The spread of the COVID-19 epidemic is a public health emergency, but also a major economic threat that will depress annual growth this year to below 2.5 percent, a top UN development strategist sai
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure on Friday to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide federal public healt
Stores have placed limits on toilet paper purchases. /AP Concerns surrounding the new coronavirus in Australia have prompted a run on one essential item in particular – toilet paper. Supe
VCG Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has proven effective in the treatment of an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in China, showing that the ancient system of healing plays a complementar
Iran on Thursday launched a national plan to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, as its death toll climbed above 100. Across the Middle East, several countries confirmed new cases of COVID-19, wh
The South Korean National Assembly passed new legislation today that will provide a framework for the regulation and legalization of cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges.In a unanimous vote during a
A swarm of desert locusts invade parts of Mwingi Town in Kitui County, Kenya, Feb. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Yu)Unexpected heavy rains in different parts of Kenya present fresh challenges to farmers bat
Editor's note:Ji Xianbai, PhD, is a research fellow with the International Political Economy Program of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
A woman wears a face mask at the Enramada beach in La Caleta, in the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu) Any hope the spread of the coronavirus may be easing by now are beg
NATO on Friday called on Syria and Russia to halt their airstrikes following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in northeastern Syria, as scores of migrants gathered at
More than half of the world's 50 most polluted cities are in India and Pakistan, with climate change-triggered sandstorms and wildfires along with the rapid pace of urbanization worsening the air
Workers make face masks in the workshop of a textile company in Jimo District of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, China, February 12, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a M
Fireworks explode over the illuminated Olympic rings during an event to mark six months before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Zijiang) Ja
01:05 All the latest updatesA total of 542 COVID-19 cases from 25 countries and regions were confirmed on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.Around 500 passengers began leaving the ship
India summoned the Turkish ambassador on Monday to lodge a diplomatic protest over President Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on the disputed region of Kashmir and warned it wo
Huangshi City in Hubei Province, one of the worst-hit areas by the novel coronavirus, has managed to get a cure rate of 20.96 percent and a mortality rate of just 1.53 percent, both better than th
BERLIN, GERMANY – JUNE 11: (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) The African Development Bank on Thursday pushed back against World Bank President David Malpass’ comments that it and similar reg
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