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Germany' Merkel meets Libyan General Haftar for talks

Chancellor Angela Merkel received Khalifa Haftar, Libya's eastern military commander, on Tuesday for talks on the conflict in Libya, the German government said."The Cha

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France confirms 1,412 cases of coronavirus infection

France has confirmed 1,412 cases of coronavirus infection and 25 patients have died of the virus as of 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) Monday, Director-General of Health Jerome Salomon announced. There are seve

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EU leaders to hold conference call on coronavirus cooperation

European Union (EU) leaders will hold a conference call shortly to coordinate the bloc's efforts against the novel coronavirus, said President of the European Council Charles Michel on Monday on Twi

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'Rumors and misinformation' as global COVID-19 cases exceed 107,000

02:51 The number of COVID-19 cases in China appears to be stabilizing but there are 26-thousand cases in more than 100 countries outside China. The Austrian chancellor said earlier tod

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Maldives confirms first two cases of coronavirus

The Maldives on Saturday reported its first two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.The two infected people are employees at a tourist resort and are believed to have caught the disease from an

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Venezuela prepares for potential coronavirus outbreak

02:50 The new coronavirus, or Covid-19, has been detected in at least six countries in Latin America: Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Dominican Republic. So far, Venezuel

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People in San Francisco react to rise in COVID-19 cases in U.S.

04:55 There are more than 300 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CGTN hit the streets of San Francisco to find out how p

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Expert: Wuhan hopefully reports no new COVID-19 cases at end of March

Medical staff check a patient's condition at a temporary hospital called the Wuhan Livingroom in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 10, 2020. /Xinhua Central China's Wuhan, the ep

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Expert says no evidence of recurring COVID-19 patients spreading virus

There is no evidence that the people who tested positive for the novel coronavirus after recovery can transmit virus to others, said a Chinese expert during a press conference on Tuesday.Some people

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Number of COVID-19 cases outside China tops 10,000: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases outside of China has reached 10,566. The latest statistics showed that 1,792 new confirmed cases were repor

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Coronavirus cases rise to 24 in the Netherlands

Six more people were infected by the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands, bringing the total confirmed cases to 24, according to the Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RI

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Paris half marathon canceled amid COVID-19 fears

The Paris half marathon, which was scheduled for Sunday, has been canceled over the fears of the COVID-19 virus, France's Minister of Health Olivier Veran announced on Saturday afternoon. The decisi

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Coronavirus forces Inter Milan to play Ludogorets behind closed doors

The second leg of Inter Milan's Europa League knockout tie against Ludogorets Razgrad on Thursday will be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus, European football

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Romanian top court rules PM nomination unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled on Monday that there is a legal conflict between the president and the parliament regarding the nomination of Liberal leader Ludovic Orban, also the outgoing

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Israeli army says strikes Islamic Jihad sites in Gaza

Israeli military said it was carrying out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday night, hours after Islamic Jihad fired barrages of rockets toward southern Israel. A m

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Nevada Caucuses 2020: What do you really care about?

01:04 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is the projected winner of the Nevada caucuses.The Vermont Senator looks to have overwhelmingly defeated his rivals.La

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Mental illness institute celebrates Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

02:18 Carnival is already underway in Rio de Janeiro with hundreds of city blocks in full swing ahead of the official holiday that runs from Feb 21 to Feb 26.But there is one that brin