Stock photo of an elderly person. /Reuters They take care of elderly or handicapped people at home, cooking and cleaning, assisting with errands, taking them for walks and providing company an
- France has reported its worst daily death toll, 418, from COVID-19. The country has become the fourth to cross the 3,000 fatalities threshold after Italy, Spain and China.- Italy looks certain to r
The COVID-19 pandemic is a litmus test of character. While most people are caring for and helping each other during the global public health crisis, a few are callous enough to take advantage of t
By APD writer AliceThe eSports sector is attracting a large number of fans when traditional sports events are forced to postpone or cancel and bans on mass gatherings h
China saw box office revenue totaling a staggering 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in the performance industry in 2019, but is still waiting to break out of an ice age this year caused by the COVID-19
Oil recovered ground on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to talks to stabilize energy markets, with benchmarks climbing off 18-year lows hit as th
"Even though we're in the midst of a crisis, essential health services must continue," the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, noting people still need life-saving treatme
The lockdown of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, was effective in containing the COVID-19 spread during the early stages of the outbreak and significatnly helped
Screenshot from Twitter The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday authorized the sterilization of used N95 masks by an Ohio-based non-profit company in an attempt to tackle the sev
"Even though we're in the midst of a crisis, essential health services must continue," the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday, noting people
Almost 40 years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the world free of smallpox, an infectious disease that is believed to have originated over 3,000 years ago. The eradi
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Europe kept swelling, with the region's total approaching 400,000 and that of Italy exceeding 100,000 as of Monday. According
The UN Security Council on Monday for the first time approved resolutions remotely after painstaking negotiations among diplomats who are teleworking due to the coronav
As the COVID-19 pandemic has hit more than 170 countries and regions around the world, an increasing number of medical workers are braving the risk of exposure to the virus to treat patients. The
Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in a series of violent prison disturbances in th
The global coronavirus pandemic has meant that there’s a widespread effort to develop and advance creative solutions to new problems, like worldwide shortages of necessary front-line medical equ
Europe, the current epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen some of its most popular tourist destinations impose stringent containment measures over the past few weeks in a bid to slow the sprea
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