Canada's chief public health officer Theresa Tam was quick to shut down the approach during the daily ministerial update on Monday.

The agreement would be the latest effort to cultivate allies around NASA’s plan to put humans and space stations on the moon within the next decade, and comes as the civilian space agency plays a growing role in implementing American foreign policy.

The slowing economy due to COVID-19 has allowed solar, wind and hydro power to overtake coal-fired power.

In some cases, the tests may detect old particles of the virus, which may no longer pose a significant threat to the patient or others, scientists say.

Astronauts had to stay locked away on their own for longer than usual, with no visits from loved ones

Received wisdom doesn't hold up in pandemics, experts say

Australian scientists also working to evaluate extent of immunity to virus among public

Death of massive star 4.6 billion light years away could aid search for universe's oldest stars

Other researchers have rejected the findings and say dog owners do not need to be concerned

The remote working stakes have just gone up a notch

More than 500 people enrol to test jab following trials in animals

Widespread and quick use would be key to battling spread of virus, study says

'We can tell you that the Earth still looks just as stunning as always from up here, so it's difficult to believe all the changes that have taken place since both of us have been up here,' one astronaut had said before coming back home

Latest study on nitrogen dioxide reinforces earlier research linking air pollutants and Covid-19 deaths

Covid-19 could be 'antidote to complacency' among those on the fence about vaccines, scientists say

Infowars founder Alex Jones among conspiracy theorists sowing doubts about pandemic

Stop the Wildlife Trade: From 1918 to today, the deadly diseases that have become more frequent

'Nothing like waking up to a fake article on your death,' tweets Elisa Granato

DNA blueprint 50-per-cent responsible for presentation of key coronavirus symptoms, study finds

Researchers say evidence from China 'may demonstrate the huge scale of testing and contact tracing that's needed to reduce the virus spreading'

Even deaths did not stop interest in buying potentially dangerous drugs, researchers find

'We propose that Sars-Cov-2 may have the potential to be transmitted via aerosols,' researchers say

David Keys speaks to scientists and health experts about the new tools that could help in the fight against Covid-19 and future coronavirus outbreaks

Users will receive a prompt from the UK government with a link to accurate information

Stop the Wildlife Trade: 'I think this is a wake-up call to be more responsible about farming methods, so we can reduce the risk of outbreaks of problematic pathogens in the future,' say scientists

Camelids produce antibodies that have been found to neutralise Covid-19

The pandemic has devastated the job markets across the U.S. The April jobs report reveals the massive toll the crisis took on industries — from restaurants and retail to health care and automotive.

The health care sector has cut 1.4 million jobs in April. And as COVID-19 has consumed health care resources, other essential routine procedures — like screenings for strokes — have gone down.

Gov. Tom Wolf hopes a New Deal-inspired plan will help get the state's more than 1.7 million unemployed residents working again.

The Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, reopened Thursday after a coronavirus outbreak there. Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson says he'd support a second shutdown if the changes aren't enough.

Dr. Anne Zink works from a yurt 40 miles north of Anchorage. She has the ear of the Republican governor and has helped keep the state's COVID-19 deaths the lowest in the nation.

Shocking new official figures show that black people in England and Wales could be twice as likely to die from coronavirus as white people.

In Scotland, bereavement payments do not cover carers. Six care workers have been officially confirmed to have lost their lives in Scotland.

In Westminster, ministers said the public should expect only "limited" changes on Sunday night

Fighter planes soared in blue skies above towns and cities across the UK to mark the VE Day anniversary

We speak to the historian James Holland - and the comedian Al Murray - who together present the weekly World War Two podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Students, teachers and community groups are working to ensure that support is still available as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps kids out of school.

Both companies said privacy and preventing governments from using the system to compile data on citizens was a primary goal.

Rutgers received the U.S. FDA's permission last month to collect saliva samples from patients at test sites and Friday's decision expands the permission to sample collection at the convenience of people's homes.

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In the past two days, the scrip recorded a gain of over 9 per cent on the BSE, making its investors richer by a whopping Rs 15,000 crore.

The scrip, which was flat for most of the session, shot up in the final hour of trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange to settle with a net gain of 4.36 per cent at Rs 355.45.

Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller, who tested positive Friday, had been in recent contact with Pence but not with the president. She is married to Stephen Miller, a top Trump adviser

The app will ask people about their symptoms and offer guidance on whether they may have COVID-19, the potentially lethal illness caused by the coronavirus, said Bernardo Mariano, chief information officer for the WHO.

Together with Britain's National Portrait Gallery, Duchess Kate is seeking touching photos that portray the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

Industry leaders taking steps to foster sustainability

My brother's death last month caused great pain. COVID-19 and its restrictions, which have delayed his funeral, made grieving so much harder.