People wear protective masks while watching a movie at a cinema in Peshawar, Pakistan, August 10, 2020. /Reuters Picture a developing country facing a mix of social, political and economic tro
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. /Xinhua
The World Health Organization urged countries Monday to continue implementing safety measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, such as limiting public gatherin
People wait to receive COVID-19 test at a temporary test site at Sunset Park in New York, U.S., August 13, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Joel Wendland-Liu is an associate professor of the integ
Image taken on June 26, 2015 shows wine bottles of Malbec Reserve 2005 in the wine-cellar of the Tierras Altas Winery, in Maipu city, Mendoza province, Argentina. (Xinh
Public officials disinfect the roadway to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in front of the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, August 18, 2020. /AP South Korea's daily new c
A worker disinfects walls at a church in Kigali, capital of Rwanda, July 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cyril Ndegeya)Rwanda was recognized by the chief of the World Health Organiza
Health officials in South Sudan on Monday warned that non-adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures could derail efforts to fight the virus and fuel the spread of the pandemic in the east Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Thursday spotlighted China as an important trade partner for countries in the region, such as Argentina. Argen
The French authorities have ordered people to wear face masks in outdoor public places in many major cities as the COVID-19 spread faster and the admission to intensiv
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson put some of the country’s next steps out of lockdown on hold Friday with just a few hours’ notice, saying the number of new coronav
British government announced on Friday that the easing of some restrictive measures will not take place as scheduled, as coronavirus infection numbers are creeping up. "At every point I have said o
These days, maps depicting Africa's coronavirus caseload highlight the southern tip of the continent. South Africa, despite initially faring well as the pandemic reached its soil earlier this year, i
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led Muslim prayers at Istanbul's Hagia Sophia on Friday. /Mustafa Kamaci/Turkish Presidential Press Service/AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - PARIS -- The French government's order to make mask-wearing mandatory came int
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged his countrymen to continue fighting COVID-19, noting that the virus remains dangerous. The disease is one of the biggest challenges to the human race, Mus
Agricultural exports to China and other countries will help Argentina's economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, according to Argentine Pres