US President Donald Trump seemingly increases his estimate of possible deaths from coronavirus to 100,000, up from 70,000 earlier in the week, as South Africa, Spain and some American states loosen their restrictions. These are the key coronavirus developments from today.

The coronavirus pandemic is understandably weighing heavily on the business sector, but there are early signs of green shoots as one state begins to open up.

Are you a business that wants to reopen on May 15? The Government has released the COVID-19 Safety Plan checklist you must complete before doing so.

After thousands of customers reported missing money from mortgage redraw facilities, the bank apologises for not communicating with customers and promises to do better.

University students and their landlords are at loggerheads over who should pay for accommodation neither can use after students were sent packing.

The effects on musical culture in the United States ended up being relatively mild: merely a few weeks of delayed and cancelled concerts.

ABC struck ratings gold in April with “The Disney family Singalong.” In fact, more than 12 million viewers have seen it.

Reggae king Buju Banton and R&B star John Legend released the easygoing love song “Memories” on Friday.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of multi-unit housing projects remained strong in some provinces last month despite the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

A First Nations financial organization in the Atlantic region is voicing concern over the exclusion of band-owned, non-taxable businesses in federal financial relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

APPLE could be set to make its biggest new product announcement since the iPhone, with the company believed to be working on a game changer.

Kathmandu (AFP) April 26, 2020
Two bodies believed to be of South Koreans missing after being hit by a Himalayan avalanche in January have been found, officials said Sunday, a day after discovering the corpse of their Nepali guide. A wall of snow hit a trekking trail at about 3,230 metres (10,600 feet) near the Annapurna base camp in Nepal on January 17, burying four South Koreans and three locals. Avalanches and more

San Francisco (AFP) April 28, 2020
YouTube on Tuesday began adding fact-check panels to search results in the US for videos on hot-topic claims shown to be bogus. The Google-owned video streaming service said it is expanding to the US a fact-check information panel feature launched last year in Brazil and India. Fact-check information panels highlight credible findings by third-parties so YouTube viewers can make informed

Kathmandu (AFP) May 1, 2020
A search team on Friday recovered the last remaining two bodies missing after a Himalayan avalanche in January buried four South Korean trekkers and three locals. A wall of snow hit the trekkers at about 3,200 metres (10,500 feet) near the Annapurna base camp in Nepal on January 17, covering them under metres of snow. Avalanches and more snowfall since then made it too dangerous to lau

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced what will be first to reopen under the national cabinet's three-step plan to lift coronavirus restrictions.Morrison announced the plan agreed upon by state leaders in today's...

The Canadian military has stripped bases across the country of their uniformed medical personnel to support long-term care homes in Quebec that have been overrun by COVID-19.

The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 respirators from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million of the masks made in China failed to meet specifications. 

As Jada Pinkett Smith suggested, "Grab a tissue!" If you needed a reason to cry happy tears, look no further than the newly released Mother's Day episode of the star's...

This Friday, May 8 would've marked Ahmaud Arbery's 26th birthday. And though he's no longer with them, the Arbery family is finding comfort in the fact that Georgia state...

Dame Vera Lynn has performed her most iconic hit We'll Meet Again many times since she first sang it for the troops during World War Two and it became embedded as an anthem of hope in British life.

Not unlike the aviation industry, it's difficult to envisage how social distancing will work in the cinema.

Keown was regularly involved in run-ins with the opposition, and even once took umbrage with his former Arsenal boss Wenger in the aftermath of a convincing victory

Messi won FIFA's Best Player of the Year award in 2019, as well as his sixth Ballon d'Or, though Barcelona have not achieved the same level of success in recent years that they did on Guardiola's watch

The coronavirus lockdown "must be extended" in Scotland and easing any restrictions would be "very, very risky", Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Boris Johnson will on Sunday set out the government's plan for lifting coronavirus lockdown measures.

Boris Johnson will seek to persuade Britain's top bosses on Sunday that his strategy for easing the coronavirus lockdown will pave the way for a swift economic fightback.

(MedPage Today) -- Outcomes after radiofrequency (RF) ablation with a contact force-sensing catheter were promising for people with persistent atrial fibrillation (Afib) in the PRECEPT study. The device yielded 61.7% freedom at 15 months from...

Huge crowds flocked to shopping centres across Australia in a pre-Mother's Day rush which was good news for the retail industry, but set off alarm bells for a potential coronavirus spike, with one shopper describing the scenes like "swimming in a COVID soup".

The 20-year-old was a softballer on an elite path, but was told her eyesight was failing because of a genetic condition — so she turned to the Tandem Project.

The long-term future of the Stawell Gift is secure, but businesses could be forced to close after this year's event was put on hold.

It was the '80s — the hair was big, life was large, and Aussie Rules were dirty words in Queensland. One man with a lot of cash to splash would change that.

Wimbledon will not take place for the first time in over 85 years, with The All England Club calling off The Championships for this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The rugby league immortal defends Todd Greenberg, who has fallen on his sword, calling on the league to share the blame for the poor financial state it finds itself in during the coronavirus pandemic.

Raelene Castle's position as Rugby Australia chief executive is not under review in the wake of the no-confidence letter issued by a group of former Wallabies captains, but the governing body can't guarantee it won't hold discussions down the track.

Each state and territory is relaxing their coronavirus restrictions differently — and some Australians will be able to do plenty more this weekend than others. Here's what's on the cards.

Melbourne Storm players prepare to hit the road for Albury, where training will recommence on Wednesday at their new temporary base.

"Short Circuit," "Twister" and "Crimson Tide" are also in the running for this week's crown in the #UltimateSummerMovie Showdown.

The Maryland-based TV station owner's tactics in an aborted takeover of Tribune Media drew FCC scrutiny.

Bob Dylan will release 'Rough and Rowdy Ways,' his first collection of original material in eight years, on June 19. Listen to a new song, 'False Prophet.'

Former First Lady Michelle Obama paid a personal tribute to her mother, Marian Robinson, on Instagram ahead of Mother's Day this weekend.

"Gooba" is 6ix9ine's first single since being granted an early release from prison due to the spread of COVID-19.

If President Trump has persuaded you to use a disinfectant like bleach or Lysol to protect yourself against the coronavirus, scientists have some advice: Don't.

Before a single case of coronavirus, President Nayib Bukele placed El Salvador in lockdown and has engaged in other moves that critics say are authoritarian.