Australia's chief scientist has advised Australians to be wary of "fake news" regarding cures for COVID-19. "I strongly believe that research is the way out of the epidemic; we need to continue to
Wall Street, New York City, U.S. /VCG World stock markets rose sharply on Wednesday following encouraging news for an experimental COVID-19 treatment and some positive earnings reports, while
A man with a face mask against the spread of the new coronavirus walks in front of Miraitowa and Someity, mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics at a park in Tokyo, April 28, 2020 /A
Editor's note: Gernot Wagner teaches climate economics at New York University. He is the co-author, along with the late Martin Weitzman, of "Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Pl
Editor's note: This is the 48th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one.Countries from Italy to New Zealand have announced the easing of coronavirus lockdowns but Brit
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern claimed on Monday that the country had "eliminated" the coronavirus as the country eased the level of restrictions from four to three.The level-three restric
Asia-Pacific countries are still fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic with an alarming resurgence of infections, as three Vietnamese tested positive again for COVID-1
Some countries and U.S. states are starting to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions and focus on fixing their battered economies.In Spain, the streets echoed again wi
An international COVID-19 alliance of small countries held its first online meeting on Friday morning, with Denmark's participation and eager to join, according to Pri
In a small suburb of Melbourne, two entrepreneurs are developing a technology that could mean big changes for the packaging industry.Stuart Gordon and Mark Appleford are the co-founders of Varden, a
Times Higher Education (THE) revealed its 2020 University Impact Rankings on April 22. A total of 857 universities from 89 countries and regions on six continents parti
As the confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide continue to rise, major countries and regions are struggling with a predicament to save lives and livelihoods. Meanwhile, international cooperation is high
Locals introduce epidemic prevention measures in the form of performance at the Gwanghwamun square in Seoul, South Korea, March 30, 2020. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua) -- South Korea reports 11 more CO
Moving Day, which celebrates the first day of the dairy season in New Zealand, will go ahead as planned this year, but with strict controls amid the COVID-19 outbreak,
Facebook Avatars, which lets users customize a virtual lookalike of themselves for use as stickers in chat and comments, is now available across Europe, the company said today.The social giant’s Avat
Beijing, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Ge Qinggang, the captain of the first batch of the med
Asia-Pacific countries kept reporting more COVID-19 cases on Monday as Bangladesh records biggest daily jump of COVID-19 cases with 492 new cases. BANGLADESH The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases