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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

A medical worker prepares to check the temperature of an AFP photojournalist before a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. AP Photo

Looking into reports that Covid19 emerged in a lab in Wuhan, says...

Trump added that the US would end its grant to a level-IV lab in Wuhan

18 April 2020 10:24 AM GMT

File image of Indian-American US Congressman Ro Khanna.

Indian-American Ro Khanna appointed to White House coronavirus...

Khanna is the only Indian-American lawmaker to be named to the Opening Up America Again Congressional Group.

17 April 2020 6:54 AM GMT

US president Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 26, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Covid-19: Trump announces three-stage approach for US states to quit...

The plan, however, is a set of recommendations for state governors, not orders.

17 April 2020 6:22 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump leaves after adressing the media on Monday. (AFP)

Trump vows to reopen US economy, says country has 'passed the peak'

A bullish Trump told reporters his -"aggressive strategy-" against the virus was working.

16 April 2020 4:48 AM GMT

A policeman rides past a coronavirus themed trophy in Hyderabad to make people aware of the Covid19 pandemic. PTI Photo

Number of Covid-19 cases cross 2 million mark worldwide

Europe is the hardest hit continent, with 1,010,858 cases and 85,271 fatalities.

15 April 2020 11:19 AM GMT