World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that as COVID-19 cases keep growing in South Asia, there are risks of disease explosion in the densely-populated region.
The United States' total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 2.5 million in May, and the unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.Although the rep
The unemployment rate in the US improved unexpectedly last month raising hopes that economic damage tied to the pandemic will be less harmful than feared.The unemployme
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked the entire world to change course on the environment. "We are harming the natural world -- to our own detriment," he said in a message on World
04:21 Editor's note: Recently, President Donald Trump announced U.S.' withdrawal from the World Health Organization over its response to China's handling of the COVID-19. Will such mov
Robert Redfield speaks at a hearing on COVID-19 response held by the House subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.
The European Central Bank announced Thursday it will increase its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme by 600 billion euros ($672 billion) as it attempts to bolster th
Searchable.ai is an early-stage startup in the alpha phase of testing its initial product, but it has an idea compelling enough to attract investment, even during a pandemic. Today the company announc
From deploying drones and fire trucks to banging utensils and blaring loud music, India is experimenting with ways to battle a new wave of locust attacks that have alarmed farmer
Washington has long been accustomed to lecturing others on human rights, yet the recent mass street protests sweeping across the United States against racial discrimin
A truck and uprooted trees are seen on a road in the coastal town of Alibag following Nisarga's landfall in India. /AFP At least three people were reported dead as coronavirus-hit Mumbai appea
Editor's note: Ian Buruma is the author, most recently, of "A Tokyo Romance: A Memoir." The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Could the United States be
The shattered window of a Lebanese restaurant is seen in Washington, May 31, 2020, the morning after protests over the death of George Floyd. /AP Restaurants from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. a
British doctors are trialing a formulation of anti-inflammatory ibuprofen to see if it reduces respiratory failure in patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19.The trial involves a particular form
Vehicles of New York police department are covered in graffiti during a protest over the death of George Floyd in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., May 30, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: J
Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Tuesday that the decision by the national legislature to establish and impro
Names of people who have died from COVID-19 are seen on a memorial in Clapton, London, Britain, June 2, 2020. /Reuters Black and Asian people in England are up to 50 percent more likely to di