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US airlines to receive $25bn rescue package

The US has agreed a roughly $25bn (£19.8bn) rescue package for 10 of the country's biggest airlines as travel plunges due to the coronavirus. American...

Coronavirus: Trump’s WHO de-funding ‘as dangerous as it sounds’

US President Donald Trump has been heavily criticised for halting funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Philanthropist Bill Gates,...

Coronavirus: Three-week lockdown extension set to be approved

Ministers are later expected to announce a three-week extension to the coronavirus lockdown. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will lead emergency Cobra committee and cabinet meetings...

Coronavirus: Hospital to trial ‘glimmer of hope’ blood treatment

A potential new treatment for coronavirus being trialled at a hospital in Wales offers patients a "glimmer of hope", specialists say. The University Hospital of...

Central Banks build $8trn war chest against coronavirus

Central Banks across the globe have built an $8 trillion war chest against the Coronavirus pandemic. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva disclosed...

Couple married for 60 years both die from coronavirus on same day

A Welsh couple who recently got a card from the Queen on their 60th wedding anniversary both died of coronavirus on the same day...

UK has ‘no plans’ to stop funding WHO

UK has 'no plans' to stop funding WHO The UK has "no plans" to follow the US and stop funding the World Health Organization. Prime...

Danish schools begin reopening after month-long closure

Denmark began reopening schools for younger children on Wednesday after a month-long closure to combat the novel coronavirus, becoming the first country in Europe...

Over two million coronavirus cases recorded globally

More than two million cases of the new coronavirus have been officially registered around the world, half of them in Europe, according to a...

Coronavirus: New York City death toll exceeds 10,000

New York City, the hardest hit U.S. city in the coronavirus pandemic, revised its official COVID-19 death toll sharply higher to more than 10,000 on Tuesday...

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