Russia has recorded over 80,000 COVID-19 cases and 199 deaths. /CGTN A top health official in Russia fears the country could experience a spike in COVID-19 cases if people defy lockdown measur
Many other countries around the world have also imposed travel bans in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19. /VCG Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic and international air and sea trav
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, has announced new stimulus package measures to help take control of COVID-19 as it spreads across the eurozone. /AFP The European Cen
Kenya has recorded eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 270.The new figure was announced by Dr Mercy Mwangangi, the Chief Administrative Secretary in
04:33 Institución Ferial de Madrid (IFEMA), or Madrid convention center, has now been transformed into a field hospital to treat coronavirus patients. Two exhibition halls are already
Cambodia has seen a huge drop in air passengers since January due to the impact of the COVID-19, Sin Chansereyvutha, a spokesman of the State Secretariat of Civil Avia
The San Francisco Opera announced Tuesday that its 2020 summer season, scheduled to take place June 7-July 3, has been canceled amid COVID-19 concerns. The company sai
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has urged prevention against fires and floods to ensure the safety of tourists. Local culture and tourism authorities are requi
Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration Eduardo Cabrita announced on Monday that its land borders with Spain will remain closed at least until May 15. "In coordination with the Government o
The Art showcased on balconies across Berlin came in different shapes and sizes. /Reuters Some got inventive like this household, who hung a swing off their balcony. /Reuters Thi
NEW DELHI, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Indian government has extended visas of all foreigners stranded in the country, due to the travel restrictions in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, till April 30
02:44 With New York City becoming the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., some city dwellers are looking to get out of town.Travel companies are seeing a surge in demand fo
Kibera is home to thousands of poor people who depend on manual jobs for a living. Scores of people were injured in Kenya's Kibera informal settlement area on Friday after a stampede erupted a
Over 624,300 passengers used the city's public transport from midnight to 5 p.m. Wednesday, including 184,000 on buses, 336,300 on subways, and 104,000 taking taxis. WUHAN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The n
LinkedIn has no plans to make COVID-related layoffs until at least June 2020, the professional network has confirmed to TechCrunch. This announcements comes after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s pledge
The New Zealand government, industry and business are working together to develop a plan for how tourism will operate in a post-COVID-19 world, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis said on Wednesday. "A pos
The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it has designated Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and its three leaders as specially designated global terrorists, the