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Roundup: Biden wins Democratic primary in South Carolina, crucial Super Tuesday awaits candidates

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared victory in the party's primary in the state of South Carolina on Saturday, as incoming results consistently indicated his overwhelming lead.

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Commentary: Solidarity, cooperation most powerful weapon in face of epidemic

Medical team members pose for group photos before leaving for Hubei Province in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua

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Italy's confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 1,000

A total of 1,049 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Italy, Civil Protection Department chief and Extraordinary Commissioner for the coronavirus emergency Angelo Borrelli said on Sat

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Exit poll gives anti-corruption party wide lead in Slovak election

Slovak opposition movement Ordinary People (OLANO) holds a strong lead in the EU member country's parliamentary election, an exit poll released on Saturday suggested.The poll was in line with forecas

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COVID-19: Hopes fade of an early end as markets take fright

A woman wears a face mask at the Enramada beach in La Caleta, in the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu) Any hope the spread of the coronavirus may be easing by now are beg

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APD | Chinese experts preparing strategy for Pakistan’s fight against locust attacks

By APD writer Muhammad SohailISLAMABAD, Feb. 29 (APD) A group of the Chinese experts, which reached Pakistan last week, is helping the south Asian country to develop a

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Fighting COVID-19 in Iran and Italy

03:28 With new confirmed COVID-19 cases outside China exceeding the nation's tally, the epidemic is becoming a global menace. Other than Japan and South Korea, Iran and Italy have beco

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Yuan indicator shows China PMI likely to see V-shaped recovery

Editor's Note: Jimmy Zhu is chief strategist at Singapore-based Fullerton Research. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.China factory activities substanti

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Japan to close Tokyo Disney Resort, Universal Studios Japan amid COVID-19 outbreak

The operators of Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea and Universal Studios Japan said on Friday that they will shutter the hugely popular theme parks from Saturday to March 15

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Teen hit Yolo raises $8M to let you Snapchat anonymously

It wasn’t a fad. Yolo became the country’s No. 1 app just a week after launch by letting teens ask for anonymous replies to questions they posted on Snapchat. But nine months later, Yolo i

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How will the coronavirus epidemic aAffect China's economy?

03:42 I'm Robert Lawrence Kuhn and I'm feeling guilty watching China's valiant "people's war"on the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, from the safety and comfort of Los Angeles – while my f

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COVID-2019 in Italy: How is the country responding?

People wear face masks in Milan, Italy, February 26, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Federica Russo is a researcher at the consulting firm Wikistrat and a freelance writer whose articles have be

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Cities in India, Pakistan most polluted, desertification impacts China

More than half of the world's 50 most polluted cities are in India and Pakistan, with climate change-triggered sandstorms and wildfires along with the rapid pace of urbanization worsening the air

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How China is fighting and winning against air pollution?

Editor's note:Azhar Azam works in a private organization as a market business analyst and writes about geopolitical issues and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinion, and no

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Pence to control all coronavirus messaging from health officials

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence moved Thursday to control the flow of information from federal agencies about the virus response, ordering that public communications be cleared by their offices.Accord

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Serie A, UAE Tour, Swiss skiing hit by the coronavirus outbreak

Several global sporting events have been halted to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further as more COVID-19 cases have been reported outside than inside China.Here is a list of the latest spor

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East Africa faces new locust threat

Locusts are seen as they copulate in the region of Kyuso, Kenya, February 18, 2020. The swarms, first sighted in December, have already destroyed tens of thousands of acres of farmland in Kenya,