The national security legislation for Hong Kong will help maintain social stability and a sound business and investment environment in Hong Kong, an official of the Ho
03:10 At first glance, it looks like a normal day at London Zoo. Penguins sunbathe and swim in a clear blue pool. Staff are on site, continuing to care for over 18,000 animals housed t
The World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated on Friday that COVID-19 vaccines must be recognized as public goods for the whole world, and that all countries must con
"I think we will see a new type of globalization… Airlines will suffer, but maybe the digital industry will flourish.”That was the response from Michele Geraci, former Italian Undersecretary for Stat
Xiaomi, the Chinese comapny famous for its budget smartphones and a bevy of value-for-money gadgets, said in a filing on Thursday that it has backed more than 300 companies as of March, totaling 32.3
The Palestinians have suspended contacts with the CIA after announcing the end to security coordination with Israel and the United States in protest at Israeli proposals to annex territory in the Wes
02:22 The world is observing International Day of Biological Diversity at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has led to lockdowns in many countries. With humans indoors, wild animals
Screenshot from Florida's real-time COVID-19 data portal Rebekah Jones, the scientist who created Florida's real-time COVID-19 data portal, was fired on Monday for "refusing to manipulate" dat
"Despite the easing measures that have been introduced, social and economic life in Germany is still very far from what was previously considered normal... The available economic indicators paint a c
Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes — whether by emailed picture or video visit — as concern grows that for some people, a sign of COVID-19 may pop up in
05:52 Editor's note: As the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy and upended people's lives around the world,it has induced significant mental health problems. Cha
Burundi is pushing ahead with an election on Wednesday that will end the president's divisive and bloody 15-year rule.When President Pierre Nkurunziza hands over power,
The day he declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency, President Donald Trump made a cryptic offhand remark.“I have the right to do a lot of things that people
The President of the United States Donald Trump and his coronavirus task force are collectively pressuring the country's top health agency to revise the current COVID-19 death counts, revealed in an
Antibody tests can measure whether someone has already had coronavirus and has developed antibodies in their blood.
Faced with overwhelmed hospitals and surging coronavirus deaths, Brazilian state and city governments are lurching forward with mandatory lockdowns against the will of President Jair Bolsonaro, wh
Your life probably involves a lot more videoconferencing now than it did a few weeks ago – even if it already did involve a lot. That’s not likely going to change anytime soon, so why not make t