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Chinese premier holds phone call with Austrian chancellor on COVID-19

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday evening held a phone conversation with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on the COVID-19 pandemic. Noting that when the Chinese people were in a difficult time t

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COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 100,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States has topped 100,000, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. As

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Chinese enterprises donate more medical supplies to Serbia

A shipment of medical supplies donated by Chinese companies in Shandong Province was delivered via a chartered flight on Friday morning from Jinan, the provincial capital, to Serbia to help with loc

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Trump pledges to protect Chinese nationals in U.S.

The United States will protect Chinese nationals on its soil, including Chinese students, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Friday

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Trump pledges personal efforts for U.S.-China anti-epidemic cooperation

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will make personal efforts to ensure that the United States and China can ward off distractions and concentrate on cooperation against the COVID-19 epidemic. He ma

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Trump thanks China for providing medical supplies

The United States is grateful for China's provision of medical supplies for its fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a phone conversation with his Chinese counterp

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U.S. becomes country with most COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins University

The United States reported 82,404 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 6 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday (2200 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkin

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Global confirmed COVID-19 cases top 500,000: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide topped 500,000 as of 1:50 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday (1750 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Enginee

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U.S. confirmed COVID-19 cases top 70,000: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 70,000 as of 1:45 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday (1745 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John

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U.S. jobless claims soar past 3 million amid COVID-19 crisis

A view of the nearly deserted Bourbon Street, which is normally bustling with tourists and revelers, is seen in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 19, 2020. /AP Weekly j

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China suspends entry by foreign nationals holding Chinese visas, residence permits

China Thursday night announced temporary suspension of entry by foreign nationals holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits. In view of the rapid spread of COVI

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Guangdong demands quarantine, nucleic acid testing for all overseas arrivals

South China's Guangdong Province has demanded all arrivals from overseas to undergo concentrated quarantine and nucleic acid testing (NAT) starting from 6:00 a.m. Frid

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Russia to ban all int'l flights as COVID-19 cases rise to 840

Russia will ban nearly all international flights from midnight Friday and recommend new restrictions, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 840 on Thursday. Russia will stop all r

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India death toll rises to 13, as COVID-19 cases reach 649

The death toll due to COVID-19 in India on Thursday morning rose to 13, the federal health ministry said, with 649 confirmed cases reported so far. "Death toll related

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At least 15 killed, dozen injured after cars crash in Cairo

At least 16 people were killed and 15 others injured late Wednesday in a multi-car crash in the Egyptian capital Cairo, local media reported. The collision took place

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Increased plant species composition creates more soil carbon, nitrogen

Chinese researchers have disclosed that soil water content is improved when the plant species community composition is increased.Soil water and nutrient resources are fundamental for the healthy d

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U.S. confirmed COVID-19 cases top 60,000: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 60,000 as of 3:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Wednesday (1930 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John