A memo released by California Governor Gavin Newsom's office Thursday said due to the COVID-19 pandemic the government would face a 54.3 billion U.S. dollars budget de
China hopes the American people can overcome the COVID-19 pandemic as soon as possible, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday. According to statistics from Chi
Photo taken on May 4, 2020 shows Times Square in New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying) BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The enemy that the United States faces currently is COVID-19, not China,
The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 crisis has the potential to generate a lasting transformation of drug markets and change drug consumption for the worse, according to a UN report publi
Iran will not accept the renewal of a UN arms ban against the Islamic republic, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, state TV reported. Any attempt to r
With the United States becoming the hardest-hit in the COVID-19 pandemic, "American exceptionalism" has taken on a new form. Instead of cleaning up the mess at home and resolving the public health cr
01:11 China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Chen Xu stressed the importance of international cooperation to help poorer nations during the COVID-19 crisis during a press c
Private companies in the United States shed around 20.2 million jobs in April as the COVID-19 fallout continues to ripple through the country, payroll data company Automatic Data Processing (ADP) rep
The United States should lift the "unlawful" sanctions against Iran to prove that it is sincere in offering help in the battle against the novel coronavirus, Iranian P
The United States has recently stepped up deportation of illegal immigrants back to Mexico and central American nations. U.S. policymakers argue that this is to protect American citizens against COV
A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for a permanent cease-fire in Libya, particularly in the context of COVID-19. All parties to the Libyan conflict must put the interests of the country and the peopl
A fire broke out at a residential tower in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night, injuring several people, local media reported. The 48-floor Abbco Towe
U.S. Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced plans to further reopen the state's economy, with hair salons and gyms to welcome customers. During a press briefin
The People's Republic of China (PRC) is the only one legitimate representative of China within the UN system, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. "Some 49 years
The COVID-19 death toll in the United States rose by 1,015 in the past 24 hours, the lowest one-day figure in a month, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showed
The United States is noticeably absent from the programme of an online pledging event on coronavirus hosted by the European Union (EU), which is due to kick off in a f
Shanghai reported two imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and zero increase in locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the municipal healt