The rapper's death was confirmed by his team on Thursday after he was hospitalised and placed in a medically-induced coma following 'complications' surrounding the virus.

President Donald Trump and the entire White House staff will be tested daily for the coronavirus after a Navy valet who worked in the West Wing tested positive for the disease. 

JP Morgan's Bob Michele has said it will take between 10 to 12 years for US employment levels to get back to where they were before the coronavirus outbreak

'It's totally expected, there's no surprise," President Donald Trump said during a call-in interview on 'Fox & Friends' Friday when asked about April unemployment figures.

ROBERT HARDMAN: As we confront the gravest national and global crisis since World War II, it is our shopkeepers who are rapidly emerging as one of the principal bulwarks against downright anarchy.

ROBERT HARDMAN: We are now almost numb to the pace of daily developments. The graph lines of infection and mortality grow steeper as the global situation verges on the Biblical.

ROBERT HARDMAN: As every false dawn turns to dusk; as every fresh promise - be it of testing kits or ventilators - falls short, so the cries grow louder: where is the Lord Beaverbrook of our times?

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: This is what it must have been like in 1940. Europe has fallen, the United States has gone into isolation and Britain stands alone.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: After Boris Johnson declared that Britain is on a war footing, it may also be time to bring back the Home Guard. Let's cross live to Walmington-on-Sea, which is already in lockdown

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: We are all in this ­together. How many times have we heard that over the past few weeks?

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Back in 2004, in the run-up to the U.S. Presidential election, I was invited to take part in a special edition of the BBC's Question Time, live from Miami.

The hip hop superstar was hoisted above the stage at the end of Brown's rendition of Fine China and Don't Think They Know, which he performed with vocals from the late singer Aaliyah, whose image was shown behind the stage.

He's the doting father-of-two who currently hosts FOX's Beat Shazam with eldest daughter Corinne. Corinne stunned in a white ensemble, the 50-year-old opted for a bold studded animal patch jacket.

The summer transfer window was due to begin in mid-June and run until September 1, but the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has radically changed those plans.

With clubs exploring different ways to freshen up squads amid the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Barca and Spurs are looking into a swap deal for the two midfielders.

Borussia Dortmund would reportedly allow Jadon Sancho to join Manchester United, provided the Premier League club break their transfer record in order to sign him.

The news comes as further grim reading for the financial positions Premier League sides find themselves in due to the drastically reduced incomes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Eduardo Camavinga has become one of the hottest properties in European football after shining for Rennes in the heart of midfield - helping his side finish third in the truncated Ligue 1 campaign.

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Tia Booth has found a way to get over Colton Underwood following their shocking Bachelor in Paradise split. The Arkansas native is reportedly dating Big Brother's Corey Brooks.

71-year-old Frenchman Bernard Arnault is the chairman and CEO of the prestigious luxury empire LVMH Moët Hennessy and the third-richest billionaire in the world, according to Forbes.

Dame Joan Collins, 86, cut an elegant figure as she lead the nation in the 3pm toast for the heroes of the Second World War from the balcony of her London home today.

Margaret Hallford, who lives in Derbyshire, enjoyed a double celebration after recovering from coronavirus in time to celebrate her 100th birthday.

Fred McQueen, of South Shields, was in South Tyneside Hospital, Tyne and Wear for weeks after first contracting a chest infection and later testing positive for Covid-19.

Legendary magician Roy Horn has died. He was 75. Horn,one half of the longtime Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, had tested positive for COVID-19.

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian said she would be in no rush to lift coronavirus restrictions, and no major changes would be made for several weeks.

Brian Campbell has been driven to keep his chocolate and patisserie restaurant Miann in Auckland, New Zealand, closed because of the coronavirus.

Two workers and two close contacts are among the new cases bringing the total from the Brooklyn facility in Melbourne's west to 75.

Australians itching to getaway can finally start planning their dream holiday after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced interstate travel could resume as early as July.

Barack Obama (right), the former president, said on Friday that President Trump's (left) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is one reason he will work hard to help Joe Biden defeat him in November.

Queensland's Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has stood down as a probe is launched into the appointment of a Brisbane principal.

Vice President Mike Pence's spokesperson Katie Miller, who also serves as a spokesperson for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, tested positive for the coronavirus.. 

The Australian Olympic Committee remains confident in south-east Queensland's bid to host in 2032.

US and Canadian researchers said the transmission risk was only reduced by about 1.5 per cent for every degree Fahrenheit above 77F (25C). They analysed 370,000 cases of the virus.

Blac Chyna left fans perplexed after she made a surprise appearance on the Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday.  

Héctor Aníbal Giménez, a pastor in Argentina, is being investigated for selling a alcohol hand gel which he claimed cures the coronavirus.

Director of the National Drugs and Alcohol Research Centre Professor Michael Farrel said alcohol and cannabis consumption would increase as anxiety and stress continues to grow

Rodney Madex, 69, shot his daughter Tammy, then 44, at his Glengarry North home in Victoria in January 2019.

The chairman of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Trauma Committee, John Crozier, said emergency departments had reported a rise in alcohol trauma cases over the weekend.

Chapel Bar and Bistro, in Auckland, took to social media on Tuesday night to make the false announcement they would be open on Wednesday and selling cheap alcohol.

US sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55 per cent in the week ending March 21, according to market research firm Nielsen.

While people have been encouraged not to stockpile food and toilet paper to ensure there is enough for everyone, Noel, 52, admitted he has been susceptible to panic buying.

Family-owned cork-making behemoth Amorim in Portugal says it has now developed a secret procedure that expels the troublesome chemical compound causing corked wine.

Actor Harry Cook was named and shamed online after asking wine company P & V Wine + Liquor Merchants for free alcohol in exchange for social media promotion.

Iran's judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaili revealed the new figures Tuesday as he vowed to punish the 'criminals' responsible for peddling the fake coronavirus 'cure'.

Beer, flavored malt and cider sold 17% more than in the same week in March 2019. But more staggeringly, online sales of alcohol for March increased by 291% on the previous year.

Daniel Wilkins and his wife and daughter have been staying in Cemagi Beach, spending their days lounging by the pool while the rest of world is forced to stay inside amid lockdown measures.

Mike Sonko, governor of the Kenyan capital, announced the parcels would contain miniatures of premium brandy at a typically flamboyant news conference on Tuesday.

Figures commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education showed 70 per cent of Australians were drinking more since isolation began with one third now hitting the bottle every day.

Officers have issued a series of guidelines on what are 'reasonable' excuses to leave home in England, such as buying several days' worth of food including luxury items.