Japan on Friday passed a special bill enabling Prime Minster Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency if necessary to bolster measures to combat the spread of COVID-
Eighty-five new COVID-19 cases have been detected and confirmed in Belgium, bringing the total number of people infected to 399, the Federal Public Health Service (FPS Health) announced on Thursday.
A total of 27 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ireland, bringing the country's total number of such cases to 70, according to the Irish Department of Health on Thursday evening. In view of
The coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess cruise ship will extend its stay at the port of Oakland until Sunday, as more people have tested positive for COVID-19, accordi
A joint Russian-European mission to send a rover to Mars has been postponed by two years because its final phase has been compromised by the coronavirus outbreak in Europe, the European and Russia
TEHRAN, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The black boxes of the Ukrainian passenger plane could be sent to Ukraine or France for decoding, Iran's Civil Aviation said Thursday, official IRNA news agency reported.
Ferran Bassas of Spain in action against Emanuel Cate of Romania during the FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers Group match in Cluj Napoca, Romania, February 20, 2020. /VCG The sporting world is seeing
The National Basketball Association has suspended its season "until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. "The NBA is suspending game play following the conclu
Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive for COVID-19, the Serie A giants confirmed on Wednesday. According to the Bianconeri, the 25-year-old Italy international currently has no sympto
The National Basketball Association has suspended its season "until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. "The NBA is suspending game play following the conclu
The Polish government announced Wednesday the closure for two weeks of all educational institutions, schools, theatres, cinemas and other cultural institutions in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna has canceled all of its remaining performances in March due to the coronavirus, the world-famous opera house announced on Tuesday.It's t
Lighting ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in Olympia, Greece, October 24, 2017. /VCG The lighting ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic flame will be held wi
German parliament would provide additional budget, up to one billion euros (1.2 billion U.S. dollars), for measures against the new coronavirus, said faction leader of governing conservative union (
Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2019 shows the United Nations headquarters in New York. (Xinhua/Li Muzi) The UN decided to close its complex in New York City to the public and to temporarily suspend all guid
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 epidemic in Thailand has not reached its third stage of mass
Lighting ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in Olympia, Greece, October 24, 2017. /VCG The lighting ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic flame will be held wi