The South Korean economy plunged into recession in the second quarter in its worst decline in more than two decades as the coronavirus pandemic battered exports and social distancing curbs paralyz
FILE PHOTO: Children in a Myanmar pre-school. /UNICEF Following the release of a UN study that shows at least 40 million children have missed out on early childhood education due to measures t
A new report on how U.S. states track COVID-19 data was published Tuesday by Vital Strategies - a global public health organization led by Dr. Tom Frieden, a former director of the Centers for Dis
A woman in the US testing for the coronavirus. /Reuters The United States has revisited the grim milestone of recording more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, while infections and ho
U.S. President Donald Trump resumed his press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, admitting that the situation in the country will "get worse." "It will probably, unfortunately, get wor
The Patpong district of Bangkok has gone dark during COVID-19 pandemic. /Reuters Editor's note:The coronavirus pandemic has infected 13.5 million people and claimed half a million lives. It's
A natural disaster has been deepening in South Asia as new figures reveal that nearly 10 million people have been affected by monsoon floods, devastating large areas of India, Bangladesh and Nepal, s
U.S. President Donald Trump (Front) addresses a news conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)U.S. Presid
President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the “nasty horrible’” coronavirus will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better, but he also tried to paint a rosy pict
by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng In response to Britain's suspension of its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged Britain to give up its fantasies of contin
01:50 On this particular gloomy summer day, thousands of service industry workers, fast-food chain owners, gig economy employees, nurses, doormen, cleaners, delivery men and women walk
An IBM logo at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) Summit in Shanghai, China, August 30, 2019. /VCG International Business Machines Corp beat estimates for second-quarter profi
Top Republicans in Congress are expected to meet Monday with President Donald Trump at the White House on the next COVID-19 aid package as the crisis many hoped would h
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) talks with attorneys Micha Fettman (L) and Amit Hadad (R) inside the court room as his corruption trial opens at the Jerusalem District Court, May 24
Manchester United's Nemanja Matic walks away dejected as Chelsea players celebrate during their FA Cup clash at Wembley Stadium, London, England, July 19, 2020. /VCG Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admit
As of Sunday, the number of U.S. COVID-19 cases surpassed 3.7 million with a total death toll of more than 140,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.Some U.S. states reported record highs
Top Republicans in Congress were expecting to meet Monday with President Donald Trump on the next COVID-19 aid package as the administration panned more virus testing m
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