British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered Britons to stay at home to try to halt the spread of coronavirus, closing non-essential shops, telling people not to meet with friends or family and warning those who do not follow the rules face fines.
Syrians are rushing to stock up on food and fuel amid fears that authorities will resort to even stricter measures after reporting the first coronavirus infection in the war-ravaged country.
The coronavirus pandemic will cause a global recession in 2020 that could be worse than that seen during the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, but the world's economic output should recover in 2021, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
Harvey Weinstein tested positive for the coronavirus at a state prison in New York while serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault, the head of the state correctional officers union said Monday.
An Edinburgh jury on Monday acquitted former Scottish leader Alex Salmond of sex crime charges involving allegations from nine women.
As COVID-19 cases mount around the world, Canada's Olympic and Paralympic committees say they won't send athletes to Tokyo if the 2020 Summer Olympics go ahead as scheduled, saying the decision is "not solely about athlete health — it's about public health." Read on for a look at what else is happening in Canada and around the world.
President Donald Trump suggested Monday he had qualms about extending the current 15-day suggested shutdown as his officials warned about the deepening coronavirus crisis and administration officials and congressional leaders struggled to complete a nearly $2 trillion US economic rescue package.
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to plead guilty to 84 involuntary manslaughter counts in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California's history.
Stock markets opened lower on Monday morning despite the U.S. central bank pledging to do whatever it takes to backstop the American economy against the onslaught of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
When the coronavirus arrived in Iran, political blinders, false assurances and religious practices contributed to the spread of COVID-19.
Parks where rare mountain gorillas live are being closed to visitors, citing "advice from scientific experts indicating that primates, including mountain gorillas, are likely susceptible to complications arising from the COVID-19 virus."
Refugees live in crowded conditions in camps around the world. Humanitarian and medical workers fear populations will be decimated when coronavirus arrives in the camps.
As the fight continues to slow the spread of COVID-19, Canada's foreign signals intelligence agency is waging war agains another type of virus: disinformation.
No country has invested as heavily as the U.S. in the idea of itself as a land where freedom to pursue opportunity is paramount. But in a time of crisis, that creed can stray into the desperate territory of "every man for himself," writes Keith Boag.
Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew deployed overseas will, for the time being, rely on allies and host nations for access to COVID-19 testing kits, the Defence Department said. An order of 2,000 of the critical health tests is expected to arrive at the military's central medical depots this week.
