Brasilia, Brazil registered 494 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest single-day fatalities since May 31.

According to the Ministry of Health, Sunday's figure took the total death toll to 114,744, reports Xinhua news agency.

In the same 24-hour period, tests detected 23,421 new cases of infection,

Lima, At least 13 people were killed and six others injured following a botched police raid at a nightclub in Peru's capital Lima, authorities said.

In a statement on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said that about 120 people had gathered for a party inside the Thomas Restobar in the Los Olivos district on Satur

Washington, Despite experts raising doubts over the plasma therapy to treat Covid-19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for convalescent plasma to treat the deadly respiratory disease.

In a statement on Sunday, the FDA said that "known and potential bene

Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday returned to a hospital in Tokyo a week after a seven-hour "health checkup", amid rumours about his health.

According to government sources, Abe has returned to the Keio University Hospital to receive the results of the medical checks conducted during th

Washington, Kellyanne Conway, a long-time adviser to US President Donald Trump and also a White House counsellor, has announced that she was stepping down from her post to focus on family matters.

"This is completely my choice and my voice," Xinhua news agency quoted Conway as saying in her announcement