An aerial view of the deserted Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in France, April 1, 2020. /Reuters French Prime Mini
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would keep the U.S. embassy in Israel in Jerusalem if elected. "The move shouldn't have happened in t
China's top legislature Wednesday voted to adopt a revision to the law on the prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid waste. Lawmakers approved the
The U.S. state of New York on Monday canceled the state's Democratic presidential primary scheduled for June 23, becoming the first state to do so due to the COVID-19 p
Beijing's municipal legislature on Friday voted through a regulation to promote civil behaviors and deter bad habits, turning basic moral rules to legal norms. The reg
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday declared in a televised national speech another 15-day extension of the State of Emergency until May 2, in an effort to combat the COVID-
Brazil's Senate on Friday approved a presidential decree declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing the government to waive fiscal targets and free up budget resources
Patrick Mahomes #15, quarterback of the Cansas City Chiefs, tries to pass the ball in Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, February 2, 2020. /VCG
Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE are deemed as being national security threats by a new law signed by U.S. President Donald Trump. /VCG Rural telecommunication carriers in the United States
The Bank of England cut its main interest rate from 0.75 percent to 0.25 percent on Wednesday as part of a package of measures to cushion the impact of COVID-19. At a special meeting which ended on T
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was projected to win Tuesday's Democratic primary in the states of Mississippi and Missouri, local media reported. Black voters were thought to have delivered a
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Monday voted to adopt a decision to postpone this year's NPC annual session
The United States blacklisted five Iranian officials on Thursday, accusing them of preventing free and fair elections a day before a parliamentary vote that it branded a "sham."Iran's election campai
Marchers for LGBT rights in Poland's capital last year (Credit: Czarek Sokolowski/AP) A Polish town's stance as "free of LGBT ideology" has prompted a backlash from its twin town in France, wh
Shanghai starting from Friday will put individuals on a credit blacklist for concealing symptoms and violating quarantine, according to the municipal legislature. The
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference after an Eastern Partnership summit at the European Council Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 2017. /Reuters Photo A Germa
China's UN envoy on Wednesday refuted accusations by U.S. and British envoys regarding the latest humanitarian crisis in Syria, calling the accusations do not square wi
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