Lebanese President Michel Aoun involved an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday and said a two-week state of emergency should be…
Philippines orders millions to remain home: Coronavirus updates
Millions of people on the most island of Luzon, including the capital Manila, went back to a partial lockdown for…
Donald Trump: US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal
Donald Trump says the govt should get a cut from the sale of TikTok’s US unit if an American firm…
BP cuts dividend as losses swell on poor oil demand
BP has halved its dividend and reported a record $6.7bn quarterly loss after the coronavirus pandemic hit global demand for…
Australia’s Victoria deploying military to curb coronavirus: Live
Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria said on Tuesday that 500 military personnel are going to be deployed to enforce COVID-19…
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina
Hurricane Isaias has blasted in to North Carolina, crossing the coast 40 miles (65km) south-west of Wilmington. The National Hurricane…
WHO says no ‘silver bullet’ to defeat coronavirus: Live updates
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there might never be a “silver bullet” answer to the new coronavirus despite the…
Coronavirus: New 90-minute tests for Covid-19 and flu ‘hugely beneficial’
New 90-minute tests that can detect coronavirus and flu will be rolled out in care homes and laboratories from next…
Casualties as gunmen storm prison in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad
Fighters have attacked a prison compound in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, and a battle with security forces is…
Global coronavirus cases cross 18 million mark: Live updates
More than 18 million people round the world are diagnosed with the new coronavirus as of Monday. Almost 11 million…