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S.Korea reports 100 more COVID-19 cases, 9,137 in total

South Korea reported 100 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Wednesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 9,137. The

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UN chief appoints Guang Cong of China as his new deputy special representative for South Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed Guang Cong of the People's Republic of China as his new deputy special representative (political affairs) for South Sudan and de

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Iran's coronavirus death toll nears 2,000, as Saudi Arabia reports 1st death from COVID-19

Iran's death toll from COVID-19 approached 2,000 after 122 new deaths were reported on Tuesday; Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia reported the first death from the novel coronavirus. The death toll in Iran su

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LinkedIn: Soft skills most in-demand amid booming online recruitment

07:21 Graduate students this year are facing much more rigorous challenges than in previous years because of the spread of COVID-19.On the other side of the coin, online sectors are ad

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Beijing Winter Olympic Village construction passes major milestone

The steel structure of the Beijing Winter Olympic Village project has been completed, with work now shifting to the decoration, mechanical and electrical installation stage, the Beijing Major Projec

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Egypt president urges all necessary preventive measures against coronavirus

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday assigned the government to take all necessary preventive measures to fight the novel coronavirus. "In the light of the continuous follow-up of all p

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S.Korea reports 76 more COVID-19 cases, 9,037 in total

South Korea reported 76 more cases of COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Tuesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 9,037. The newly c

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Iran says U.S. obstructs fight against COVID-19 by maintaining sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the United States has obstructed the international fight against novel coronavirus outbreak by maintaini

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Iraq confirms 33 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

Iraqi Health Ministry on Monday confirmed three more deaths from COVID-19 and 33 new cases, bringing the total number of the infected to 266. The new cases included se

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US to Cut $1 Billion in Afghanistan Aid Over 'Leadership Failure' by Afghan Rivals - Pompeo

In response to the continued disagreement in Afghanistan between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah about which of them won the September 2019 presidential election, Wa

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Musicians pulled in $4.3M after Bandcamp waived revenue shares for 24 hours

Last week, popular music platform Bandcamp announced that it would be waiving its revenue shares from all sales for 24 hours, starting Friday morning. The move was an effort to help boost income for t

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Iran says U.S. "lies" about COVID-19 help offer

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that the U.S. help offer to Iran over the novel coronavirus outbreak is "one of the biggest lies in history," according to

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Iranian official criticizes World Bank for not inviting Iran to meeting about COVID-19

An Iranian official on Sunday criticized World Bank for failing to invite Iran to a recent regional meeting related to the novel coronavirus outbreak, official IRNA ne

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Iran to use shopping mall for hospitalization of COVID-19 patients

Iran Mall, Iranian biggest shopping center, will be used as a temporary hospital for the patients of COVID-19, Press TV reported on Sunday. Iran Mall, located in the w

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Roundup: Turkey steps up measures against COVID-19 amid hike in infections

Turkey has ramped up measures against the COVID-19 pandemic as the number of infections has roughly doubled daily since the first case was reported on March 11. Turkey

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France confirms 16,018 coronavirus cases, 35 pct aged under 65

France has confirmed 16,018 coronavirus infection cases, 35 percent of whom are aged under 65, Director General of Health Jerome Salomon announced on Sunday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Ja

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Iran rejects U.S. help offer, steps up measures to fight COVID-19

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday rejected the U.S. help offer to the country over the COVID-19 outbreak. Khamenei said the U.S. officials have continuously sent messages to I