In a move that other states might want to emulate, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said that the state’s Department of Financial Services is requiring health insurers in the state to wai
01:08 As COVID-19 continues to spread around Europe and the world, antibacterial hand gel or hand sanitizer, is the next thing running out of stock after the global mask shortage.Worri
Nvidia has canceled the in-person portion of its GPU Technology Conference, which would have brought more than 10,000 people to San Jose three weeks from now. The company cited “growing concern
Wearing a mask at the gate of the dormitory of Chongqing University, Olya, from Ukraine, carefully tests the body temperature of every student with an electronic thermometer. "Please put on your mas
Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the world-famous Louvre Museum as the epidemic that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe, threaten
Editor's note: Wu Jinduo is head of fixed income at the research institute of Great Wall Securities and a part-time fellow of the Development Research Institute at Fudan University. The article re
An international charity concert was held this weekend in London with the theme "Together", attracting a number of internationally renowned artists to participate and support Wuhan and China in the
Syria’s official news agency said two of its warplane were shot down by Turkish forces inside northwest Syria, amid a military escalation there that's led to growing di
The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France’s Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers who guard its famous trove of artworks fearful of being contaminated by the
A tram in Luxembourg on 29 February - the day public transport became free. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP Luxembourg has become the first country in the world to offer free public transport.Th
03:31 The Coronavirus outbreak may have disrupted global supply chains and dealt a big blow to many economies, especially that of China's. However, opportunities always come out of cri
COVID-19 could be a once-in-a-century pathogen and the world should respond effectively, said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in an arti
At least 32 people have been killed in the deadliest violence to engulf India's capital New DelhiA heavy deployment of security forces brought an uneasy calm on Thursday, a police official said.The v
The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after at least 33 Turkish troops were killed in an
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
"It feels like things are transitioning to a completely new culture of doing research," says Isabella Eckerle, virologist of the Geneva Center for Emerging Viral Diseases. "It's exciting." BEIJIN
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to take whatever policy steps are needed to prevent the new coronavirus from dealing a severe blow to an economy already teetering on the brink of recession.