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The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said on...

British finance minister Rishi Sunak offered fresh help to employers hit by the coronavirus shutdown on Friday, announcing that future contributions they must make...

  Twitter hid a tweet from President Donald Trump on Friday and accused him of breaking its rules by "glorifying violence", after he tweeted that...

Last updated: 29/05/2020 08:28 New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday outlined the first steps for reopening the United States' most populous city, envisioning...

  Cancer patients with COVID-19 who were treated with a drug combination promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to counter the coronavirus were three times...

Peaceful rallies gave way to a third night of arson, looting and vandalism in Minneapolis on Thursday as protesters vented their rage over the...

European low-cost airlines are pressuring airports to slash charges in return for resuming flights, as the COVID-19 shutdown intensifies their race with traditional carriers...

Last updated: 28/05/2020 08:50 A fresh wave of U.S. layoffs are expected due to deepening economic damage from the outbreak that has killed more than...

British low cost airline easyJet said it planned to cut up to 30% of its staff, or 4,500 jobs, and shrink its fleet, to...

  The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in the United States, according to a Reuters tally on Wednesday, even as the slowdown...

Stormy weather thwarted a landmark moment for private rocket company SpaceX and NASA on Wednesday, forcing launch directors in Florida to postpone what would...

Ryanair expects Britain to join other European nations in dropping COVID-19 quarantine plans in the coming weeks, its CEO told Reuters on Wednesday, as...

The European Union's executive on Wednesday proposed a blueprint for the bloc's next budget and a linked coronavirus Recovery Fund to provide a massive stimulus...

  As European luxury shopping capitals from Paris to Milan slowly emerge from coronavirus lockdowns, stores are reopening to a trickle of customers, and virtually...

  Border closures do little to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the European Union's public health agency said, as EU states weigh lifting some travel...

    The French government on Wednesday cancelled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering severe forms of COVID-19,...

Latest update: 27/05/2020 08:21 The Americas have emerged as the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, as outbreaks accelerate...

The European Commission will on Wednesday unveil a plan to help the EU economy recover from its coronavirus slump with a mix of grants,...

Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by U.S. President Donald Trump, warning that his...

Germany threw Lufthansa a 9 billion euro lifeline on Monday, agreeing a bailout which gives Berlin a veto in the event of a hostile bid for...

  Douglas Ross, a junior minister in the Scotland Office (pictured right), resigned on Tuesday, saying the prime minister's senior adviser's explanation of why he...