Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus/TwitterThe World Health Organisation has been caught in controversies amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.US has accused the multi-lateral platform for health initiatives for acting as China’s ‘proxy’. In a conversation with Business Insider, Parag Khanna, Managing Partner at Future Map and Samir Saran, President of Observer Research Foundation explained the kind of reforms WHO needed to bring to become politically unbiased. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been under fire from the West ever since the coronavirus outbreak. US President Donald Trump accused the WHO of siding with China and even threatened to hold back its funding. There are more experts chiming in and calling for a fixed term for the WHO chief to avoid political partisanship in the future⁠—

Vice President Mike Pence stopped by a nursing home to help deliver personal protective equipment on Thursday. Notably, Pence didn't wear a mask or gloves while interacting closely with others. After carrying a few boxes of supplies to the door of the facility, Pence jokingly asked to continue carrying empty boxes "just for the cameras."Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel wrongly accused Pence of carrying the empty boxes as a publicity stunt and a shortened clip of the interaction was widely shared online.Democratic critics quickly piled on. "I see Mike Pence is full of shit as usual" James Carville, a veteran Democratic strategist, tweeted.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Vice President Mike Pence visited a Northern Virginia nursing home on Thursday to help deliver essential personal

Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, Katie Miller, reportedly has coronavirus. President Donald Trump on Friday said a woman named "Katie," whom he described as a "press person," had tested positive. Miller is also the wife of a top adviser to the president, Stephen Miller.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to confirm that Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, has tested positive for coronavirus. After the White House said that a top staffer on Pence's team had tested positive, Trump said a woman named "Katie," whom he described as a "press person," was infected. Politico also reported that the staffer Miller is the staffer who tested positive. Miller is also the wife of one of Trump's senior advisers, Stephen

They tied the knot in November 2015, after a whirlwind romance. 

It's been a rough year for the troubled singer, but it seems things may be on the mend. On Sunday, the singer proudly displayed his new tattoo as he was spotted buying flowers for a mystery brunette.

Never was there more literal a demonstration of a hit pop song title than this moment, brought to social media fans thanks to the incredible Rihanna.

Scarlett Johansson brought the drama when she hit the red carpet of the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards with fiance Colin Jost on Sunday night.

They're a match made in Hollywood heaven, but the fact still remains that nothing is ever perfect. Scarlett Johansson and fiance Colin Jost like different baseball teams!

Contestants are just a few short hours into the debut series of Reno Rumble.

She may never have been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. But Rachel Bloom, co-creator and star of the musical sitcom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, was still a showstopper on its red carpet Sunday.

After jointly announcing the SAG Awards nominations in December, Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox stunned in a red dress at the awards show on Sunday.

The Sunday Project's hosts were literally reduced to tears of laughter during Sunday night's episode of the Australian current affairs show. 

Louis Walsh has likened his X Factor: Celebrity act Megan McKenna to 50 million-record-selling artist Taylor Swift.

Twitter user Aidan Moher, from Vancouver, asked followers for their most outrageous anecdotes, and prompted a flood of incredible stories, including paranormal encounters.

The 30-year-old Look What You Made Me Do hitmaker 'liked' several Tumblr posts which sided with her in the feud, which originated with a 2016 phone call between Swift and West.

Kim Kardashian 'liked' a twitter post on Saturday that sided with her and husband Kanye West in their ongoing feud with Taylor Swift - after leaked footage revealed pop-star told the truth in the matter.

Susan Bennett, 70, from the US, had been doing voice work for nearly 40 years before she fell into the role as Apple's virtual assistant Siri nearly a decade ago.

The Elzarka family has owned Beninni, a men's formal wear store in Hayward, California, for 30 years. The shop was forced to shut down in the coronavirus lockdown, and has tried and failed to get government assistance loans through the coronavirus relief package.Shady Elzarka, whose dad founded the store, struggled to access either the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance (EIDL) and relief from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).Elzarka for weeks heard nothing from the Small Business Administration, through which he applied for an EIDL, or from Bank of America, where he applied for the PPP loan.Meanwhile much larger companies did not struggle to access government funding, some of which public pressure forced them to hand back.After Business Insider contacted Bank of America for

Christina Stembel founded her floral company, Farmgirl Flowers, in her dining room in 2010, using her personal savings and a cash-back credit card to cover business expenses.The company has since blossomed into a thriving startup that employed almost 200 staff members prior to the coronavirus.However, as the pandemic causes economic fallout worldwide, Stembel told Business Insider that the future of her company is uncertain.She said the process of applying for the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program, a government fund meant to help small businesses through the coronavirus pandemic, was frustrating and fruitless."I know that the intention of this program is to help small businesses, so let's change it to make sure this money does fall into the hands of small businesses," she said.Visit

English rugby is in turmoil as players were being advised to consider strike action after Premiership clubs demanded swingeing pay cuts amid fears of impending financial disaster.

