Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his cooperation and medical aid amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The Philippines has an alarming mortality rate of its health care workers, according to the World Health Organisation.
Canada is holding a national virtual vigil this week to honour the victims of the country’s deadliest shooting, which unfolded in Nova Scotia as the province was locked-down due to coronavirus.
The latest data from USAfacts.org, self-identified as a non-partisan not for profit organization, states that 2019 was the second warmest year globally on record; the warmest being 2016.
Are the UK’s Caribbean Overseas territories missing out on an opportunity to collaborate in the fight against COVID-19 now sweeping through their islands, the rest of the Caribbean and the world?
The Cayman Islands and its sister Caribbean UK territories are included in the roll-out of an emergency EU10 million ($KY8.8 million) fund to support their efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
Caribbean countries have been put on alert over a possible escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak in the region.
Canada is dedicating Wednesday nights to helping struggling bars and restaurants by encouraging the public to buy take out food from them.
The US is building up military arms in the Caribbean in what looks like preparation to attack Venezuela.
Cuban government officials say the six-decade US embargo on the island has been an obstacle to purchasing the medicine and equipment they need to fight the coronavirus pandemic, though they say they have managed to acquire all the supplies they need for now.