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Frightened Prince Charles forgets Coronavirus greetings [photos+video]

Prince Charles shocked onlookers when he literally jumped in panic after almost forgetting the official coronavirus guidelines on shaking hands as he arrived for...

Wife of Canadian Prime Minister, tests positive for coronavirus

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, will isolate himself for 14 days after his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, tested positive for coronavirus.Grégoire Trudeau has mild symptoms...

Coronavirus: Stonebwoy’s New York show postponed

Authorities in New York have issued drastic directives to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. This has compelled dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, to suspend...

Doctors claim new coronavirus ‘may cause damage to a man’s testicles

Doctors in China have urged male coronavirus patients to test their fertility as soon as they recover because the infection may damage the function of their testicles.No study...

US congresswoman marries her political aide [photo]

US congresswoman Ilhan Omar has announced her marriage to her chief campaign fundraiser, Tim Mynett."Got married! From partners in politics to life partners, so...

MP pretends having coronavirus to test emergency helpline [watch]

A coronavirus phone operator left politicians in stitches after a Kenyan MP anonymously called the ministry of health hotline pretending to have symptoms during...

Coronavirus: Anxiety and confusion over testing

A group of first responders in Washington state, a scientist in California, a woman at an assisted living facility in Florida -- all worried...

Coronavirus: Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries including UK and US

Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South Korea, and...

Italian medical chief dies from coronavirus

Italy’s medical community is mourning the death of the head of the medical association in the northern Italian region of Varese, Italy’s state-run ANSA...

Islamic scholar who said coronavirus was Allah’s punishment tests positive

Prominent Iraqi Shia scholar, Hadi Al-Modarresi, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, weeks after he claimed the deadly disease was undoubtedly "an act of Allah" against the Chinese for...

Woman with coronavirus explains what it’s really like

A woman with coronavirus has explained what it's really like to be diagnosed and suffer the symptoms of the deadly illness, and has issued...

Just In: Cristiano Ronaldo quarantined over deadly coronavirus

Cristiano Ronaldo is remaining in quarantine in his Madeira home after Juventus team-mate Daniele Rugani tested positive for coronavirus. The Portuguese star flew to his homeland to visit his...

Italian nurses battling coronavirus outbreak share photos of exhaustion

Italian nurses have shared photos showing themselves bruised and exhausted in the fight against coronavirus, as some revealed their faces have been rubbed raw by masks....

Togolese opposition leader faces coup plot allegation

Togo's National Assembly has summoned opposition leader Dr. Agbéyomé Messan Kodjo to the National Assembly on Wednesday, March 11 for allegedly plotting to overthrow...

Coronavirus: Trump halts travel from Europe to US

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus.In a televised...

WHO declares coronavirus a global pandemic

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the worldwide outbreak of the new coronavirus as a pandemic, with more than 118,000 cases in...

Cured coronavirus patients share near death experience [Video]

Survivors of the deadly viral disease, Coronavirus have shared their near death experiences.22-year-old Nil Monro tested positive after returning to Barcelona from Milan Fashion...

‘Will my Asian family accept my black boyfriend?’

Since the end of apartheid - and even for some years before that - young South Africans have been free to date whoever they...

Uganda sends $500,000 to China ‘by mistake’

Uganda's finance ministry has asked the Ugandan embassy in China to refund money sent "erroneously" to their account, after it emerged they sent almost...

Sudan Prime Minister survives assassination attempt [Photos]

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt after a bomb blast occured near his convoy in the country's capital, Khartoum on Monday.According to...

Ugandans arrested for giving fake coronavirus vaccine

Police in Uganda are investigating a father and daughter for allegedly giving people a fake vaccine against the coronavirus - which causes the Covid-19...

UK Health minister tests positive for coronavirus

Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says she has tested positive for coronavirus.She said in a statement that as soon as she was...

Coronavirus: Vatican closes St. Peter’s Basilica to tourists

St. Peter’s Basilica and Square will remain closed to tourists and guided tours until 3 April.The Holy See Press Office announced the closures on...

Coronavirus: Coachella has been postponed until October’

The Coachella festival, one of the most anticipated dates on the music calendar that was scheduled to take place next month, has reportedly been postponed to...

Coronavirus: Inside Italy’s quarantine zone where patients fight for their lives (photos)

Infected Coronavirus patients have been pictured inside Italy’s quarantine zone where they are fighting for their lives.ALSO READ:Video of students singing a Coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Priest who served communion tests positive

A Catholic priest who distributed communion and shook hands with more than 500 worshippers has become the first confirmed Covid-19 case in Washington,...

Coronavirus: Ronaldo jokingly applauds imaginary fans (photos)

Cristiano Ronaldo was photographed greeting imaginary supporters as Juventus players arrive to take on biggest rivals Inter Milan in front of empty...

Entire family of nine in Algeria tests positive for coronavirus

An entire family of nine in Algeria tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, according to the country’s health ministry.The new cases meant Algeria has...

Coronavirus: Vatican City reports its first case

The first case of the deadly coronavirus has been reported in the Vatican City just days after the Pope tested negative for the bug.Vatican ...

Pastor jailed for 34 years for abuse

An evangelical pastor was jailed for 34 years in Britain on Friday, after he was convicted of a catalogue of rape and sexual abuse...

Couple ‘killed by laughing gas’

A 27-year-old Ukrainian chess champion and his girlfriend, 18, have been found dead in their Moscow flat, apparently poisoned by laughing gas.Media reports say...

Togo confirms first case of coronavirus

The West African country of Togo has registered its first case of coronavirus, its government said on Friday.The patient is a 42-year...

Video: 103-year-old man marries 27-year-old woman

Since late last month, Indonesian social media has been buzzing with news of a controversial wedding in South Sulawesi, where a 103-year-old ...

Coronavirus: Italy bans kisses, handshakes

To prevent the spread of coronavirus in Italy, the government has decided to put a temporary stop to kisses and handshakes.President of...

Venezuela President urges women to have six children

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has urged women to have six children "for the good of the country".Appearing at a televised event promoting a national...

Coronavirus: Queen Elizabeth breaks tradition

Queen Elizabeth wore gloves for an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday in what royal watchers are calling a sign of the times...

Coronavirus: Twitter tells staff to work from home

Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.In a blog post, the social media giant...

Iran frees 54,000 prisoners to avoid coronavirus spread in jails

Iran has temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners in an effort to combat the spread of the new coronavirus disease in crowded jails.Judiciary spokesman...

Coronavirus: Condoms selling out

People all over the world are currently doing whatever they can to prevent themselves getting Coronavirus, from wearing face masks everywhere they go to...

Grammy Awards boss fired

Grammy Awards boss Deborah Dugan has been sacked by the Recording Academy a few weeks after she was suspended over a misconduct allegation.The Academy announced the news...