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COVID-19 death toll tops 18,000 in UK after another 759 patients die

Another 759 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in hospitals in Britain as of Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths to 18,100, the Department of Hea

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Another 888 COVID-19 patients die in UK hospitals

Another 888 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in hospitals in Britain as of Friday afternoon, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths to 15,464, the Department of Hea

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Sailor assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt dies of coronavirus complications -- Navy

A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt died of complications related to COVID-19 on Monday, days after he was admitted to an intensive care unit in Guam, acco

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Video captures Brussels metro passengers speaking out against discrimination over COVID-19

If Asians are facing racist attacks related to #coronavirus epidemic on Brussels metro, what would others do? In a video by a Belgian director, positive reactions were captured as people defended Asi

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Book interpreting China's law on cryptography published

A book interpreting China's law on cryptography, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2020, has been published to promote publicity and implementation of the new law and enhan

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Sina Weibo's crackdown on homosexual content draws users uproar

ByManyaKoetseOnApril13,Weibo’sCommunityManagerissuedanoticewithnewguidelinesforthesocialmediaplatformto“createabrightandharmoniouscommunityenvironment.”Inthenot

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Saudi king orders to form anti-corruption units in public prosecution

SaudiKingSalmanbinAbdulazizAlSaudorderedonSundaythecreationofspecializedanti-corruptionunitsinthepublicprosecution,AlArabiyalocalnewsreported.Theunitsspecialize

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U.S. soldier killed in non-combat incident in Iraq

OneU.S.soldierhadbeenkilledinanon-combat-relatedincidentinIraq,theU.S.DepartmentofDefensesaidonMonday.Theman,whowassupportingOperationInherentResolveinIraq,wask

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China's firms see boom in defense deals: Market insiders

NeedforassetslikelytocreatebiggrowthpotentialforinvestorsThenextfiveto10yearswillturnouttobegoldenageintheannalsoftheChinesedefense-relatedindustryasmorefinanci

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China to deal with DPRK trade issues for regional stability

ChinawilldealwitheconomicandtradeissuesrelatedtotheDPRKtocontributetothestabilityanddenuclearizationontheKoreanPeninsula,MinistryofCommercespokesmanGaoFengsaidT

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Pakistani scholar publishes first research piece on selfie deaths

ByAPDWriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Aug.28(APD)-APakistanischolarhaspublishedafirst-everresearchpieceaboutdeathsoccurredduetoselfie,aphotographthatonehastakenofo

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Australia's diabetes crisis looms as disease claims 4,400 amputations each year

Australia is facing a national emergency in its fight against diabetes after new data revealed more than 4,400 amputations related to the disease were carried out each year.

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Four authorities jointly explain“de-leverage”, study debt-to-equity

Reducing non-financial enterprises’ leverage rate is viewed as key point to prevent and resolve debt risk now.

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HK Chief Executive aims for Legco consensus over livelihood items

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said the government is trying to reach a consensus with the legislature on which livelihood items to discuss first, in a bid to get as many of them passed as possible.

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Indonesian president to discuss development plans of Masela gas field with Japan, Dutch investors

Indonesian President Joko Widodo was scheduled to meet senior officials of Japan and the Netherlands-based oil and gas firms, Inpex and Shell, related to their biddings to develop and exploit gas field in the eastern region's Masela bloc, a minister said here on Tuesday.

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Vietnamese PM to attend ASEAN Summit in Myanmar

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a delegation to attend the upcoming 25th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Myanmar from Nov. 12 to 13, a Foreign Ministry official said here said Thursday.

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Cyclone death toll rises to 24 in India

Cyclone death toll rises to 24 in India