No coronavirus infections have been reported in China's child welfare centers and minors' assistance and protection institutions, a Ministry of Civil Affairs official
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday that Finland could announce in May gradual easing of restrictions, while warning that the COVID-19 situation remains serious. Talking to the media
There is no evidence that pets play a role in spreading the coronavirus in the United States, health authorities said, recommending people to keep cats indoors, walk do
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Finland has reached more than 4,000, said the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Tuesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, Finland has c
The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) raised some 880 million yuan (125 million U.S. dollars) in cash and donations in 2019, according to an annual repor
Spanish health authorities are carrying out between 40,000 and 47,000 tests every day to detect coronavirus infections, Salvador Illa, Minister for Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare, s
Large quantities of anti-epidemic supplies have arrived in Finland from China on Wednesday, announced Finnish National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA). The consignment,
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. /Virginia Mayo/AP Photo Finland will lift roadblocks in the region around its capital Helsinki from Wednesday, prime minister Sanna Marin said, in a first s
MADRID, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Spain saw a rise in new COVID-19 cases recorded in a 24-hour period and a slight fall in new deaths, according to the data collected by the Ministry for Health, Consumer
Washington signed a deal with the Taliban in February that promised the withdrawal of U.S. and foreign troops from Afghanistan by next summer. /AFP The Taliban announced Sunday it will be rele
The Taliban announced Sunday it will be releasing 20 Afghan government prisoners the group has been holding, in the first phase of its commitment under its historic pea
Players in action during the 2020 FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifier between Germany and France in Freising, Germany, February 21, 2020. /VCG Basketball's world governing body FIBA has announced t
A large shipment of healthcare materials ordered from China arrived at the Helsinki Vantaa Airport on Tuesday afternoon, which would help Finland cope with the COVID-19 epidemic. Tomi Lounema, CEO
There is a need for governments and multilateral lenders to improve the welfare of nurses and other frontline health workers involved in the war against COVID-19, an official with the World Healt
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight t
COLOMBO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) made an appeal to Sri Lankans around the world on Thursday to deposit foreign currency in the domestic banking system to support the
In the next few days, the world will see confirmed COVID-19 cases reach one million and death tally climb to 50,000, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) noted on Wednesday. "As we enter t