obligation to be among the first to offer aid to people in need … Read more

As the covid-19 pandemic continues to spiral and uncertainty grips the air, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the United States has asked the Pentagon for 100,000 body bags. The heavy-duty zippered bags, also known as mortuary pouches are primarily used in the military to convey the remains of troops killed in combat. Meanwhile, … Read more

The United States believes Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security was directly involved in the killing of an Iranian dissident last November in Turkey, a senior administration official told Reuters news agency on Wednesday. Masoud Molavi Vardanjani was shot dead on an Istanbul street on November 14, 2019. Citing Turkish officials, Reuters last week reported … Read more

Kevin Thomas Duffy, a prominent Manhattan federal judge who presided over the trial for the terrorists who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993, reportedly died of the coronavirus on Wednesday. He was 87. A friend of Duffy’s, P. Kevin Castel, told The New York Times that he died at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut. Duffy, … Read more

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to order the country’s police and military to shoot dead anyone “who creates trouble” during a month-long lockdown of the island of Luzon enforced to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Let this be a warning to all. Follow the government at this time because it is critical that … Read more

Zimbabwean President Emerson Mnangagwa is said to have tested positive coronavirus highly placed sources said on Tuesday. A family spokesman last night said the 77-year-old has now gone into treatment. Last week, Mnangagwa was seen sitting next to Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi who has since placed him on self-quarantine after a visit to neighbouring Namibia. … Read more

The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus has surpassed those reported by China, where the pandemic began in December, according to a toll published on Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University. There have been 3,415 deaths in the US from the virus, the Baltimore-based university said, more than the 3,309 reported officially in … Read more

Tanzania on Tuesday recorded its first death from coronavirus, a 49-year-old man who had underlying health issues, the health ministry said. The East African nation has reported cases since March 16, including foreign travellers and those with whom they have had contacts. One person has so far recovered. “I regret to announce the first death … Read more

The United States has allowed companies from Russia, China and Europe to continue their work at Iranian nuclear facilities without being subject to American sanctions, the US State Department announced on Monday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed off on the waiver extensions but couched the decision as one that continues restrictions on Iran’s atomic … Read more