Here are the latest updates:The global number of reported coronavirus fatalities stands at 500,108, according to figures gathered by Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Meanwhile, the total number of infections worldwide stands at 10,063,319.US Vice President Pence said the federal government would extend support for coronavirus testing in Texas as long as necessary amid a dangerous surge in new cases, after US health officials had moved to curb some sites in various localities.Pence said the decision to transition from some federal testing sites was made “several weeks...…Here are the latest updates:The global number of reported coronavirus fatalities stands at 500,108, according to figures gathered by Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Meanwhile, the total number of infections worldwide stands at 10,063,319.US Vice President Pence said the federal government would extend support for coronavirus testing in Texas as long as necessary amid a dangerous surge in new cases, after US health officials had moved to curb some sites in various localities.Pence said the decision to transition from some federal testing sites was made “several weeks...WW…

The explosion on Tuesday sent shockwaves across the city, causing widespread damage as far as the outskirts of Beirut.Officials said they expect the death toll to rise further as emergency workers dig through the rubble to search for survivors.Beirut’s city governor  up to 300,000 people have lost their homes and authorities are working on providing them with food, water and shelter.The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. Officials linked the blast to some 2,750 tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate that were being stored in a warehouse at the port for six...…The explosion on Tuesday sent shockwaves across the city, causing widespread damage as far as the outskirts of Beirut.Officials said they expect the death toll to rise further as emergency workers dig through the rubble to search for survivors.Beirut’s city governor  up to 300,000 people have lost their homes and authorities are working on providing them with food, water and shelter.The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. Officials linked the blast to some 2,750 tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate that were being stored in a warehouse at the port for six...WW…

Here are all the latest updates:The regional authority of Madrid is appealing to Spain’s Supreme Court over the Spanish government’s refusal to ease its lockdown.The Madrid regional government said in a statement on Wednesday it believes that technical assessments over what areas can loosen restrictions adopted to stem the new coronavirus outbreak are not being applied in the same way in different parts of the country.The Madrid region has officially recorded almost 67,000 of the country’s 232,000 COVID-19 cases, making it the hardest-hit area.The administration of Brazilian President Jair...…Here are all the latest updates:The regional authority of Madrid is appealing to Spain’s Supreme Court over the Spanish government’s refusal to ease its lockdown.The Madrid regional government said in a statement on Wednesday it believes that technical assessments over what areas can loosen restrictions adopted to stem the new coronavirus outbreak are not being applied in the same way in different parts of the country.The Madrid region has officially recorded almost 67,000 of the country’s 232,000 COVID-19 cases, making it the hardest-hit area.The administration of Brazilian President Jair...WW…

Here are the latest updates.Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it was in talks with the UK government to roll out its coronavirus antibody test kits in the country after Public Health England (PHE) found them reliable, Reuters news agency reported.PHE, which conducted an independent evaluation of Roche’s antibody test last week, said it found Roche’s assay has a specificity of 100 percent.“This is a very positive development because such a highly specific anti-body test is a very reliable marker of past infection,” UK’s coronavirus testing programme coordinator John Newton...…Here are the latest updates.Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it was in talks with the UK government to roll out its coronavirus antibody test kits in the country after Public Health England (PHE) found them reliable, Reuters news agency reported.PHE, which conducted an independent evaluation of Roche’s antibody test last week, said it found Roche’s assay has a specificity of 100 percent.“This is a very positive development because such a highly specific anti-body test is a very reliable marker of past infection,” UK’s coronavirus testing programme coordinator John Newton...WW…

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called for an immediate ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as fighting continues between the two countries over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.Stoltenberg was speaking to the annual GLOBSEC forum in Slovakia.Commitments of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance of six former Soviet states, do not apply to the Upper Karabakh region, Russia’s presidential spokesman said.Responding to a question on the possibility of Russia sending troops to the Upper Karabakh region, Dmitry Peskov said: “If a CSTO member country is...…NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called for an immediate ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as fighting continues between the two countries over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.Stoltenberg was speaking to the annual GLOBSEC forum in Slovakia.Commitments of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance of six former Soviet states, do not apply to the Upper Karabakh region, Russia’s presidential spokesman said.Responding to a question on the possibility of Russia sending troops to the Upper Karabakh region, Dmitry Peskov said: “If a CSTO member country is...WW…