An internal US government memo has revealed that at least "34 White House staffers and other contacts" have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in recent days, it was reported. ....

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government was working to build a 'communication network' across the country to ensure transportation of goods and economic self-sufficiency of people. ....

On Wednesday, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson unveiled the list of the banned items from the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, CBC said in a news report. ....

Jordan's King Abdullah has appointed Bisher Al-Khasawneh, a royal palace adviser, as the country's new Prime Minister following Omar Razzaz's resignation from the post, it was reported. ....

A 16-year-old teenager, who actively campaigns on climate and human rights issues, became the Prime Minister of Finland for a day, as part of the country's incumbent leader Sanna Marin's fight to end gender gap, the media report. ....

Roughly 10 per cent of the world's population may have been infected with the Coronavirus, leaving the vast majority vulnerable to the Covid-19 disease, the World Health Organization has said. ....

In a major study, researchers have found that there's considerable risk that humans transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, to wildlife. ....

In some patients who died of Covid-19 and respiratory failure, a jelly was formed in the lungs and now researchers have established that the active agent in the jelly can be the key to new effective therapies. ....

A town in New York has paid tribute to Gandhi's global role promoting non-violence and peace by installing his bust even as memorials to the Mahatma have come under attack in some places in the US from radical groups. ....

US President Donald Trump has said he is ending negotiations over a Covid-19 relief bill, and will only resume talks after the election. ....