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COVID: Britain reports 38,281 infections, 140 more deaths

The United Kingdom has recorded 38,281 new COVID cases and 140 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, government data shows. /Xinhua The United Kingdom has recorded 38,2

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U.S. obstructs COVID-19 origin-tracing by mobilizing spy agencies

The U.S. mobilizes intelligence agencies, instead of scientific experts to trace the origins of the COVID-19 virus, which will only obstruct the development of origin-tracing for the international co

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71st session of WHO's regional committee for Africa begins virtually

CFP Image The 71st session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa started on Tuesday with focus on the continent's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The three-day

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Africa's COVID-19 fatalities surpass 190,000 mark

FILE PHOTO: A security guard opens the door for a customer exiting Awolowo glass house in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, March 29, 2021. (Adetona Omokanye/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The number of

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections surpass 230,000

A resident receives a dose of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Patrick Meinhardt / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The number

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China terms U.S. intelligence report on virus origins 'anti-science'

The U.S. intelligence report on coronavirus origins is "anti-science," "unreliable" and "contains predetermined conclusions," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said during a press bri

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Coronavirus: Rwanda surpasses 1 million inoculated people

FILE PIC: More than a million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 430,000 are double jabbed, as of August 21, according to numbers from the Ministry of Health.

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U.S. coerces scientists, China's neighbors for COVID-19 origin probe

Desperate to pin the blame for the COVID-19 pandemic on China, the U.S. has resorted to inducement and coercion to produce a damning report regarding the coronavirus origins, the Global Times repo

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Outdoor activity industry booming in the U.S.

02:53 It’s one benefit you might say of the COVID-19 pandemic: Americans are spending a lot more time outdoors.Trails, bike paths and backcountry areas have become more crowded than eve

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Over 90 pct of Togo's health workers fully vaccinated

Togo rolled out its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign in March. /CFP More than 90 per cent of Togo's health workers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, bolstering the country's fight

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South Africa reports 14,728 new COVID-19 infections, 384 new deaths

Citizens wait in the queue at Mitchell's Plain CHC to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on July 31, 2021 in Mitchell's Plain, South Africa. ( Photo by Brenton Geach / Gallo Images via Getty Images)

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections reach 224,400

Passengers wearing protective face masks wash their hands at hand cleaning stations installed outside the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Nairobi, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Pat

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Africa's COVID-19 deaths hit 185,706 as infections continue to rise

FILE PHOTO: A security guard opens the door for a customer exiting Awolowo glass house in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, March 29, 2021. (Adetona Omokanye/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Africa's numb

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Over 1.8 mln fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Tunisia

CFP Image Since the start of the national vaccination campaign on March 13, a total of 1,842,302 Tunisians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Tunisian health ministry announced o

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Cuomo says NYC healthcare workers must be vaccinated against COVID

The New York State Department of Health issued an order Monday requiring all healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 27. /Getty Images The New York State Department of H

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BizBeat 197: Where was the real 'ground zero' for COVID-19?

04:56 Why was the positive rate in a study of COVID-19 antibody test higher in blood samples collected in America back in 2019 and early 2020, compared with that in Hub

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COVID-19 cases surge in Australian state with tougher restrictions announced

Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit in the country's current COVID-19 outbreak, reported 466 new local cases on Saturday, a new peak and a nearly