Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg, who was tried alongside Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 87. As a member of the ANC’s military wing, he was convicte... Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a cabinet meeting later and then lead the daily coronavirus briefing for the first time since his return to work. No 10 said the PM, whose fiancee gav... Read more
At least 38 people have been killed in a fire at a warehouse that was under construction in the South Korean city of Icheon. The blaze was caused by an explosion of flammable material being... Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their son. A spokeswoman for the PM and his partner said both mother and baby are “doing very we... Read more
Coronavirus testing is available for millions more people in England from today after the government loosened rules on who can apply. Testing expanded last week to all key workers in En... Read more
One man died on Tuesday after violent clashes in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli that left dozens injured after the Lebanese army used live fire, rubber-coated rounds, and tear... Read more
A rising number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes in England and Wales has pushed the overall numbers dying to a record high. Office for National Statistics data showed there wer... Read more
The son of an NHS doctor who died with coronavirus has called on Health Secretary Matt Hancock to say sorry for mistakes in the government’s response. Intisar Chowdhury, 18, told BBC R... Read more
A minute’s silence will be held across the UK later to commemorate the key workers who have died with coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who returned to work on Monday,... Read more
President Donald Trump has said he “can’t imagine why” US hotline calls about disinfectant have risen after he suggested injecting the substance to treat coronavirus. The g... Read more
A leading Saudi human rights campaigner jailed since 2013 for dissident activity has died in prison, activists say. Abdullah al-Hamid, a founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Assoc... Read more
A leading disinfectant producer has issued a strong warning not to use its products on the human body after Donald Trump suggested they could potentially be used to treat coronavirus. Reckit... Read more
South Africa’s president has announced an easing of some lockdown restrictions beginning next month, citing economic concerns. But President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that most people sho... Read more
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday voted 388 to 5 to approve legislation aimed at providing $484bn for small businesses, hospitals and a national COVID-19 testing strateg... Read more
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