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.

Three deals in three weeks injected a combined $8 billion in the group and help it pare its debt.

South African Breweries, one of the world's largest brewers, says it may have to destroy 400 million bottles of beer as a result of the country's ban on alcohol sales that is part of its lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Adele used an Instagram post to mark her 32nd birthday while sharing her latest look including thanking essential workers, calling them "our angels."

California's famously well-coiffed governor, Gavin Newsom, admits that it's obvious that he needs a haircut. He said he rejected an offer from his six-year-old daughter to trim his hair, because the scissors weren't up to the task. (May 6)

We shouldn't expect a normal level of learning right now and teachers are prepared to catch kids up this fall. Their message to parents: Leave it to us.

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

Taraji P. Henson, Jonathan Van Ness, Selma Blair, Justin Bieber and more have embraced ongoing health issues, encouraging fans to do the same.

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

The coronavirus pandemic canceled a lot of our plans and reinforced that we need to stop waiting for a right time to do the things we want.

Welcome to Staying Apart, Together, a USA TODAY newsletter that aims to entertain you, distract you and help you cope during the coronavirus pandemic.

Quarantine likely has you feeling like a natural woman – and not in the way Aretha Franklin sang about.

Britons marked the 75th anniversary of WWII victory with a speech by Queen Elizabeth II, the only British leader left who was there on May 8, 1945.

The fest, featuring Indian and international artistes, aims to raise money through donations for Give India, India Foundation for the Arts and Voice of Stray Dogs

Fans think they might be going official

Workaround tricked Steam to get past Denuvo's DRM protection.

“Are you ready for the ride of your life?”

Jonathan Majors plays Atticus Black, who takes a road trip to find his missing father.

PoP: Redemption video has hid in plain sight since 2012, elicits former devs' response.

The sequel to 2017 orc-cop buddy movie Bright, starring Will Smith, has lined up a director.

Actor Kevin Spacey has broken his silence over sex assault allegations, comparing being shunned by the film industry to those who are out of work as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The 60-year-old American Beauty star has not appeared in a professional movie or series since accusations of abuse were made by several men. "I don't think it will come as a surprise for anyone to say that my world completely changed in the fall of 2017,” he said in comments made during an interview for the German business conference Bits & Pretzels podcast. “My job, many of my relationships, my standing in my own industry were all gone in just a matter of hours.” The former House of Cards lead, who was dropped by the show after allegations surfaced, has largely kept a low profile since the allegations were made. He was also removed from the film All the Money in the World, which had to be reshot with actor Christopher Plummer. Spacey has always denied the claims, several of which date back several decades. “While we may have found ourselves in similar situations, albeit for very different reasons and circumstances, I still believe that some of the emotional struggles are very much the same," he said. “And so I do have empathy for what it feels like to suddenly be told that you can't go back to work or that you might lose your job and that it's a situation that you have absolutely no control over.” At the end of the podcast interview, Spacey added: “I was so busy defining myself by what I did or what I was trying to do, that when it all stopped I had no idea what to do next. All I knew how to do was act, I was born to do it. “I don’t want to sugarcoat this devastating time that we’re in, I am hoping that I can encourage you to see an opportunity in all of this and turn this into a positive.”

Gervais signed a new contract which will see him making new scripted shows as well as stand-up comedy specials.

Fans were divided over some of the facial art adorning Jared Leto's take on the Joker.

He invited Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger to also take part.

From 'Saturday Night Live' to the big screen, Pete Davidson could become Judd Apatow's next comedy megastar.

Robert De Niro has heaped praise on Andrew Cuomo's response to the coronavirus pandemic, while also taking the chance to attack Trump, too.

Jam Gelua says now more than ever people need to remember that mental health supports are available and they should reach out to anyone who can help. It makes a difference, she says.

Instagram accounts dedicated to good news, such as @TanksGoodNews and @GoodNews_Movement, have seen follower counts skyrocket in recent weeks.

My basement is overrun by sports cards from the 1980s and 1990s, all of which aren't worth the cardboard they're printed on. And they've never been more priceless.

Kevin Love's Cavs became one of the first teams in the NBA to reopen their practice facility for voluntary individual workouts, a process that Love described as "weird" but also "pretty uplifting."

Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, who was scheduled to fight Uriah Hall at UFC 249 on Saturday, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

At a time of crisis, people want answers — and 5G is a really simple answer

Delay likely also pushes back Apple's software testing cycle, which could be another indicator of this year's iPhones launching later than usual

Dr Alex Aldren has returned to the NHS after leaving to become an opera singer

NHS hospitals are asking for basic items such as toothbrushes and sanitary products

It is feared that daily drinkers could be most at risk

'Nurses are constantly in contact and unwittingly the virus can be spread to other parts of the hospital due to this appalling lack of PPE'

No treatments for the coronavirus have yet been approved, meaning companies cannot make medical claims about their products

'We've never been apart for sixty plus years, we don't do apart,' says Sidney Moore

Less than a third say government is doing enough to help healthcare workers

Public Health England has updated its advice on vitamin D

Without integrating into phones' operating systems, performance of contact-tracing apps is likely to be limited

The actor and comedian on being lazy, losing his cool and public shaming

Born in Cardiff, Griff Rhys Jones, 64, began his career on the BBC’s Not The Nine O’Clock News, which ran from 1979-82. He went on to develop a comedy partnership with Mel Smith that lasted 20 years. He is also an Olivier award-winning stage actor. His UK tour, Where Was I?, starts on 18 January. He is married with two children and lives in Suffolk.

When were you happiest?
I’ll be at my happiest today, and probably my gloomiest at some point today, too.

‘I take comfort in the knowledge that, even though you are not here, your work continues to make children happy’

I was so worried about handing my little boy over during his first week of school, but you made it easier. You smiled at him like a mother would at her own child. You radiated warmth and your hugs were always on offer.

After a day in class with you, C would come home singing. Whenever I hear Do Your Ears Hang Low or see him stretching to the sky when singing about the days of the week, I will think of you. I didn’t tell you at the time, but I loved your morning song so much that I implemented it in my own class (I’m a teacher too). The first time we sang it after losing you was hard but, as time passes, I take comfort in the knowledge that, even though you are not here, your work continues to make children happy.

The singer-songwriter, formerly of Moloko, picks songs from folk to rock and electronica that will transport you to Ireland

“This reminds me of home. I first heard about John McCormack through my grandma,” Murphy says. “It’s about Avoca, which is near Arklow in County Wicklow, where I’m from. I got a bit misty-eyed when I was listening to it this morning. It made me want to be out walking around Avoca and down to the water. Of course the pubs wouldn’t be open, which would be a tragedy.” McCormack, a renowned operatic tenor from Athlone, recorded the song in 1940, with lyrics from a poem by Irish poet Thomas Moore. “My da used to sing this song too. He has a lovely voice and knows hundreds of songs. He used to play a game with us: ‘Name anything and I bet you I know a song about it,’ he’d say.”

We’re interacting less with the outside world – and the societal pressures that come with it. Are some women still wearing makeup every day?

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The shutdown feels like a good opportunity to examine an age-old feminist question: when women put makeup on, can they ever truly be doing it for themselves?

We will probably never have an answer. The pressure imposed on women to look good is such a part of our existence that we might never get rid of it – even “dressing up for oneself” can be traced back to self-hatred fueled by a beauty-obsessed culture.

Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn, whose collaboration with Siegfried Fischbacher created the well-known animal training and magic duo Siegfried & Roy, died of complications from COVID-19 Friday in Las Vegas. He was 75. Horn had revealed on April 28 that he had tested positive for coronavirus. “Today, the world has lost one of the greats of […]

Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, a large media and entertainment law firm, appears to have been the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of an enormous batch of private information on dozens of celebrities, according to a data security researcher. The trove of data allegedly stolen from the New York-based firm by […]

Many people will get coronavirus at some point during this pandemic and in the majority of cases will be able to manage the illness themselves. Emma Hammett, a nurse and founder of First Aid for Life, offers some advice on how to look after people who have mild or moderate symptoms at home.

If you're looking after loved ones whose  symptoms are severe or getting worse, you should seek medical help immediately – particularly if they are in a vulnerable group

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System treats maternity allowance as unpaid income, skewing the amount of universal credit paid out

Pregnant women on the lowest incomes are being denied vital financial support during the Covid-19 crisis, according to unions and women’s support groups, who are calling for urgent reforms to universal credit.

An anomaly in the way universal credit differentiates between pregnant earners has created an unfair system, it is argued. Universal credit treats maternity allowance, which is paid to the lowest-earning women and those who are self-employed, as “unearned income”, which means it is deducted from their benefit payments.