Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actress from Dear My Name and Golden Rainbow, passes away at 26

Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actress from Dear My Name and Golden Rainbow, passes away at 26 years old The actress was found dead in Seoul on Saturday at just 26 years of age While no cause of death was given, there has been a rash of suicides among young performers in their 20s in recent … Read more

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris pray for the COVID dead as grim total passes 400,000 in US

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris used their first joint appearance in Washington D.C. Tuesday to mark the loss of more than 400,000 American lives to COVID – hours after the grim total was reached. They both appeared with First Lady-in waiting Jill Biden and Second Gentleman-in waiting Doug Emhoff in a sign of their determination … Read more

US passes 400K COVID deaths on Trump’s final full day as President

The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly the same number who died in World War II  … Read more

America passes 400K COVID deaths on Trump’s final full day of office

The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.  That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly the same number who died in World War II. … Read more

Germany passes two million coronavirus infections

Germany passed two million confirmed coronavirus cases today as Angela Merkel prepares to push for even tougher measures to bring down the country’s persistently high infection rate.  Among the tougher options on the table are border checks and requirements to wear high-quality FFP2 masks in some places, German media says.  The latest daily rise of … Read more

Covid UK: Daily death toll passes 1,000 for first time since APRIL

Britain today breached 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for the first time since April and declared another record-high number of cases with 62,322 more positive tests. Department of Health data shows today’s grim figure of 1,041 laboratory-confirmed deaths — only the 10th time the UK has topped the grisly milestone — is UK’s highest daily count … Read more

Last widow of a Civil War veteran dies at 101: Woman who married 93-year-old aged 17 passes away

The last known widow of a Civil War soldier has died at the age of 101, ending a remarkable life story that she had kept to herself for over 80 years. When Maudie Hopkins of Arkansas died in 2008, it was believed that there were no known Civil War widows left in the nation. Then, … Read more

Gerry Marsden dies age 78: You’ll Never Walk Alone singer passes away following short illness

Gerry Marsden dies age 78: You’ll Never Walk Alone singer and Gerry And The Pacemakers front-man passes away following short illness By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 17:14 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 17:14 GMT, 3 January 2021 Gerry Marsden has died age 78 following a short illness. The Gerry And The Pacemakers front-man … Read more

Mark Eden dead at 92: Coronation Street icon passes away peacefully after Alzheimer’s battle

Mark Eden dead at 92: Coronation Street icon passes away peacefully in hospital after Alzheimer’s battle By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 14:12 GMT, 1 January 2021 | Updated: 14:12 GMT, 1 January 2021 Mark Eden has died at the age of 92. The Coronation Street actor icon passed away peacefully in hospital after Alzheimer’s battle. … Read more

Putin passes new laws enabling Russia to block US social networking sites

Putin passes new laws enabling Russia to block US social networking sites that ‘discriminate’ against the country and levy hefty fines Package of reforms was passed by Russia’s parliament and signed off by Putin It includes measures allowing Russia to restrict access to ‘discriminatory’ sites Push to increase online ‘sovereignty’ has sparked fears of China-style … Read more