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Jilin reports 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

China's Jilin Province reported four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday. The cases were found as Jilin carried o

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Urgent: U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 140,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 140,000 mark to reach 140,103 as of 8:50 p.m. local time on Saturday (0050 GMT on Sunday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns

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Fire hits cathedral in western France

A fire broke out Saturday in a cathedral in the western French city of Nante. Firefighters have been dispatched. Images from the scene show fire and smoke billowing from inside the 15-century cathedr

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5.9-magnitude quake hits off Solomon Islands

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 56 km west of Kirakira, Solomon Islands at 0137 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 42.42 km, was initially d

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Chinese mainland reports 2 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported two new imported COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,964, the National Health Commission said Saturda

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Chinese mainland reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said Saturday that it received reports of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Friday, of which one was domestically tra

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Micheal Martin elected new PM of Ireland

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has been elected as new prime minister of Ireland in a vote held here on Saturday at a special meeting of the lower house of the Irish parliament. Announcing the vot

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Urgent: 5 killed in Taliban attack on police station in N. Afghanistan

Three police officers and two Taliban militants were killed and 16 people wounded in a Taliban attack on a district police station in Afghanistan's northern province of Baghlan Saturday night, a loca

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Chinese mainland reports 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said Sunday that it received reports of 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday, of which 38 were domestically transm

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China's Liaoning reports 2 new COVID-19 cases

Northeast China's Liaoning Province reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday. Both of them were close contac

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TS overthrows AG dominance and wins the 2020 KPL Spring championship

TS GAMING defeated All Gamers (AG) 4-3 in the King Pro League (KPL) Spring Final in Shanghai on Saturday, breaking its embarrassing record of three-straight-losses to the same opponent and winning th

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Chinese mainland reports 19 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported 19 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,827, the National Health Commission said Sunday

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British PM Johnson condemns violence as protesters clash

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned clashes between anti-racist protesters, far-right demonstrators and police on Saturday, saying rallies had been subverted

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Two COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Two COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Friday, the National Health Commission said Saturday. There were 74 patient

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Burundi's President dies of heart attack

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza attend a campaign rally in Gitega, central Burundi, on April 27, 2020. /Xinhua Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 55,

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Beijing to resume municipal sports after emergency response lowered

Beijing will resume municipal sports from Saturday after it has lowered its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third level. Beijing Municipal Bureau of

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Beijing further lowers COVID-19 emergency response

Beijing will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third one starting Saturday, a local official announced Friday