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“Like the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic is a child-rights crisis,” the activist said.

Thousands of cards flooded in for Capt. Tom Moore, who celebrated his 100th birthday on April 30 and raised some 30 million pounds for England’s health system.

John Pascoe channeled his inner Elvis for his entertaining and heartfelt performances.

Chávez had a chronic lung condition and succumbed to COVID-19 related pneumonia.

Olesia Suspitsina reportedly climbed over a safety fence in the park and posed for an image on the edge of a cliff in front of its scenic waterfalls -- before slipping on some grass and plummeting roughly 115 feet, according to Sputnik Turkey.

As of April 30, there were more than 1 million people globally who had recovered after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins’ Coronavirus Resource Center.

In recent days the Trump administration has sharpened his rhetoric on China, accusing the geopolitical foe and vital trading partner of failing to do act swiftly enough to stop the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 or sound the alarm to the world about the outbreak, according to the Associated Press.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 449 points, or 1.86 percent, in the opening minutes of trading while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.04 percent and 2.03 percent, respectively.

A rare and very large hole that opened up in the ozone layer over the Arctic in early April has now healed itself, scientists say.

Irrfan Khan, an Indian actor who appeared in the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2008 as well as many other films in India, Britain and the U.S., died Wednesday in a Mumbai hospital, according to reports. He was 53.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as many as 378 points, or 1.57 percent, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite gained as much as 1.48 percent and 1.15 percent, respectively.

Doctors in Britain, Italy, and Spain have been warned to look out for a rare inflammatory condition in children that is possibly linked to the new coronavirus.

Amid rumors regarding Kim's health, his absence from certain events could have stemmed from steps taken recently in North Korea to limit a potential coronavirus outbreak, officials say.

Scientists in China appeared to dampen hopes that the coronavirus would eventually burn out for good and said the virus, which has been blamed for 200,000 deaths and decimating the world economy, will likely return each year.

The mile-long asteroid will safely pass by Earth, the space agency said.

Nearly 1 million people in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19.

Health officials in Wuhan—the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic — said Sunday that the city’s hospitals are clear of any patients.

Children were let outside to play in Spain on Sunday after 44 days under strict lockdown because of coronavirus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that there was currently “no evidence” that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second coronavirus infection.