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Suspected COVID-19 case reported in southeastern Mongolia

A new suspected case of COVID-19 has been reported in Mongolia's southeastern province of Dornogovi, the country's National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) said

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British PM remains in charge of government -- Downing Street

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in charge of the government after being hospitalized due to persistent coronavirus symptoms, Downing Street said Monday. H

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Popular hotpot chain reopens in Beijing but dining gets expensive

The scenes of foodies queueing up to gain entry into popular hotpot restaurants have returned to Beijing.Haidilao, a popular hotpot restaurant chain, reopened in the Ch

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German pub takes novel approach to keep hard cider flowing

How does a traditional German restaurant comply with the untraditional demands of the coronavirus era?Thomas Metzmacher was faced with the prospect of having to shut do

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Zoom will enable waiting rooms by default to stop Zoombombing

Zoom is making some drastic changes to prevent rampant abuse as trolls attack publicly-shared video calls. Starting April 5th, it will require passwords to enter calls via Meeting ID, since these may

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NW China province launches charter flight to help students resume classes

A charter flight with 124 students and teachers aboard took off from Xining airport for Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, to resume classes for the new

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Taiwan compatriots strongly dissatisfied with DPP authority for return arrangement

Taiwan compatriots stranded in the coronavirus-hit Hubei Province were deeply disappointed at the Taiwan authorities' arrangement for their flights back to the island a

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Telehealth helps healthcare system battle COVID-19

00:40 As COVID-19 cases surge in the U.S. and hospitals fill with patients, Telehealth is booming.With an iPad or computer and from a remote location, medical professionals are able to

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Amazon prioritizes essential products in India, temporarily discontinues ‘lower-priority’ items

Amazon said on Tuesday that it is temporarily discontinuing accepting orders for “lower-priority” products in India and prioritizing servicing urgent items such as household staples, health care, and

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Revolut launches its neobank in the US

European fintech startup Revolut is launching its app and service in the U.S. Starting today, anybody can sign up and get a Revolut debit card. In the U.S., Revolut has partnered with Metropolitan C

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Ireland reports 2 more deaths as COVID-19 cases top 1,000

Two more COVID-19 patients died while another 219 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Ireland on Monday, the country's Department of Health said in a statement. To date, there have been a total

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Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Hospitalised With Respiratory Infection

On 22 March, the number of cases registered in Spain increased from 28,572 cases to 33,089, while the coronavirus death toll climbed to 2,182, adding 462 fatalities ove

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Two WHO staff members confirmed coronavirus infection

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Tuesday that two staff members at its Geneva headquarters have been infected with the novel coronavirus. "We do have two staff confirmed with symptoms

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Xinjiang distribution center sends 3,000th China-Europe cargo train

A total of 3,000 cargo trains have been operated from a distribution center in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to cities of Europe and Central Asia. A train ca

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Asia Album: "Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars"

Hot air balloons fly over the old parliament houses in Canberra, Australia, March 7, 2020. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua) CANBERRA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- "Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars.

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PLA approves first COVID-19 diagnosis laboratory

The clinical laboratory medical center of the 5th medical center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital has been approved by the Logistics Support Department of the PLA Milita

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'Beds wait for patients' in Wuhan's temporary hospitals

A temporary hospital in Qiaokou district of Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province, suspended operation on March 1 after all its patients were eit