Earlier this year, Microsoft made waves in the corporate community by coming out with one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging strategies to reduce carbon emissions from the company’s operati
Holding a selfie stick and facing his mobile phone, Mai Weiwen started livestreaming against the blue sky and picturesque landscape via China's popular video-sharing a
The White House says it has canceled this year's Easter Egg Roll amid the spread of coronavirus across the country, Washington D.C., the U.S., March 16, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Andrew Kory
Beijing, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua Aerial photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows staff on duty checking health QR code of d
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Thursday the leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) to lift all sanctions on supplies of essential goods until the COVID-19 pandemic is
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday the challenge posed by COVID-19 is enormous and demands strong action, asking Group of Twenty (G20) coun
Sweden has reported more than 60 fatalities linked to the coronavirus but on Thursday, the Public Health Agency said it is not yet prepared to impose a lockdown. The number of confirmed cases of COVI
With China gearing up to lift the lockdown on Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, researchers suggest ensuring school and workplace remain closed until Ap
Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the London School of Economics - South Asia Centre, and an author. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views of CG
The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 190 countries and regions. The following are the updates on the contagious
The National Health Commission received reports of 67 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, all of which were imported.BEIJING, March 26 (X
Editor's note: This is the 23rd article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one: When will coronavirus end? United States Capitol Building /AFP The new coronavirus is n
Three months after the first known cases of COVID-19 emerged, there is still no clear-cut answer as to who "patient zero" is, or where it came from.Also known as the index case, patient zero refer
At the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, medics from across China rushed to Wuhan to offer help. /CGTN Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The da
No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported Tuesday in Wuhan, the former hardest-hit city in central China's Hubei Province. The h
Kazakhstan has suspended exports of socially significant food products since March 22 to guarantee the domestic supply, Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration Bakhyt
An elderly woman wheels her shopping trolly down a deserted high street in Cardiff, South Wales, after the UK was put into lockdown. /Geoff Caddick/AFP Over the past week, European governments