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Tackling COVID-19 requires solidarity, not slanders: Russian lawmaker

The threats voiced by the White House against China prove Washington keeps preaching egoism, Slutsky said.MOSCOW, April 21 (Xinhua) -- "China is by no means an accompli

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China urges U.S. officials to stop spreading conspiracy theories: FM spokesperson

File photo shows the national flags of China (R) and the United States on the Constitution Avenue in Washington, United States.(Xinhua/Bao Dandan) The conspiracy theories peddled by some U.S. individ

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Washington state recalls 12,000 COVID-19 test kits

Washington state has recalled 12,000 test kits of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) due to possible contamination, the state's Department of Health announced (DOH) last Sunday.The departm

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Global number of COVID-19 death toll tops 160,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

A total of 161,324 people have died from the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed on early Sunday. As of 6: 38 a.m. local time (1038 GMT), the United States

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Dr. Fauci rejects conspiracy theory about the coronavirus origin

There are many conspiracy theories swirling around the COVID-19 crisis, but Dr. Anthony Fauci rejected a conspiracy theory that the novel coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab.Fauci, the leadin

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U.S. activates secret military task force to secure its capital

Joint Task Force National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) was activated on March 16 to "secure" Washington in the face of attackers, both foreign and domestic, Newsweek reported Thursday, citing a "senior m

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COVID-19 tests delayed by contamination at CDC lab, says report

A delay by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in quickly making COVID-19 test kits available was the result of "a glaring scientific breakdown" at the CDC's central lab, acco

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Trudeau confirms extending Canada-U.S. border restrictions for another 30 days

Empty road at the U.S. port of entry into Blaine of Washington State is seen at Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, Canada, March 20, 2020. (Photo by Liang Se

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COVID-19 tests delayed by contamination at U.S. CDC lab: report

A delay by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in quickly making COVID-19 test kits available was the result of "a glaring scientific breakdown" at the CDC's central lab, The Wa

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French daily says Washington's WHO fund-freeze puts world in danger

The White House's decision to halt its funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) has weakened international cooperation and put the entire world in danger, French

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Trump threatens to force both chambers of U.S. Congress to adjourn

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to use his executive power to force both chambers of the nation's Congress to adjourn if the Senate did not confirm

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Iran makes progress against COVID-19 despite U.S. sanctions: FM

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that Iran has fought well against the novel coronavirus outbreak despite U.S. sanction pressures, Tehran Time

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Pelosi urges Fed to allow universities access lending facility

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Nancy Pelosi (L2, front) leaves the Congressional Auditorium during a break in the House Democrats' organizational caucus meetings in Washington, November 28, 2018. /VCG The S

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Amazon fires two more employees who were openly critical of working conditions during pandemic

Two additional employees who were publicly critical of Amazon’s warehouse conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic have been fired by the company. UX designers Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa were both

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IMF approves debt relief for 25 poor countries

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva addresses the opening news conference during the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington,

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COVID-19: Some states find hope as nine U.S. plan reopening of economy

Hopes are slowly rising in the U.S. as the COVID-19 outbreak appears to be at a plateau or beginning to slow down in some places.Nine U.S. states on both the East and West coasts are planning a sl

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Washington D.C. mayor says coronavirus peak in U.S. capital likely in June

Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington D.C., said on Sunday coronavirus cases in the U.S. capital will likely peak in June. "We, like all cities and states around the coun