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UN Security Council to hold first coronavirus talks Thursday: diplomats

The UN Security Council will hold its first meeting on the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, after weeks of divisions among its five permanent members, diplomats said Monday.

EU ministers to agree virus rescue plan, not 'coronabonds'

EU countries are nearing an economic rescue plan for European countries worst hit by the coronavirus outbreak, sources said on Monday, but not at the level of ambition called for by Italy and Spain.

British PM Johnson in intensive care with coronavirus

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care on Monday after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, prompting concern for his health and well-wishes from political friends and foes in Britain and abroad, as the country battles to control the outbreak.

Crowd in ICoast destroys coronavirus test centre

Residents in a working-class district of the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan on Sunday destroyed a coronavirus testing centre that was under construction, police and health ministry officials said.

US navy captain fired for voicing virus concern tests positive: report

The US naval commander whose widely publicised plea for help for his coronavirus-affected crew led to his dismissal has reportedly himself tested positive for the disease.

Disgraced Cardinal Pell awaits appeal verdict

Cardinal George Pell will learn whether his appeal against child sex abuse convictions has been successful on Wednesday, when Australia's High Court hands down its judgement.

Bronx zoo tiger tests positive for coronavirus

A tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the institution said on Sunday, and is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time.

Vanuatu braces as monster storm strengthens in Pacific

A deadly cyclone bearing down on the Pacific nation of Vanuatu has intensified into a Category Five super storm, generating destructive winds and "phenomenal" seas, forecasters said on Monday.

UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is urging governments around the world to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic.

UK PM in hospital as queen says united effort will defeat virus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday after failing to shake off coronavirus symptoms, as Queen Elizabeth II said a united effort would defeat the outbreak.

Eleven dead, four wounded in Colombian coal mine blast

Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to the local fire department.

At least 19 killed in Mexico gang clash

A gang battle in Mexico has left at least 19 people dead in the northern state of Chihuahua, officials said Saturday.

Twenty-seven confirmed missing in Solomons ferry tragedy

Solomon Islands police confirmed on Sunday that 27 people were believed to have been swept off an inter-island ferry which ignored weather warnings and sailed into a severe storm.

France launches terror probe after two killed in stabbing spree

A Sudanese refugee went on a knife rampage in a town in southeastern France on Saturday, killing two people in what is being treated as a terrorist attack.

Global virus deaths top 60,000, Trump warns of 'tough week' ahead

US President Donald Trump warned Americans on Saturday to brace for a "very horrendous" number of coronavirus deaths in the coming days as the total number of global fatalities from the pandemic soared past 60,000.

China pauses in memory of virus victims and 'martyrs'

China came to a standstill on Saturday to mourn patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus, as the world's most populous country observed a nationwide three-minute silence.

Americans told to wear masks over virus breathing spread fears

The US government has begun advising people to wear masks if they go outside, pointing to research that shows the coronavirus could be spread just by breathing.

WHO, Rakuten Viber partner to fight misinformation around COVID-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Rakuten Viber have announced a new partnership to fight misinformation around COVID-19 with an interactive multi-language chatbot available globally, aiming to combat fake news and false information that has been rapidly circulating about the virus.