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Mexico reaches out to China for vaccines to fight COVID

02:46 As countries around the world race to vaccinate their populations against the coronavirus, new politicalallegiancesarebeing formed mostnotablybetween vaccine-producing countries

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Macron says France suspends AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

French President Emmanuel Macron. /VCG French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday his country was suspending AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from being administered in the country, ou

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Germany to stop administering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

A number of countries in Europe have stopped administering the AstraZeneca shots either entirely or from specific batches. /Getty Images Germany announced on Monday it would stop administering

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UK sanctions allies of Syrian President Assad

Britain on Monday announced sanctions on six allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including his foreign minister and close advisers."The Assad regime has subjected the Syrian people to a decad

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Car bombing claims 8 lives, wounds 54 in W. Afghanistan

Eight people were killed and 54 injured when a car bomb exploded in Herat City in western Afghanistan, on Friday, an official confirmed Saturday.An explosive-laden car was detonated by militants near

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Top Democratic members call for Cuomo's resignation

FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. /VCG Image A number of powerful Democratic members on Friday called for the resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo following damaging allegat

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COVID-19: UK records 343 deaths and 6,391 cases in last 24 hours

UK vaccination centre. /Xinhua Government data in the UK now shows that the Kingdom has registered another 343 COVID-related deaths and 6,391 cases in the last 24 hours.This compares to the 10

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A 'Blue Box' for your home that can detect cancer

08:59 One in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives. The good news is that it is a highly treatable disease. The trick is catching it early – something that hu

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Live updates: Worldwide coronavirus deaths top 2.5 million

SUMMARYThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 113 million, with over 2.5 million deaths and more than 64 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins Uni

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Khashoggi killing: Arab allies back Saudi rejection of U.S report

The Foreign Ministries of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait expressed support for Saudi Arabia's rejection of a U.S. intelligence report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on

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Mainland not to be blamed for no Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in Taiwan

The obstacles and crux of not allowing the mainland's COVID-19 vaccines into Taiwan lie not in the Chinese mainland, said Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affa

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Pop-up performances to revitalize arts amid the COVID-19 pandemic

02:35 For those who work in the arts, the pandemic has been catastrophic. Concert and performance spaces have been shut in many parts of the world making it virtually impossible for pe

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UK PM Boris Johnson says he is 'fervently Sinophile'

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson. /AFP UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently declared that he is "fervently Sinophile"during a Downing Street round table with Chinese businesses

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J&J applies for EU authorization for their coronavirus vaccine

VCG Pharmaceutical company Johnson Johnson on Tuesday applied for authorization for their coronavirus vaccine in the EU, with a decision expected starting mid-March.If approved, the single-sho

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China's online advertising market expands in 2020

China's internet advertising market expanded to nearly $77 billion in 2020. /CFP The scale of China's internet advertising market expanded to nearly 500 billion yuan (about $77 billion) in 202

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U.S. releases guidelines to reopen schools

02:59 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines for reopening schools. It includes five key mitigation strategies such as universal mask wearing a

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Black History Month: Change of civil rights movement

03:38 This Black History Month is giving Americans an opportunity to learn about the country's long civil rights movement and honor those who have led it. The movement and the role of