Warning: Speculating about medical cures on TV carries unwanted side-effects. Ask President Trump. First, there was an anti-malaria pill. Now, offhand remarks about injecting disinfectant. The president blames the media for twisting his remarks. But even allies wish he'd stop playing doctor.
Suspected Hutu militiamen killed 16 people, including 12 rangers who helped guard some of the world's last remaining mountain gorillas in the wild, on Friday in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, a government official said.
Surfing enthusiasts flock to Norway where a group of islands above the Arctic Circle is home to unique cold-water reefs that enable spectacular surfing while maintaining physical distancing.
Muslims worldwide began Ramadan on Friday with dawn-to-dusk fasting, but many will have to forgo the communal prayers and family gatherings that make the holy month special, as authorities maintain lockdowns aimed at slowing the coronavirus pandemic.
Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who became popular as a crusader against corruption, resigned on Friday, alleging political interference in the federal police force. He made the announcement after President Jair Bolsonaro changed the head of the federal police in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.
Africa's coronavirus cases have surged 43 per cent in the past week but its countries are dangerously behind in the global race for scarce medical equipment. Ten countries have no ventilators at all.
Doctors and health experts urged people not to drink or inject disinfectant on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested scientists should investigate inserting the cleaning agent into the body as a way to combat COVID-19.
Some businesses prepared to reopen in Georgia on Friday as the U.S. was poised to reach a grim milestone in the spread of the pandemic: over 50,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Canadians got a glimpse of how one province plans to handle a phased reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday as Saskatchewan's premier and top doctor offered details about a recovery plan they say will start in early May. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada, the U.S. and around the world.
The first court hearing in a privacy case brought by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, against a tabloid newspaper for printing part of a letter to her father began at the High Court in London, England, on Friday.
