VCG Image Israel on Sunday banned travelers from South Africa, Denmark and the U.K. from entering its borders following the emergence of a new variant of the novel coronavirus in those countri
Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe attends a video conference with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, December 15, 2020. /CCTVChin
AP Photo The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon countries to "act urgently" to sustain their air transport sectors from the challenges thrown up by the pandemic.
The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus /Photo by James Chau The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Friday called upon governments t
Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 63 million, with over 1.4 million fatalities and more than 40.5 million recoveries, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.Here i
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) inspect a street in a neighbourhood of the northeastern Nigeria city of Maiduguri after an attack. (Photo credit AUDU ALI MARTE/AFP via
VCG Image Older persons and those living in care homes should be prioritized when COVID-19 vaccines become available, according to the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom
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VCG Image The COVID-19 pandemic has set back global efforts to eradicate poverty and narrow inequality, according to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.Ramaphosa made the remarks on Sunda
FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. /VCG Image South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday appealed to the Group of Twenty (G20) to help Africa confront the financial
Though exempted from quarantining, consular and diplomatic officers arriving in Hong Kong will face stricter testing and isolation arrangements starting November 18, ac
Natural gas explorer and producer Gulfport Energy Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday, becoming the latest company in the U.S. energy sector to succumb to weak crude prices as the COVID
New Oriental Education Technology Group, a Chinese tutoring, test preparation and private school operator, surged on its Hong Kong market debut on Monday, and became th
The New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. /Getty Images Coronavirus cases are increasing in the United States, and the New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that most travelers must now get COVI
Chief of the General Staff of the French Armies General Francois Lecointre (L), arrives at the base of the Barkhane mission in Africa's Sahel region, in Menaka, Mali on March 21, 2019. /AFP Ex
China has established a national fintech certification center in Chongqing Municipality, according to the People's Bank of China (PBOC).Fintech is a term used to descri
Britain's parliamentary Speaker reprimanded Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Wednesday for disregarding the House of Commons with its COVID-19 measures, cal