The overall death toll in China due to the deadly coronavirus on Saturday increased to 1,523, with a total of 66,492 confirmed cases, authorities said. ....

Chinese health authorities on Friday said that 1,716 medical staff had been infected with the novel coronavirus, accounting for 3.8 per cent of the overall confirmed cases in the country. ....

The UK's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were reportedly sacking all of their 15 staff members in the country and also closing their Buckingham Palace office as part of the couple's transition away from royal life, it was revealed on Friday. ....

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed over 1,300 lives in China and the rise of fake news could be making disease outbreaks worse, say researchers, adding that efforts to stop people sharing false news, misinformation and harmful advice on social media could save lives. ....

The epicentre of the outbreak, Hubei province in China is now changing the way it counts coronavirus infected persons which led to total cases jumping by almost 15,000 on Thursday. ....

More than 15,000 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in China in the last 24 hours and the death toll has risen to 1,367 with the death of 254 people. ....

US First Lady Melania Trump, who is visiting India with her husband President Donald Trump later this month, has expressed her excitement about the forthcoming trip. ....

More than 100 countries across the world including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh bought Swiss encryption equipment without suspecting that foreign spies, including CIA agents, would have access to their secrets, The Washington Post reported. ....

Researchers have found that the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cannot be passed from mother to child late in pregnancy, a study has revealed. ....

Senior UK Ministers were bracing themselves for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's first major cabinet reshuffle since the ruling Conservatives' December 2019 general election victory, it was reported. ....