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Cuba says Trump administration pressured Bolivia to worsen ties

A view of Cuba's Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, January 24, 2020. /Reuters Photo A day after Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba, Havana accused its interim government of havin

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Wuhan travelers asked to stay home for 14-day medical observation

People having traveled from China's Wuhan are required to place themselves under medical observation at home for 14 days even without symptoms of pneumonia. An officia

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Search and Rescue Op Underway: Death Toll in Turkish Earthquake Reaches 22, 1,000 Wounded

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the tremors reached a 6.8 magnitude near the town of Sivrice on Friday. The centre added that the q

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Australia confirms first coronavirus case

A man has tested positive for coronavirus in Australia, which is the first case in the country, confirmed local health authorities on Saturday. The man, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corpo

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Update: China reports 1,287 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, 41 deaths

The pneumonia situation has resulted in 41 deaths, including 39 in central China's Hubei Province. BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health authorities announced Saturday that 1,287 confirmed c

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China's athletics body issues coronavirus prevention guidelines

00:46 The Chinese Athletics Association has announced new prevention and control methods to deal with the coronavirus at marathons. Organizing committees should establish a work team,

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China launches national service system to support novel coronavirus research

The information on the first strain of the novel coronavirus, isolated by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has been released at a newly-launched

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China reports 830 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia

Chinese health authorities announced Friday that 830 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 29 provincial-level

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China to ensure mask supply for pneumonia prevention: MIIT

China has launched emergency coordination of mask production to meet the growing demand for masks due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) spread, said the Ministry of

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China's Hubei activates public health emergency response for pneumonia control

Central China's Hubei Province has activated level II public health emergency response to tackle the pneumonia epidemic first spotted in its provincial capital Wuhan.

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China reports 440 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia

Chinese health authorities announced Wednesday that 440 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 13 provincial-level regions in the country by the

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Capella Space reveals new satellite design for real-time control of high-resolution Earth imaging

Satellite and Earth observation startup Capella Space has unveiled a new design for its satellite technology, which improves upon its existing testbed hardware platform to deliver high-resolution ima

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29 officials punished for underreported fatal explosion in China

A total of 29 officials have been punished as the death toll in a factory blast was intentionally underreported in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities sa

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Ukrainian plane hit by two short-range TOR-M1 missiles, Iran says

The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in the Iranian capital on Jan. 8 was hit by two short-range TOR-M1 missiles, Iranian state IRIB TV rep

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TV series on Chinese medical teams launched in Beijing

Foreign Aid Doctors, a TV series focusing on the work of Chinse medical teams in Africa was launched in Beijing on Monday.According to Lyu Shibin, the executive producer, Foreign Aid Doctors is the fi

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20 Chinese tourists injured in bus crash in New Zealand

A bus crash left 20 Chinese tourists injured, among whom two were under serious conditions, on a scenic road between Glenorchy and Queenstown in New Zealand on Tuesday. The Chinese embassy in New Zea

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Tibet's per capita disposable income grows fast in 2019

The per capita disposable income of residents in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region saw fast growth in 2019, local authorities said Monday. The per capita dispo