People buy vegetables at a food market after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting tonight to limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lagos, Nigeria M
Saudi Arabia called on Thursday for an urgent meeting for OPEC+ group and other countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The meeting aims at reaching a fair a
Britain said on Wednesday that it will postpone until next year the UN climate talks (COP26) set to take place in Glasgow in November this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a governm
Vietnam has enforced a restriction on all coaches, buses and taxis nationwide from Wednesday in a bid to tackle the COVID-19 epidemic, Vietnam News Agency reported Wedn
The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation said Monday they will donate additional urgent equipment to hospitals in Europe to assist their fight against the novel coronavirus. A total of 800 ve
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday instructed the government to take a set of urgent measures to support small and medium enterprises in Russia amid the COVID-1
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020) will set up task force to resolve the issues arising after the postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Tokyo
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020) will set up task force to resolve the issues arising after the postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Tokyo
Botswana President Eric Masisi (extreme right) at the inauguration of Namibian President Hage Geingob on March 21, 2020. PHOTO | COURTESY Botswana President Eric Mogweetsi Masisi is in self-is
China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will ban the entry of all non-Hong Kong residents arriving from overseas by flights starting from Wednesday to
Israel has decided to transfer around 33 million U.S. dollars to the Palestinian Authority to stem the COVID-19 outbreak, Palestinian sources said Sunday. The decision
The U.S. sanctions are "inhumane" as Iran is faced with an acute shortage of means to solve urgent healthcare problems caused by COVID-19, Ryabkov said.MOSCOW, March 21
Jordan will impose a curfew as of March 21 as part of efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said in a
VCG The New Development Bank (NDB) said on Thursday it had approveda 7-billion-yuan (about 989 million U.S. dollars) emergency loan to the Chinese government to help fight the COVID-19 outbrea
China stands firmly with the European Union (EU) and supports its anti-epidemic efforts, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday in a phone conversation with European Commission President Ursula vo
U.S. airplane giant Boeing Company is continuing production under government guidelines despite the spread of the coronavirus. "Some Boeing sites were already partially or fully operating under th
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday that the country has launched repatriation efforts for thousands of Germans stuck abroad due to travel restrictions amid coronavirus outbreaks. "W