Late last year - long before most people had heard of the new coronavirus now sweeping the globe - scientists in Germany sprang into action to develop a test for the virus causing an unusual respiratory disease in central China.
Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they’re far from the only ones vulnerable.
As communities have closed bars and restaurants to slow the spread of COVID-19, video chat happy hours have popped up all over social media
As the pink-and-white flowers burst from nimble branches on the trees that encircle the large pond-like waterway, the city announced its 98th confirmed case of coronavirus on Saturday
Before shutdowns swept the globe and many were urged -- or mandated -- to stay indoors to stymie coronavirus's spread, Divya Sonti sensed the worst was yet to...
Brazil reported its first confirmed death from COVID-19 Tuesday. It has recorded 234 cases of coronavirus, with local transmission confirmed in Rio de...
Anyone hoping to escape wall-to-wall coronavirus coverage with a day at the beach can forget about it in Rio de Janeiro, where authorities armed with...
Stories of price gougers selling sanitizer online for more than $300 an ounce so disgusted Butters he decided to shift his distillery’s focus
The Jewish holiday of Passover has long inspired intense debate, with favourite topics including whether Moses actually parted the Red Sea or if the Ten...
Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers who studied the effect of surgical masks on the transmission of...
Souraya’s credo may be “the fashion democracy,” but slipping into one of its sequined, feathered gowns is not for the faint of heart.
The smell of Cuban cigar smoke is what hits you first.
Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind.
Surveillance measures rolled out across the world as governments try curb the spread of coronavirus could cause lasting damage to the right to privacy, a...
For nearly a quarter-century, the old bus abandoned in Alaska’s punishing wilderness has drawn adventurers seeking to retrace the steps of a young idealist...
Rio de Janeiro kicked off its annual carnival parades Sunday in a swirl of glitter, sequins and barely covered skin, an over-the-top spectacle that this year...
Hyundai's hydrogen-powered 18-tonne trucks are set to hit the roads in Switzerland next month as the South Korean automaker looks to establish a case for its...
In Australia, major grocers have restricted supplies to one pack per person.
Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners.
More than half of UK smokers now wrongly believe that nicotine-containing "vapes" or e-cigarettes are as dangerous as tobacco cigarettes and these "false...
The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing...
When French President Emmanuel Macron leaned in to give Premier Giuseppe Conte the Italian double-cheek kiss not once, but on two separate occasions, during a...
Crack that prosecco, it's aperivirus time.
Belgian waffles may be about to become more environmentally friendly.
Starbucks customers in Canada will soon be able to down fake meat with their Frappuccinos.
A patient at a British hospital played the violin while a tumor was removed from her brain so that surgeons could preserve her ability to play music and her...