Eddie Jones is stuck in Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak where England still intend to tour in July - although it is increasingly likely the trip will be called off this month.

The singer, 29, certainly ensured all eyes were on her as she posed up a storm in Los Angeles for her first Instagram post of the year on Wednesday.

Bedding collaborations have become the latest unlikely show of celebrity star power, British branding experts revealed, replacing commercial opportunities like eponymous fragrances.

Pop singer Dua Lipa, 24, was spotted posing in a face mask and sunglasses as she left her house in London amid coronavirus lockdown on Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said, making her the second person who works at the White...

When Eliud Kipchoge made history by beating the two-hour mark for the marathon, the Kenyan was wearing a pair of controversial Nike running shoes that has...

MALE, Maldives (AP) - The Maldives, an Indian Ocean archipelago nation with one of the world's most congested capitals, has seen a rapid rise in coronavirus...

The music mogul, 60, has been self-isolating with his other half, 42, after California residents were put under lockdown in late March.

Britain's Got Talent will return to our TV screens on Saturday along bringing a new batch of contestants hoping to wow the judges with their skills.

She has been isolating in her Malibu home with Simon Cowell during lockdown. Yet Lauren ensured their son Eric, six, got some fresh air on Tuesday, as they headed out on a bike ride together.

The mother-of-two, 42, enjoyed a bike ride around the neighbourhood with her son Eric, six, who she shares with her music mogul beau.

Simon Cowell 's girlfriend, 42, and their young son cycled to a newsstand, where they stopped to check out the latest magazines and grab a cold drink, on Saturday

Many mourning families and friends are having to lay their loved ones to rest through Zoom, as they're unable to convene in person due to COVID-19 lockdown laws.David Kessler, a grief expert, says it's important to maintain rituals during this time of mass grieving.Zoom funeral attendees are finding both comfort and difficulties in having to participate in a ceremony of grief while also being socially distant.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Few words mark the bleakness of the COVID-19 era more than "Zoom Funeral."In another time, the words "Zoom" and "funeral" together might have been just a dark mad-lib, but with over 258,000+ COVID-19-related deaths (on top of deaths from other causes) to date and a ban on large gatherings in many states, digital funerals are a reality for many

Forecaster have warned heavy rainfall could cause train delays and difficult driving conditions following an uncharacteristically scorching Bank Holiday Monday.

Storm Ciara is set to batter the country this weekend with gale force winds reaching upwards of 80mph forcing the Met Office to issue a two-day weather warning spanning the whole of Britain.

It’s the first time in my career that I’ve had such a lengthy setback and it’s been really hard being off my bike, particularly as my family are such keen cyclists.

We’ve just got back from a training camp in South Africa and that was a really good experience. It was hot – about 35C every day – so it was really warm and great for training.

It’s only a year to go until the Olympics start, but there’s still plenty of work to do. We went to Rio earlier this year and it was fantastic. I'm really looking forward to getting in the pool out there.

BECKY JAMES: It's been an emotional roller-coaster but I'm finally getting my confidence back. After the National Championships this weekend I can focus on making it to the Olympics in Rio next year.

I can’t wait to walk out in front of a stadium full of people in Rio feeling like I belong, there’s no better feeling than lining against the best in the world.

The elegant animal was spotted by a fan of the Maggie May singer, Dmitry Ivanov, as he drove from Keflavik to Vik in Iceland. He then stopped to take photographs of the horse.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the new information should be evaluated, three days after messages revealed Trump allies talking about the physical location of a U.S. ambassador.

Mary Louise Kelly, host of All Things Considered, revealed how Pompeo hurled the f-word after she asked him when he had defended fired Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.

Pompeo accused All Things Considered Mary Louie Kelly of breaking an 'off the record agreement' after she revealed he swore and said: 'Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?'

In 1991, five years after the disaster which rocked Ukraine, the black fungi was found sprouting up the walls of the abandoned reactor which had been flooded with gamma.

Lyubov Ahuja has spent the past year-and-a-half in Wuhan studying a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the Tongji Medical College.

Aston Villa's £3million signing from Barcelona Louie Barry was on the scoresheet again after his heroics against Russia on Saturday as England U17s beat Ukraine 4-0 on Monday.

The 29-year-old spent part of last season on loan at Sheffield United helping them earn promotion to the Premier League scoring three goals in 16 appearances.

Cardiff management, players and supporters have paid tribute to Emiliano Sala on the first anniversary of the striker's death. The Argentine died in a plane crash en route to Cardiff a year ago.