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As Britain joined other nations in imposing strict stay-at-home orders, the number of virus deaths worldwide surged past 16,500.

Trashing Airbnb flats has become a new and disturbing trend in the UK according to police.

The child was in a critical state at Children's Health Ireland before he passed away.

The panicked woman stated that it was "a matter of time" before Joseph Hoar got infected by the novel coronavirus.

A 30-year-old woman was detained by the public before being arrested by Greater Manchester Police.

More than 33,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus in the US, and 416 have died.

Weinstein is in prison in northern New York state after being sentenced to 23 years in jail for rape and sexual assault.

Meanwhile, the White House informed last week that first lady Melania Trump would also begin taking part in a public awareness campaign about the virus.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament that Japan was still committed to a "complete" Games.

Ardern said the South Pacific nation was fortunate its infection numbers remained relatively low, with 102 cases and no fatalities.

The family had been urinating in bottles since the water supply was cut off to their home over a year ago.

A distressed woman took her life after losing custody of her child and breaking up with her boyfriend.

Two inebriated pachyderms were photographed snoozing in a tea garden after a wild bender.

Unsupervised children caused a house fire while playing with matches which ended up killing one and hospitalizing two.

President Donald Trump said meanwhile that the United States is fast-tracking antimalarial drugs for use as a treatment.

Trudeau and US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the temporary shutdown of their countries' shared 8,900-km border -- the longest in the world.

The government has also promised to ramp up testing of the virus, from 5,000 to 10,000 per day "by next week".

The 30-year-old woman claimed that she killed her partner in self-defense but reported the murder days after his death.

After bail refusal, a woman who raped an underaged boy "hundreds of times" hanged herself in prison.

Cedric Joseph Marks has been charged with the murder of his ex-partner 11 years ago, while he also faces charges for two more murders.

Unsuspecting victims have been conned out of £800,000 last month in novel coronavirus related scams.

The British Horseracing Authority announced on Tuesday the sport would be suspended until the end of April.

This is the first time the German Chancellor took to the airwaves to address citizens directly outside of traditional New Year's greetings.

As the outbreak spreads and the death toll reached 104, up from 71 in a day, Boris Johnson said schools would be closed indefinitely later this week.

An inquest heard how a young A&E nurse was found drowned in her car after being reported missing.

25-year-old woman sentenced to life in prison for stabbing toddler to death while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

After downplaying the severity of the outbreak for weeks, Trump on Tuesday called for bipartisan support for immediate cash payments to American families.

Rishi Sunak said the measures were equivalent to 15 percent of GDP and were available to "any business that needs access to cash."

A video on social media showed a man getting physically violent with Brussels Airlines cabin crew.