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NBA issues memo cancelling team-wide COVID-19 testing
The memo reportedly states that team-wide testing would be "inappropriate at this time."
NBA players 'secretly' practicing in closed gyms against league orders
While some superstar players can afford professional level gym facilities in their homes, most players can not.
Hopes rise in virus battle as US scientists hail drug trial
A clinical trial of the drug remdesivir showed that patients recovered about 30 percent faster than those on a placebo.
Virus cases top three million as nations plan lockdown exit
Forecasts warn of the worst global recession in a century.
Asia markets lifted by hopes worst of virus has passed, oil falls
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that a first stage of a reopening would start on May 15 if hospitalisations decrease.
China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds
US President Donald Trump accused the WHO of covering up the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Race for coronavirus vaccine picks up as Germany, UK start trials
Experts estimate that it will take at least 12 to 18 months to develop a new vaccine.
South Korea to ship coronavirus tests to US this week: report
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Trump had asked for test kits.
Bronx Zoo tiger tests positive for coronavirus
All four of the zoos and the aquarium in New York have been closed since March 16.
NBA considering Las Vegas to host remainder of the 2019-2020 season
The league is seriously considering moving forward with the plan to play in a centralized location.
Global virus cases near million as US baby dies
The dead have included a 16-year-old in France, a 12-year-old in Belgium and Ismail Mohamed Abdullah, 13, in Britain.
Trump declares national emergency over IT security
President Donald Trump declares a national emergency to limit the threat posed to the US by foreign IT technologies.
China launches cyber attacks on US allies using stolen NSA hacking tech
China is using the United States' own cyberwarfare weapons against it.
US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein resigns, 2 weeks after Mueller report release
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has resigned, bringing an end to two years of non-stop tensions with the White House.
China and Turkey defy US, will continue to import Iran oil
China and Turkey are standing-up to U.S. demands they stop importing Iranian oil.
Kim Jong-un meets South Korean delegates in Pyongyang for first time since becoming leader
It is the first time that South Korean officials have met with Kim since he came to power in 2011.
Donald Trump set to announce his re-election bid for 2020
Trump won the last election in 2016 and has already starting raising funds for his re-election fund.
Watch: mass brawl between most dangerous prisoners at America's biggest jail in Chicago
Armed guards had to intervene as the brawl continued to escalate in the high security wing in Chicago.
Student discovers her dad is her uncle and uncovers mum's affair after blood test in science class
The discovery was made when the professor questioned the blood samples that the girl had brought in.
Twin teachers charged in separate child porn cases
Both of the twins were charged by San Jose police within a week of each other earlier this month.
'Betrayed:' After Florida shooting, a Trump backlash as he talks gun control
Gun groups say there is "a great feeling of betrayal and abandonment" after Trump mentioned possible gun control measures after the Florida school shooting.
Florida shooting: More cops stayed outside school as kids massacred
Four Florida deputies stayed outside the school and did not enter the building as a killer massacred students in their classrooms, new reports from the US say.
Donald Trump poised to announce 'largest package' of North Korean sanctions
Fresh sanctions are due to be announced against North Korea just as Ivanka Trump arrives in the peninsula.
Donald Trump proves Hillary Clinton was right after proposing more guns in schools
The president hit back at claims that he wants to bring guns into schools, but also placed himself against the NRA.
'Never happened': Donald Trump denies assaulting accuser inside Trump Tower
The president denied any wrongdoing, instead choosing to attack the Washington Post for covering the story.
Trump Dating website removes top image of man who turned out to be a child sex convict
The main image used on the website had to be removed after revelations emerged about the cover couple.
Days after the Florida school massacre, another school is giving rifles away as prizes
A school in the north of the state is offering two rifles as prizes as part of an annual fundraiser.
Donald Trump risks NRA rage over gun control law change following Florida school massacre
Following the deaths of 17 adults and children at a school in Florida last week, fresh calls have been voiced for a clampdown on gun controls.
Florida massacre: Donald Trump now polling Mar-a-Lago golf buddies to decide on gun policy
Survivors from the school and activists have called on Trump to take action on current gun laws in place.
US wasting $10bn upgrading 'liability' nuclear bombs in Europe
A new report claims that the US is wasting billions of dollars upgrading nuclear bombs based in Europe that are no longer an effective deterrent and could be a security liability.