World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that although the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe is improving, globally it is worsening.According to Tedros, mo
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that although the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe is improv
A staff member disinfects a vehicle at a service center of car-hailing service Didi Chuxing, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, February 27, 2020. /Reuters
An Iranian cargo ship sank off the Iraqi coast on Thursday night, Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced on Friday. "The ship, which was carrying ceram
China lodged stern representations with the UK on Wednesday over its foreign secretary's remarks on Hong Kong, saying Britain has no jurisdiction or supervision over th
Mongolia reported six new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, bringing the national count to 185, the country's National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) said Monday. "A total of 371 test
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter, Chiara de Blasio, was arrested Saturday night during the citywide protests over the death of George Floyd, New York Post first reported.Chiara de Blasio
Israelis sit at a coffee shop in Tel Aviv on May 27. Photographer. /Getty Images The top economic adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said raising taxes would be a "big mistak
Exotic beach at the Red Sea,Naama Bay,Sharm El Sheikh,Egypt. /Getty Images Egyptian hotels operating with a new reduced occupancy rate of 25% to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus hav
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would sign an executive order on Thursday authorizing businesses to deny entry to anyone who does not wear a mask or face covering, stressing masks are criti
Cambodia supports China's draft decision on establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKS
Britain’s government intends to stick with a plan to reopen primary schools to some pupils from June 1, Transport Minister Grant Shapps said on Sunday.“That’s certainly
France's first known COVID-19 case was detected last December, according to media reports. Citing a doctor at Avicenne and Jean-Verdier hospitals near Paris, BBC reported that the patient "must have
The Afghan security forces have killed Taliban key commander Habibullah Nasiri in the northern Kunduz province, a senior police official said on Saturday. "The notorious Habibullah Nasiri, who was in
A passenger plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) with over 100 people aboard crashed Friday afternoon in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local medi
Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) on Friday reported two new COVID-19 confirmed cases, taking the total number in Hong Kong to 1,065. Head of the CHP's Co
The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, will open its annual session on Th