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British newspapers report Dominic Cummings' breach of lockdown rules

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest adviser, Dominic Cummings, travelled more than 400 kilometers from his London home after showing symptoms of coronavirus, breaking the government's lock

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Body of WWE's Shad Gaspard found on a California beach

The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) pro Shad Gaspard was found early Wednesday on Los Angeles' Venice Beach, after he was caught in a rip current last weekend, police said.Patro

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APD | First Vietnamese transgender man gives birth

By APD writer AliceMinh Khang has become the first transgender man in Vietnam to get pregnant and give birth to a baby girl.The 2.3-kg baby girl was born at a hospital

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Trump says state department watchdog fired under Pompeo's request

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked him to fire the State Department's Inspector General (IG) Steve Linick, of whom the p

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Lesotho Prime Minister to exit

FILE PHOTO-Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. /AFP. Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has announced he will step after months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the mur

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South Sudan VP and his wife test positive for COVID-19

South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny have both tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the government office that was released Monday.The pr

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The surrogate babies stranded in Ukraine

Fifty one babies born to surrogate mothers are waiting to be united with their parents, who have been unable to enter Ukraine because of lockdown measures. /Sergei Supinsky/AFP Inside a small

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Lesotho, last standing African country, reports first COVID-19 case

Lesotho was the last remaining country in Africa with no case of COVID-19. Lesotho has confirmed its first case of COVID-19, becoming the last country in Africa to be affected by the global pa

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Congolese railway ticketing worker in U.K. dies after being spat at

British Transport Police said an inquiry had been launched to find the man who ad spat on Mrs Belly Mujinga and her colleague. /VCG A railway ticketing worker in the U.K. has died of COVID-19

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Interpol issues red notice for wanted U.S. diplomat's wife over deadly car crash in Britain

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) on Monday issued a Red Notice for the arrest of a U.S. diplomat's wife named Anne Sacoolas, who was charged o

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Taiwan reports another COVID-19 death

Taiwan's epidemic monitoring agency on Monday reported the seventh death caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The man in his 40s died of multiple organ

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Comedian Jerry Stiller dies of natural causes aged 92

U.S. comedian Jerry Stiller died of natural causes at the age of 92, his son Ben Stiller tweeted early Monday. "He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedica

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68-year-old woman gives birth to twins, 46 years into marriage

Margaret Adenuga, 77, speaks during her interview with CGTN's Deji Badmus. After 46 years of marriage, a 68-year-old woman has finally given birth to twins in Nigeria's Lagos state, an act tha

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Report: Trump refuses to wear mask to avoid harming re-election chances

U.S. President Donald Trump's refusal to wear a mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic is because of fears that it would "send the wrong message" and harm his re-e

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Lebanon's disappearing middle class

02:25 Angry and desperate Lebanese are on the streets again, protesting against the Central Bank, the government, the economy and corruption. They are burning banks, clashing with secu

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Yao Ming: 3 plans in place for remainder of CBA season

President of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), Yao Ming, on Friday said it remains undecided when the CBA league season could resume, adding that "public healt

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Chinese football star Wu Lei recovers from COVID-19

RCD Espanyol's Wu Lei (L) dribbles during a Spanish league match between RCD Espanyol and Athletico Madrid in Barcelona, Spain on March 1, 2020. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xin