France and Spain on Monday cautiously joined the ranks of European nations loosening coronavirus restrictions, while the fear of a second-wave outbreak is hanging over
TOKYO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government will decide on Thursday whether it will partially lift the nationwide state of emergency over the COVID-19 for some prefectures where the virus has b
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Monday published eight typical cases China's courts have concluded since 2019 regarding crimes against medical personnel. The peopl
By APD writer AliceVietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in his speech delivered at a live-broadcast meeting with businesses on May 9, expressed his hope that Vie
The entire world has run smack into the biggest economic wall since the Great Depression, and the US stock market is … above where it was this time last year. American tech megacorns like AirBNB
The Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. /Reuters As many parts of the world's biggest economy begin to reopen after weeks of
Vincent Racaniello (R), professor of microbiology and immunology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, in an interview with a CCTV reporter. /CCTV Politics has been
Europe is eager to get moving again. After weeks of living under lockdown in a collective effort to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections, millions of Europeans are going back to work and schoo
Moody's Investors Service (MIS), an American credit rating agency, on Friday revised downward India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for India to 0 perce
None of the nation's power has been supplied by coal generators for almost a month due to good weather and the pandemic.
- On January 30, 2020, when the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, many people might not have expected it to turn into the worst public health crisi
02:52 It isn't usual for a mayor to make international headlines. But Michael Melham, the mayor of Belleville, New Jersey, has been attracting international media attention after he di
Editor's note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is professor of sustainable development and professor of health policy and management at Columbia University, director of Columbia's Center for Sustainable Developm
The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) held an online event on Friday, to launch flagship report "Asian Economic Outlook and Integration Progress 2020."According to the report, the Asian economy is likely to
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners said on Friday it will invest $1.5 billion in Reliance Jio Platforms, joining social conglomerate Facebook and private equity firm Silver Lake that have als
On 8 May 1945, World War II officially ended in Europe, where it had begun precisely 1,953 days earlier. Hitler, surrounded by Allied troops, had killed himself in his underground bunker in Berlin on
Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday said the government will review its lockdown relaxation measures on Friday before drafting t