text

France shakes off its virus blues as cinemas, casinos set to open

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. /VCG France will begin to shake off its coronavirus blues Sunday with cinemas opening on the stroke of midnight and thousands of people taking to the streets

text

Ming Tombs in Beijing's suburb closes indoor areas amid epidemic

The Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb, announced the temporary closure of its indoor spaces from Saturday amid a resurgence of fresh COVID-19 cases

text

Iran's Rouhani raises prospect of compulsory wearing of face masks in public

Iran is considering making it mandatory within days to wear masks in public places and covered spaces, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, as the tally of confir

text

US movie theater chain AMC Theaters reverses optional mask-wearing decision

U.S. movie theater chain AMC Theaters will require all guests nationwide to wear masks after reopening theaters on July 15, the company confirmed in a statement on Friday.It thus reversed a previous d

text

Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record highs for 7 days

The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in the U.S. state of Texas hit record highs for seven consecutive days, local media reported Thursday. According to fig

text

Beijing's major parks further limit visitors

Beijing's 11 municipal parks and the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture have limited visitor numbers to no more than 30 percent of their total capaci

text

Yelp adds new features for reopening businesses

Over the past few months, Yelp has been takin steps to help businesses reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic — things like waived fees, virtual service listings and GoFundMe fundraisers

text

'Sweat test' ankle bracelets to target alcohol-related crime

Pilot studies show 71% of the participants did not have any alcohol during the test, even though some were allowed access to it.

text

Thailand's Phuket airport reopens after 2-month shutdown over COVID-19

The international airport of Thailand's famous resort island of Phuket resumed operations on Saturdayafter a two-month shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Civ

text

Brazil's COVID-19 deaths surge past UK, second highest in the world

People wait in line to enter a shopping mall as malls reopen amid the pandemic, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 11, 2020. /Reuters Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to becom

text

Suspended 43rd session of UN rights body to be resumed next week

File Photo: Photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows the United Nations Human Rights Council conducting Universal Periodic Review during its 43rd session in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Nie Xiaoyang)

text

National Guard troops in Washington D.C. test positive for COVID-19

Numerous National Guard members deployed in Washington D.C. to deal with the massive protests over the death of African American George Floyd have tested positive for

text

About 520,000 primary students to return to school in Beijing

Around 520,000 students in the first, second and third grades of primary schools in Beijing will resume classes on June 15, local education authority said Tuesday. "St

text

Scientists prove efficacy of face masks in preventing virus transmission

The obligation to wear face masks has considerably helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus infection in Germany, according to a discussion paper published by four universities in Germany and Denm

text

WHO expresses support for movement against racism, but stresses safety

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2020 shows the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday expressed its fu

text

COVID-19 cases exceed 170,000 in Iran, Turkey; Saudi Arabia's tally surpasses 100,000

As the COVID-19 continues to spread in the Middle East, Iran and Turkey have both seen their confirmed cases surpassing 170,000, while Saudi Arabia's total cases exceeded 100,000 on Sunday. Iran's

text

Italy hopes EU nations will open borders to Italians from June 15

People wear face masks in Milan, Italy, February 26, 2020. /Xinhua Italy hopes other European Union countries will reopen their borders to Italian citizens from June 15 as COVID-19 restriction