In the time of COVID-19, much of what transpires from the science world to the general public relates to the virus, and understandably so. But other domains, even within medical research, are still ac
Italy’s health minister outlined plans on Sunday for broader testing and beefed-up health services as part of a package of measures that would follow a future easing of
U.S. president Donald Trump /Xinhua Editor's note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication consultant, and international affairs columnist. The article reflects the author's views, and
Japan's health ministry and local governments said that 2,989 people had been infected with the COVID-19 virus in Japan as of Friday evening, with the daily number of
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by s
China has handed over its first donation of humanitarian aid and medical supplies to Sri Lanka to strengthen the solidarity between the two countries as Sri Lanka figh
Political party leaders from around the world have recently expressed their appreciation for the Communist Party of China (CPC) for widely sharing China's experience and practices in its combat again
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said today on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN show that the city of Detroit is on track to be the first city to deploy Abbott Lab’s 5 minute Covid-19 test. The mayor said that the test wo
The 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 (SABG) mascot unveils in Beijing, November 28, 2020. /VCG The 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 (SABG) Organizing Committee released the mascot in motion fo
U.S. officials and researchers have been urging people to follow social distancing guidelines as a total of 189,035 COVID-19 cases and 3,900 deaths were reported in th
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a decree on Wednesday to declare COVID-19 a nationwide epidemic in Vietnam, according to the government website. The
There might be a risk of a resurgence or second peak of the COVID-19 if restrictions including social distancing and quarantine are lifted too early, according to a bi
02:26 The United Nations and Chinese internet giant Tencent announced Monday they are partnering to hold thousands of conversations online and reach out to millions of people across th
Today, DataStax, the commercial company behind the open source Apache Cassandra project, announced an open source Kubernetes operator developed by the company to run a cloud native version of the data
The 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 (SABG) Organising Committee released the mascot in motion for the Games on Tuesday. The mascot Ya Ya is shown playing the 17 sport
02:39 Editor's note: While America and Europe have been caught flat-footed by the rampaging coronavirus epidemic, some Asian countries, most notably China, South Korea, and Singapore h
The global coronavirus pandemic has meant that there’s a widespread effort to develop and advance creative solutions to new problems, like worldwide shortages of necessary front-line medical equ