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Democratic nominee Joe Biden tests negative for COVID-19

The US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has tested negative for the coronavirus, hours after President Donald Trump revealed he tested positive. /Getty Images The US Democratic pres

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Putin, Johnson, Merkel wish Trump a speedy recovery from COVID-19

President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania. /Getty Images As stocks fall in the wake of President Donald Trump announcing that he and the First Lady had tested positive for COVID-19, gl

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Putin Wishes Trump Fast Coronavirus Recovery, Praises President's 'Stamina'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a get-well-soon telegram to President Donald Trump after the latter revealed that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested

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Luis Suarez joins Atletico Madrid from Barcelona

Atletico Madrid have signed striker Luis Suarez from Barcelona, the Spanish clubs said on Wednesday, bringing an end to his six-year stint at the Camp Nou.Barca's state

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Luis Suarez joins Atletico Madrid from Barcelona

Atletico Madrid have signed striker Luis Suarez from Barcelona, the Spanish clubs said on Wednesday, bringing an end to his six-year stint at the Camp Nou.Barca's state

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Xi Focus: Xi stresses integrating top-level design, public advice in planning

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to integrate enhancing top-level design and soliciting public opinion in formulating the 14th Five-Year plan.Xi, als

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Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's leader with big plans ahead

A calm, confident and trusted voice during the COVID-19 pandemic, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stood in stark contrast to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson down south. With the cris

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Facebook addresses political controversy in India, monetization opportunities, startup investments

At the beginning of the previous decade, Facebook had a tiny presence in India. It had just started to slowly expand its team in the country and was inking deals with telecom operators to make access

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Roelof Botha shares what Sequoia’s Black Swan memo got wrong

In March, famed investment firm Sequoia Capital published the Black Swan Memo, warning founders about the potential business consequences of the coronavirus, which had not yet been labeled a pandemic

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Abandonment of the moderate American voter

Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L), his wife Jill Biden (2nd L), Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (2nd R) and her husband D

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Is China-U.S. trade deal really at risk?

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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Is China-U.S. trade deal really at risk?

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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Chinese city of Changsha donates 40,000 medical masks to U.S. sister city

China's Changsha municipal government has donated 40,000 medical-grade face masks to Annapolis, its sister city in the United States, local media reported. The donatio

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Xi congratulates Lukashenko on re-election as Belarusian president

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Alexander Lukashenko on his re-election as Belarusian president. In the message, Xi extended warm congratulations and best wish

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Lebanese PM Calls for Early Elections, Blames Corruption for Beirut Blast Amid Massive Protests

Prime Minister Hassan Diab was appointed to his post in January 2020, succeeding Saad Hariri. Diab’s short time in office has been racked with instability from events m

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Some legitimate concerns on the Kashmir dispute

Indian policemen and paramilitary troopers stop scooterists during a lockdown in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, August 5, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Iram Kha

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UN chief sends condolences to families of victims following explosions in Beirut

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday sent his condolences to the families of the victims following the horrific explosions in Beirut. "The secr