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The latest deaths bring the number of those killed by the virus in the Islamic republic to 291, with 881 new cases being confirmed, bringing the total number of people infected to an official 8,042.

The effort, known as the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, will focus on new and repurposed drugs that can be used right away to treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus and possibly other viruses in the future.

Trevor Phillips, who has headed several high-profile public bodies including the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said he had been suspended after he suggested Muslims were 'different'.

Toilet paper has emerged as the unlikely No.1 stockpiling target for people across Asia who are worried that the spread of the coronavirus epidemic will lead to supply shortages.

Robert Francis Krebs faces a maximum 25 years in prison after a jury found him guilty Wednesday of armed bank robbery.

Meadows will replace Mick Mulvaney, who will become U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland, Trump said.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, King Salman's son and de facto ruler of the country, the world's top oil exporter and a key U.S. ally, has moved to consolidate power since ousting Mohammed bin Nayef as heir to the throne in a 2017 palace coup.

England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty the patient at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, west of London, was elderly and had 'underlying health conditions'.

Health minister Saeed Namaki said people should stay home and take the warnings issued seriously.

The first California death from the virus was an elderly person in Placer County, near Sacramento, health officials said.

The government decision was announced moments after health officials said the death toll from COVID-19 had jumped to 107 and the number of cases had passed 3,000.

Taliban militants killed at least 20 Afghan soldiers and policemen in a string of overnight attacks, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had a 'very good' chat with their political chief.

The Australian National University said on Wednesday that a team is creating a 'shoebox-sized' satellite that will measure forest ground cover and moisture levels using infrared detectors.

The historic telephonic conversation took place a day after the Taliban ended the partial truce amidst renewed violence in the war-torn country.

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass said in a joint statement that "given growing health concerns related to the virus," they will switch "to a virtual format" for the meetings set for April 16-18.

As the world is grappling with the deadly virus, here are some basic protective measures advised by the WHO.