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8 dead, 19 injured in car accident in SW China

A serious car accident on Sunday left eight people dead and 19 people injured in Jiangyou, a city in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to a statement from l

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At least 3 killed in knife attack in Germany's Wurzburg

At least three people died and several were injured in a knife attack on Friday in Germany's southern city of Wurzburg, according to local police.Some of the injured people are in serious condition.

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Mexican president receives AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador received a shot of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday and called for older adults to get vaccinated."We're sure there is no risk, no danger, that th

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Experts call for joint efforts to protect coral reefs

03:22 Coral reefs are nicknamed the rain forests of the sea. However, environmental degradation is inflicting serious damage on them, threatening the diversity of ocean

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Tropical storms Laura and Marco churn toward U.S. Gulf Coast

01:46 The U.S. Gulf Coast is bracing for two serious weather systems. Tropical storm Marco has weakened as it approaches Louisiana. But a second storm, Laura, is expected to strengthen

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Chinese premier stresses production safety, flood control

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for relentless efforts in enhancing production safety and flood control to ensure the safety of people's lives and property

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Urgent: Stabbing in southern England declared terrorist incident

Britain's Counter Terrorism Policing confirmed Sunday that the stabbing incident that happened in Reading on Saturday night "has now been declared a terrorist incident." At least three people were ki

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Wuhan's severe COVID-19 cases drop to zero

The number of COVID-19 patients in serious condition in Wuhan, the central China city once hardest hit by the epidemic, has dropped to zero, a health official said Fri

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All serious COVID-19 patients in Wuhan cured: official

All the COVID-19 patients in serious condition in Wuhan, the central China city hardest hit by the epidemic, have been cured, a health official said Friday. The last p

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Venezuela prepares for potential coronavirus outbreak

02:50 The new coronavirus, or Covid-19, has been detected in at least six countries in Latin America: Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Dominican Republic. So far, Venezuel

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Beijing tightens quarantine rules for border entries

The Chinese capital of Beijing has required people arriving in the city as a destination from countries with serious coronavirus outbreaks to be quarantined for 14 days

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Hong Kong activates emergency response level for new coronavirus pneumonia

Hong Kong on Saturday activated the emergency level, the highest response level, for the new coronavirus pneumonia after more confirmed cases were reported. Chief Exec

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China imposes harsher punishment to ensure workplace safety

China's top legislature on Sunday adopted a revision to the Workplace Safety Law which imposes harsher punishment on offenders.