Concerns circulate whether crew aboard the International Space Station could have been infected with coronavirus prior to a launch, after a senior Russian official present tested positive.

Twenty of the new cases were in Heilongjiang province (pictured, a makeshift hospital there), including 13 Chinese nationals who had returned recently from Russia.

Analysts and President Vladimir Putin's political enemies wonder if his long and brutal reign might fall victim to the coronavirus crisis amid the perilous effects of the pandemic in Russia.

Mother-of-two Dr Yelena Nepomnyashchaya, 47, plunged 50ft from an office window in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, after being told her hospital would treat coronavirus patients, despite lack of PPE.

Etchings of woolly mammoths and rhinoceros in Mongolia and Russia were made some 7,000 years older than previously thought, researchers say.

The Russian government reported a total of 87,147 cases on Monday, which is almost 4,000 more than China's official toll of 83,912.

Col. Gen. Andrei Burlaka, the FSB Border Service's chief of operational staff, has been named as the highest-ranking person of interest in the investigation into the downing of the plane.

The former Scottish First Minister was widely criticised for taking a job with Vladimir Putin's 'propaganda' channel, formerly known as Russia Today, on its English-language service.

Sergei Sobyanin, mayor of Moscow, said data suggests 2.5 per cent of the city's population have had the virus - meaning 300,000 cases - despite Russia officially tallying just 177,160.

Thousands of mourners have taken part in prayers at mosques across Turkey for Mohamed Morsi, a close ally of President Erdogan during his short rule, a day after he died while standing trial.

DailyMail.com was given an exclusive look at her swimsuit images which. The star told DailyMail.com exclusively: 'I feel so thrilled and honored to partner with such an iconic brand.'

Kate Upton is taking it upon herself to use social media for something positive and empowering. She took to Twitter and Instagram on Thursday to launch the #ShareStrong campaign.

Kate Upton appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. The supermodel was in great spirits as she helped the host spoof 80s aerobic exercise videos in a hilarious clip.

The socialite, 34, looked incredible as she walked the red carpet alongside the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern and Kate Upton.

Melissa Jackson claims Neighbours star Sharon Johal wore a similar looking hat she designed for supermodel Coco Rocha in 2013, for Derby Day in Melbourne on Saturday.

The 27-year-old supermodel showed off her jiu-jitsu skills on Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by putting the host in a 'rear naked chokehold.'

Kate Upton stepped out in Miami Friday in a pale yellow suit that showcased her cleavage. The 27-year-old model was previously featured in a steamy Super Bowl ad in 2015.

The 27-year-old Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model showed off her excitement over the arrival of four bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon, by cradling the delivery in her arms and beaming.

New Yorkers flocked to Central Park to enjoy the warm weather on Sunday despite the city being the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

Nine parishioners at Mount Neboh Baptist Church, a predominately black church in New York City, have died of coronavirus in the last month.

NYC photographer Jeremy Cohen, 28, has photographed people hanging out on nearby roofs in Brooklyn. He's seen then painting, dancing, working out, and playing guitar.

There were 1,308 new hospitalizations from COVID-19 across the state on Monday which is the lowest number since March 25.

NYC will begin storing the bodies of coronavirus victims in freezer trucks to help ease the strain on the city's overflowing hospital morgues and overwhelmed funeral homes.

CNN's Jake Tapper joins a chorus of critics slamming New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for a ticker-tape parade in the city when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted as 'stupid'.

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in New York City is forcing officials to send bodies out of state to be cremated to help ease the strain on overwhelmed funeral homes.

Among those fleeing are parents with young children who had already been eyeing moves to suburbs and frustrated singletons who no longer see the point in paying exorbitant rent prices.

Excess mortality figures - the number of deaths that occur above seasonal averages - from 13 countries and regions have revealed some 31,000 deaths not being counted in official totals.

New York architect Joseph Feingold, 97, originally from Poland, who appeared in an Oscar-nominated film about his escape from the Nazis called 'Joe's Violin', has died with coronavirus.

Five-month-old baby Jay-Natalie La Santa, the daughter of FDNY firefighter Jerel La Santa and his wife Lindsey, passed away from COVID-19 on Monday.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that he believes it will take more than 20 months to fully rebuild New York City and announces different councils that will focus on reopening the Big Apple.

Richard Holt, 34, (pictured) died after he was thrown from his Harley Davidson Motorbike when a 'racing' car clipped the rear of his bike on Saturday evening in Bayside, Queens, New York City.

The state-wide survey carried out by Siena College discovered that 46 percent of New York City residents personally knew someone killed by COVID-19, as do 36 percent living in the suburbs.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that he will extend lockdown orders in many parts of the state beyond his original May 15 deadline. 

Dr. Lorna M. Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died in Charlottesville, Virginia on Sunday, family members revealed.

A New York subway worker has shared an alarming video that shows how some of the homeless population has flocked to train cars to seek shelter amid the coronavirus pandemic.

There was trouble in paradise for Ferne McCann on Wednesday's episode of First Time Mum as she had her first row with her boyfriend and had a pregnancy scare.

Since the pandemic exploded in New York City and millions stopped going to work, ridership has decreased by 90 percent but there has been an increase in crimes on the underground network.

Officers from the NYPD were seen ordering homeless people off the subways on Thursday just a day after officials pledged to take action against them sleeping on empty trains.

A spike in heart attacks in mid-February could have been an early sign that the coronavirus was starting to spread in New York City before it became the epicenter for the illness in mid-March.

Barbra Streisand is mourning the loss of dear and longtime friend and colleague Cis Corman, who passed away on Monday at the age of 93.

The supermodel - who lives in New York City with her husband Sebastian Bear-McClard but has been staying in Los Angeles this spring - showed off the styles on Thursday.

The 44-year-old reality star cried along with her mother Dale Mercer as the former 'It girl' regained her 'spark' on Thursday's episode of The Real Housewives Of New York City.

A Long Island landlord referred to as 'Eddie' posted a Craigslists ad offering women free rent in exchange for sex

As a token of gratitude and appreciation for frontline workers, swag bags were created by From Fashion, With Love and distributed to 800 nurses who left their families to come to NYC to help.

White has yielded plenty of criticism for his promotion's handling of the crisis, with the 50-year-old fighting tooth and nail to save UFC 249, which was set to be headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Dr Scott Gottlieb on Sunday expressed concern that confirmed coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are still increasing in 20 states including Texas and Illinois.

Nurse Whitney Hilton, who works at Ogden, Utah's McKay-Dee Hospital, took to social media Sunday to thank the Grammy-winner, 30, for her act of kindness.

Francisco Rosado, head of the Bronx chapter of the Pagan Motorcycle Club, was gunned down in the borough's Allerton neighborhood at around 3.20pm on Saturday, law enforcement sources say.

Paul Cary, 66, of Aurora, Colorado, had been part of Ambulnz's State of New York COVID Response team when he volunteered to be deployed to the state's coronavirus epicenter, New York City.

The 35-year-old model was joined by husband Sean Avery on a Sunday stroll in New York City with their dogs.