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New Jersey police found 17 bodies in one of the state's largest nursing homes after an anonymous tip said a body was being stored in a shed. A total of 68 people associated with the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation centres have recently died, with 26 having tested positive for COVID-19. Police did

The Grenada parliament is scheduled to meet on Friday to debate a stimulus package that will allow for payroll assistance promised to some workers especially those in the tourism sector, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has said. Mitchell told a news conference that the legislators will also be approving amendments or

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight coronavirus infections in major population centres and rolled out a nearly one-trillion-dollar stimulus package to soften the economic blow. The state of emergency, giving authorities more power to press people to stay at home and businesses to

Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw said she firmly believed Government made the right call by allowing Barbados’ borders to remain open to commercial airline traffic in the early days of last month. It has to come to light since and referenced by Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Anton Best that the

Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho has been released from prison and placed under house arrest in Paraguay. The 2005 Ballon d'Or winner had spent time in jail along with his brother after being arrested on 6 March, accused of using fake passports. The pair had previously been denied bail but posted $800,000 (£648,000)

China has demanded an explanation from Brazil after its education minister insinuated a link between the coronavirus pandemic to its "plan for world domination" in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent. In the latest incident to strain ties between Brasilia and Beijing, Education Minister Abraham Weintraub implied China could be behind

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Monday announced that his administration has decided to extend the “Stay at Home” order for an additional 15 days as it works to limit the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At a media briefing on Monday, Rowley said that the order, which was scheduled

Grenada’s acting Chief Medical officer, Dr Francis Martin, says the government has formally written to the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to inform them about a man who was confirmed positive for COVID-19, who then fled the island. ‘With regards to the person that fled, there is

The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled a proposal for the lifting of Venezuela sanctions in exchange for the creation of a power-sharing transitional government made up of members of the opposition and President Nicolas Maduro's Socialist Party. With the South American nation squeezed by low world oil prices, a spreading coronavirus

Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne on Tuesday announced a 24-hour curfew for the next seven days beginning on Thursday after berating the people of Antigua and Barbuda of not taking seriously the threats posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has killed more than 40000 people worldwide. Browne, who