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Trump’s diagnosis shows US vulnerability to the coronavirus

President Donald Trump’s startling COVID-19 diagnosis serves as a cruel reminder of the pervasive spread of the coronavirus and shows how tenuous of a grip the nation h

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Macron promises Belarus mediation but Putin slams 'pressure'

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised to help with mediation in the political crisis in Belarus, but Russia's Vladimir Putin lashed out against "unpreced

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UK faces a long winter - but there is still a chance infections spike can be stemmed

The epidemic is now spreading across the country and can't be controlled by Test and Trace alone.

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Mexico adds 5,928 COVID-19 cases, epidemic worsens with continued limited testing

Mexico reported 5,928 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 504 deaths, bringing the total cases in the country to 549,734 and the death toll to 59,610, its health ministry

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Fed policymakers: economic growth to be muted until virus contained

The U.S. economic recovery will be slow until the coronavirus is under control, and Americans will have to manage life with the virus for at least the next several months, three Federal Reserve polic

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EU removes Morocco from its "safe list" for entry

The European Union (EU) starts on Saturday to allow travelers from eleven non-EU countries to enter its external border, after removing Morocco from its latest "safe l

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Italy warns Ryanair, Romanian schools to open: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Italy's national aviation civil authority, ENAC, has threatened to revoke Ryanair's permit after it accused the Irish airline of "repeated violations," of regulations there to protect

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Ozone pollution in July worsens in Tehran

Air pollution monitoring stations of Iran's capital Tehran have recorded more days with ground-level ozone in July, Eghtesad Online news website reported on Sunday. Du

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COVID-19 Global roundup: Arduous road ahead for Asian economy

Editor's note: This is the 91st article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is thepreviousone. Gross domestic product (GDP) dived by a record 41.2 percent in the three months ended March, on

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China Focus: Why Beijing needs large-scale nucleic acid testing

Beijing has reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 for seven consecutive days. How to deal with new sporadic cases has become a challenge

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U.S. image worsens in Europe amid pandemic, poll says

A pan-European poll has found that the majority of respondents hold an "increasingly" negative view of the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. media CNBC

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The Arctic is on fire: Siberian heat wave alarms scientists

The Arctic is feverish and on fire, at least parts of it are. And that's got scientists worried about what it means for the rest of the world.The thermometer hit a likely record of 38 degrees Celsius

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England to reopen cinemas and galleries from July 4

Cinemas, museums and galleries in England will reopen on July 4 in the next phase of easing the coronavirus lockdown, the government said Monday, as infection and death rates continued to slow.Ven

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DPRK reinstalling loudspeakers near border with S. Korea: media

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been reinstalling loudspeakers in areas near the border with South Korea, multiple local media reported Monday. An

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European nations relax border controls with vigilance while gearing up to cut tourism fallout

A number of European countries on Monday started exiting border controls cautiously at different paces while striving to reduce tourism fallout and pushing vaccine development. According to the

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U.S. Social media companies should play bigger part in combating misinformation: researcher

Social media companies should play their due role in identifying, implementing and evaluating ways to curtail the spread of dangerous misinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior U.S. resea

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Fed official says COVID-19 pandemic worsens U.S. inequality

The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening U.S. inequality in income and race, a senior Federal Reserve official said Thursday. "This health crisis has not so much changed thi