File photo via AP The world is facing a chronic shortage of personal protective equipment against the new coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-GeneralTedrosAdhanom Ghebreyesus
The death toll in two avalanches in eastern Turkey reached 41 on Thursday, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The high number of causalities came on Wednesday afte
More Chinese provinces and cities have rolled out policies to support firms, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to reduce the impact of the novel coronavir
A Chinese UN envoy on Wednesday said that political settlement of conflict is the key to controlling the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons (SALWs). "The settlement of disputes through po
A high-ranking member of Fatah movement warned Monday that the U.S. Mideast peace plan may lead to a forced displacement of Palestinians. Nasser al-Qudwa, a member of
Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Chen Xi on Monday called on the Party's organizational departments to better perform their duties in the fight against t
A volcano on an island in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima erupted early Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, with no reports of injuries s
Chinese experts warned that the novel coronavirus could be transmitted through the digestive system, according to the latest findings. They found viral nucleic acids i
People take part in a protest against the announced U.S. Middle East peace plan in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 31, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua) Arab foreign mi
Wildfires burned out of control near Australia’s national capital, Canberra, and across surrounding New South Wales state on Saturday, with endangered residents warned
Taiwan on Friday confirmed the tenth infection of the novel coronavirus that caused pneumonia. The patient was the husband of the ninth confirmed case and had returned
02:42 One of the most senior figures in the UK's car industry has again warned about the risk of tariffs as Brexit becomes reality.In the final hours before the UK exited the EU, Mike
Asian markets fell Thursday with tech stocks and airlines among key losers as the World Health Organization (WHO) called an urgent meeting on whether to declare a global health emergency over the cor
The White House on Tuesday opted not to suspend flights from China to the United States as it discussed ways to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, sources briefed on t
China has confirmed 4,515 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of January 28, with the death toll resulting from the contagious virus standing at 106. /VCG Photo Travel plans
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned the UK that it risks undermining its sovereignty if it allows Huawei to become part of its 5G network.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected a
Jordan's Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Sunday reaffirmed the country's rejection of any unilateral measures aimed at changing the status quo in the occupied Palestinia