UN virus therapy trial pauses hydroxychloroquine testing
The World Health Organization said Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug U.S. President Trump says he is taking — from its global study.
The World Health Organization said Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug U.S. President Trump says he is taking — from its global study.
Alligator rumored to have been Hitler's dies in Russia
An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo.
An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo.
Baby panda splashes around at Berlin Zoo
An adorable panda cub kept himself cool by splashing around in a paddling pool at Berlin Zoo recently.
An adorable panda cub kept himself cool by splashing around in a paddling pool at Berlin Zoo recently.
Company creates face mask that allows wearer to eat
The mask was developed by the Israeli company Avtipus Patents & Inventions ltd.
The mask was developed by the Israeli company Avtipus Patents & Inventions ltd.
Man conducts hilarious performance review of his 2 dogs via Zoom
Andrew Cotter, a BBC sports broadcaster and dog enthusiast, was not afraid to dish harsh truths to his dogs.
Andrew Cotter, a BBC sports broadcaster and dog enthusiast, was not afraid to dish harsh truths to his dogs.
Great-great-grandmother, 100, beats coronavirus: ‘She’s our little boomerang’
A 100-year-old great-great-grandmother in the United Kingdom isn't letting the novel coronavirus take her down, overcoming her battle with COVID-19 after a more than two-week hospital stay, her family says.
A 100-year-old great-great-grandmother in the United Kingdom isn't letting the novel coronavirus take her down, overcoming her battle with COVID-19 after a more than two-week hospital stay, her family says.
Mount Everest visible from over 120 miles away due to decrease in pollution
An incredible photo shows Mount Everest visible for the first time in decades from the Nepalese city of Kathmandu.
An incredible photo shows Mount Everest visible for the first time in decades from the Nepalese city of Kathmandu.
‘We still have a long way to go’: WHO sees largest single-day increase in reported COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organization saw its largest single-day increase in reported COVID-29 cases globally on May 20, according to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The World Health Organization saw its largest single-day increase in reported COVID-29 cases globally on May 20, according to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Company creates hospital bed that converts into a coffin amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The concept may sound morbid, but the bed/coffin combo is intended to combat COVID-19 shortages.
The concept may sound morbid, but the bed/coffin combo is intended to combat COVID-19 shortages.
Captain Tom Moore, 100, to be knighted after raising nearly $40M to help doctors, nurses
Moore raised nearly $40 million for the National Health Service -- and in the process became a national hero.
Moore raised nearly $40 million for the National Health Service -- and in the process became a national hero.
Wearing a face mask can reduce coronavirus transmission by up to 75 percent, study says
A study conducted by a team of scientists in Hong Kong, found the rate of non-contact transmission through respiratory droplets or airborne particles dropped by as much as 75 percent when masks were used.
A study conducted by a team of scientists in Hong Kong, found the rate of non-contact transmission through respiratory droplets or airborne particles dropped by as much as 75 percent when masks were used.
More than 100 million people in China face new lockdown as second wave of COVID-19 cases emerge
Nearly 108 million people in China's Jilin province could be forced back into lockdown after a growing group of new coronavirus infections triggered a backslide in the nation's push to return to normal.
Nearly 108 million people in China's Jilin province could be forced back into lockdown after a growing group of new coronavirus infections triggered a backslide in the nation's push to return to normal.
Malaysian woman, born without arms, sews PPE with feet
A Malaysian woman born without arms has been sewing personal protective equipment for frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.
A Malaysian woman born without arms has been sewing personal protective equipment for frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.
World Health Organization addresses COVID-19 criticism
The World Health Organization held a virtual meeting to address criticism it mishandled the spread of the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization held a virtual meeting to address criticism it mishandled the spread of the coronavirus.
Turkish soccer player confesses to killing son in hospital, says he 'didn't like him'
The boy was admitted to the children's hospital in the northwestern province of Bursa with a cough and high fever on April 23 and placed in isolation along with his father.
The boy was admitted to the children's hospital in the northwestern province of Bursa with a cough and high fever on April 23 and placed in isolation along with his father.
Trump on China: 'We could cut off the whole relationship'
Administration mulls options on China's handling of coronavirus pandemic.
Administration mulls options on China's handling of coronavirus pandemic.
113-year-old woman who had Spanish flu believed to be oldest person to survive COVID-19
Maria Branyas is the oldest woman in Spain, having spent the last two decades “without cognitive conditions or serious illnesses,” according to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.
Maria Branyas is the oldest woman in Spain, having spent the last two decades “without cognitive conditions or serious illnesses,” according to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.
Coronavirus deaths top 300,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins
There are more than 4.3 million confirmed cases across the globe, including nearly 1.4 million in the U.S., Johns Hopkins’ data shows.
There are more than 4.3 million confirmed cases across the globe, including nearly 1.4 million in the U.S., Johns Hopkins’ data shows.
UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2 percent
The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
12-year-old uses allowance to buy 3D printer to make masks for grandma in nursing home
A 12-year-old boy from the U.K. saved up his allowance and bought a 3D printer to make PPE for his grandma.
A 12-year-old boy from the U.K. saved up his allowance and bought a 3D printer to make PPE for his grandma.