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President Donald Trump says hell sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States because of the coronavirus. (AP Photo)

Donald Trump announces 60-day halt to US green cards

Trump said that the move will not have any impact on those entering the country on a temporary basis

22 April 2020 3:40 AM GMT

Trump says will temporarily suspend immigration due to coronavirus

Trump says will 'temporarily suspend' immigration due to coronavirus

Trump's tweet gave no further details about what the measure would entail,how it would be implemented or how long it...

21 April 2020 4:52 AM GMT

Donald Trump (AFP)

Trump wants to use oil crash to fill national stockpile

The president had announced his intention on March 13 to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to the brim

21 April 2020 3:35 AM GMT

Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro appears at a protest asking for military intervention in front the armys headquarters during the new coronavirus pandemic, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday. AP Photo

Brazilian President Bolsonaro joins protests against Covid19...

On Friday, he sacked his health minister, who supported the restrictions that Bolsonaro says are damaging the economy

20 April 2020 9:17 AM GMT

People walk by a special coronavirus intake tent at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. AFP Photo

New York, America's virus epicentre passes outbreak peak

New York has borne the brunt of the virus, which has killed more than 18,000 people in the state

20 April 2020 3:57 AM GMT

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers surround a suspect at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia on Sunday. AP Photo

Gunman disguised as cop kills 16 in shooting rampage in Canada

While they believe the attack did not begin as random, police did not say what the initial motive was

20 April 2020 3:27 AM GMT

A man waves the US flag in front of the Hall of Justice Courthouse while protesters rally in downtown San Diego against Californias stay at home order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, on Saturday. (AFP)

Scores of US families turn to food banks to survive Coronavirus

Charities feel they may not be able to cope up with the tsunami of demand.

19 April 2020 7:31 AM GMT

Protesters wave flags outside of the Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio. AFP Photo

Resentment grows in US as hundreds protest against lockdown

Protesters have drawn encouragement in certain Democratic-led states from tweets by Trump, who has said he favors a...

19 April 2020 5:30 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump addressing the Coronavirus briefing on Saturday. (AFP)

Trump doubts accuracy of China's Covid-19 death toll, terms it...

Trump asserted that the actual number was much more than the official death toll figures.

19 April 2020 5:24 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump during the Coronavirus briefing on Saturday. (AFP)

Trump holds call with faith leaders over easing restrictions on...

The call included representatives of multiple Christian denominations as well as Jewish and Islamic leaders

19 April 2020 5:12 AM GMT

An Orthodox volunteer inspects traditional cakes and eggs before a blessing to be distributed to people in need, on the eve of the Orthodox Easter. AFP Photo

Social distancing standards should be applied for Ramadan too: Trump

More than 700,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the United States, forcing religious communities to shutter...

19 April 2020 4:51 AM GMT

Flowers placed outside the Herron private nursing home in Dorval, west of Montreal. The discovery of 31 deaths at the nursing home has prompted an investigation into alleged gross negligence after caregivers fled amid the coronavirus outbreak, leaving elderly residents to fend for themselves. (AFP)

Horrors revealed at virus-hit Canada nursing home

The other side of medicare shocks Canadians and leaves relatives grief-stricken

18 April 2020 11:05 AM GMT