US & Canada

The UN Security Council is moving to adopt the first draft resolution on the Coronavirus, directed by the UN Security Council The Security Council has met so far once, to discuss the crisis of the Coronavirus, in a video session on April 9, at the initiative of Germany and Estonia. …

US President Donald Trump played down the importance of holding the daily press conference in which he used to participate in the White House to reveal the latest details of the Corona Corruption, saying that press conferences “are not worth the time or effort.” These developments come two days after …

Engineers at NASA have developed a ventilator specifically designed to help coronavirus patients. The VITAL system – Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally – was created in just 37 days, the space agency says. Now, it has already passed critical medical tests and looks set to be fast-tracked for approval early …

New York revealed a spike in cases of disinfectant exposure in the 18 hours following Donald Trump’s dangerous and false suggestion that injecting the cleaning agent could help treat coronavirus patients. The city’s Poison Control Center managed 30 cases from Thursday evening until Friday afternoon, a spokesperson told New York …

US President Donald Trump has received loans from China’s state-owned Bank of China, according to a report. Politico reported on Saturday that Trump has taken on debt in his dealings with the Chinese bank. In 2012, Trump’s real estate partner refinanced the 43-story 1290 Avenue of the Americas skyscraper, which …

Deutsche Bank has declined a request by prominent U.S. senators to provide information about the German lender’s recent business dealings with President Donald Trump and his family, according to a letter this week seen by Reuters. Four Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, earlier this month demanded details from Deutsche’s …

Donald Trump claimed Joe Biden “doesn’t want to debate” him because of the coronavirus pandemic during a press conference on Thursday — just hours after the former vice president suggested he’s eager for the shot. The president referred to the presumptive Democratic nominee as a “sleepy guy in the basement …

A US Navy destroyer performing a counter-narcotics mission has been hit by an outbreak of at least 18 coronavirus cases, a US Navy official said. The USS Kidd is the second ship to be impacted by a major outbreak of the virus while at sea following the aircraft carrier USS …

China has pledged to invest millions of additional dollars into the World Health Organisation (WHO) after Donald Trump announced he was cutting off US funding for the group while reviewing its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Beijing said it would contribute an additional $30m as the United Nations organization battles …

Former vice-president Joe Biden said he is concerned Donald Trump will try to delay the November presidential election, during remarks at an online fundraiser. “Mark my words, I think he is going to try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can’t be held,” …

Doctors and health experts urged people not to drink or inject disinfectant on Friday after US President Donald Trump suggested scientists should investigate inserting the cleaning agent into the body as a way to cure COVID-19. “(This is an) absolutely dangerous crazy suggestion,” said Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine …

US Senator Elizabeth Warren said in a statement on Thursday that her older brother Don Reed has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the age of 86. ​Warren said her older brother had a career in the US Air Force and spent about five and a half years serving …

Donald Trump was left red-faced after he claimed that the director of the CDC, Robert Redfield was misquoted by the Washington Post only for Redfield to say that he wasn’t. At Wednesday’s coronavirus taskforce press conference, the president bemoaned an interview that Redfield had done with the Post where he …

Another 4.4 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to cause one of the nation’s worst economic downturns, with 26 million people reporting layoffs since the outbreak began. The longest stretch of employment expansion in US history, which started under former President Barack …

At least six people have been killed after nearly two dozen tornadoes ripped through the south-central region of the United States, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Three people were killed and some 20 injured by a fearsome tornado in Onalaska, Texas located roughly 90 miles north of …

A further 4.4 million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as the economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount. The new applications brought the total number of jobless claims since mid-March to 26.4 million. That amounts to more than 15% of the US workforce. However, the most recent …

Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman has been called ‘reckless and dangerous’ after she called for casinos and businesses on the Las Vegas strip to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I want our restaurants open. I want our small businesses open. I want people back in employment,” said Goodman during an …

The spectacular eruptions of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii in 2018 were triggered by extreme rainfall in the preceding months, research suggests. Scientists say the finding raises the possibility that climate breakdown, which is causing more extreme weather, could lead to an increase in eruptions around the world. The 2018 …

Trump says he will force Harvard to give back emergency coronavirus funding Harvard says it did not receive aid from a congressional relief fund created for small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic after Donald Trump alleged the university took the money “meant for workers”. In a statement posted to Twitter, …

American scientists have proven the failure of a drug called “hydroxychloroquine” in the treatment of corona virus. The researchers analyzed data for 368 patients who took “hydroxychloroquine”, with or without an antibiotic, to treat a number of bacterial infections, according to Associated Press. The research showed the death of 28 …