The grim toll of coronavirus deaths in Italy, the world's worst-hit nation, surged past 4,000 on Friday as New York and other US states joined California in ordering a lockdown to try to bring the pandemic under control.
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday announced a "preventative and compulsory" lockdown of the population from Friday to March 31 to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Israel's supreme court ruled on Thursday that parliament must have oversight over emergency powers allowing internal security agency Shin Bet to collect information on citizens as part of the fight against coronavirus.
Barely a week after dissolving cabinet, Malawi's President Peter Mutharika named a new cabinet on Thursday, roping in new members from his electoral new alliance partners.
President Donald Trump is scrapping this year's G7 summit at Camp David near Washington due to the coronavirus crisis and will instead hold the event by videoconference, the White House said on Thursday.
Italy surpassed China on Thursday as the country with the most deaths from coronavirus as the UN chief warned "millions" could die if it spreads unchecked around the globe.
Germany is facing its biggest challenge "since the Second World War" in the fight against the coronavirus, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, in what observers called a "final warning" for citizens to heed sweeping confinement measures.
Facebook said on Wednesday it would place "authoritative" coronavirus content at the top of user feeds as it scrambled to keep up with increased usage and stem the flow of misinformation on its platform and WhatsApp messaging.
US President Donald Trump has signed a $100-billion emergency aid package that ensures sick leave to Americans workers who fall ill from the new coronavirus, with more federal assistance in the pipeline.
The European Central Bank on Wednesday unexpectedly said it would spend 750 billion euros on "emergency" bond purchases, as it joined other central banks in stepping up efforts to contain the economic damage from the coronavirus.
The World Health Organisation's regional chief for Europe on Tuesday called for the "boldest actions" to fight the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the continent.
The novel coronavirus can survive on some surfaces for days or in the air for several hours, according to a US-government funded study published on Tuesday.
Joe Biden cemented his status as the likely Democratic presidential nominee on Tuesday after trouncing Bernie Sanders in Florida and Illinois, the top prizes on a busy primary night blighted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Leaders of the G7 industrial powerhouses pledged Monday to join forces to halt economic freefall in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which they called "a human tragedy".
Millions of Americans troop to polling stations on Tuesday in four states despite the coronavirus pandemic bringing anxiety and uncertainty to the nation's Democratic primaries, with Joe Biden aiming to widen his lead against Bernie Sanders.
Restoring and protecting the world's soil could absorb more than five billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year – roughly what the US emits annually – new research showed on Monday.
European leaders are set to ban non-essential travel into the continent on Tuesday, the latest drastic attempt to curb the coronavirus pandemic that has upended society, battered markets and killed thousands around the world.
The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials said Monday, raising hopes in the global fight against the disease.
