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Man arrested for teaching Dog how to drive

An American has left authorities dumbfounded after they found his dog behind the wheel following a high-speed chase. The man, 51-year-old Alberto Tito Alejandro who is a resident of the western US state of Washington was arrested on Sunday afternoon after police received calls about a driver hitting two vehicles …

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Hong Kong: Cat Tests Positive For Coronavirus

A man who was tested positive for coronavirus has transmitted the virus to his pet cat according to reports in Hong Kong However, the country’s Agricultural and Fisheries department said that the animal has not shown any signs of the disease. In a statement released on Tuesday, the department said …

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[Video] Israel hold mass prayer for coronavirus victims

Hundreds of people gathered at Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Sunday to hold a mass prayer for those impacted by COVID-19. Some said they could “feel the distress” of those sick and people in quarantine, and are praying for them in hopes they recover and are able to leave. Others also …

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Austria to launch new ‘digital handshake’ app

In Austria, the Red Cross is launching a smartphone app called Stopp Corona, which helps users keep an anonymous digital diary of the people they have had contact with. Gerry Foitik, from the Austrian Red Cross’s managing board, says the app aims to reduce the strain on the medical services. …

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Coronavirus: Prince Charles recovers

Prince Charles is out of self-isolation and is in good health after testing positive for coronavirus. The 71-year-old, who falls into the risk group because of his age, had ‘mild symptoms’ when he was diagnosed with Covid-19 last week. It was revealed on Wednesday, March 25 that the heir-to-the throne …

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Lockdown Tales: Man hides wife in car boot

A driver flouted the coronavirus lockdown to pick up £15 windows with his wife in the boot of his car. The man, who had bought the windows on eBay, was stopped by police on the M6 in Cheshire on Sunday after collecting his purchase in Salford. Police said his wife …

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Somali governor killed in Al-Shabaab suicide blast

A governor in Somalia’s Puntland has been killed in a suicide bombing claimed by the al-Shabaab jihadist group, police and hospital sources said Monday. Abdisalan Hassan Hersi, governor of Nugaal region, succumbed to his injuries after being rushed to hospital in Garowe, the capital of Puntland where the blast occurred …

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Spain returns faulty test kits to China as COVID-19 death toll passes 4,000-mark

As Spain’s death toll hit 4,089, the Chinese embassy in Madrid said on Thursday (26 March) that the Spanish government had bought a batch of faulty COVID-19 testing kits from an unauthorised Chinese company, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reports. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to almost 56,188 on Thursday (26 March), …

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Harry and Meghan Will Pay For Their Own Security In US – Trump Announces

US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States government will not pay for the security of British Royals Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle if they decide to leave Canada and relocate to the United States. Harry and Meghan are set to complete the final stage of …

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Plane carrying supplies to Japan crashes, 8 dead

A plane carrying coronavirus supplies to Japan, used by the Philippine health department, has crashed as it took off from the Manila’s airport, killing all onboard. The light aircraft was carrying eight people, including the pilot and two crew members, a doctor, a nurse, a flight medic and an American and a …

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