Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter, Gianna, have died in a helicopter crash in California. Authorities say nine people were on board, and confirmed there were no survivors.

Chinese authorities have warned the deadly disease appears to be intensifying, as the first death confirmed in Hainan province.

The superstar's death comes at an awkward time in China's relationship with the NBA, yet the nation's many basketball fans are mourning his loss.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter were among nine people killed when their helicopter crashed in California. There were no survivors.

The revelation challenges the defence offered up by Trump and his attorneys in his Senate impeachment trial.