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Alibaba Cloud will invest $28 billion more into its infrastructure over the next three years

Alibaba Cloud announced today that it will invest another RMB 200 billion (or about $28 billion) into its infrastructure over the next three years, prompted in part by increased demand for services li

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COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 750,000: Johns Hopkins University

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 750,000 Sunday evening, reaching 759,086 as of 8:00 p.m. (0000 GMT on Monday), according to the Center f

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Putin says coronavirus situation in Russia 'fully under control'

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the country's efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, saying the coronavirus situation in Russia is fully under c

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Spain extends COVID-19 lockdown through May 9

Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, warned the country was 'far from victory' in its fight against the coronavirus. /Mariscal/POOL/AFP Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced an

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Boeing brings PPE from China to U.S. on 1st COVID-19 transport mission

The new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner taxis past the Final Assembly Building at Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States, March 31, 2017. /Reuters Boeing completed i

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Boeing brings PPE from China to U.S. on first COVID-19 transport mission

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is seen at the Boeing Charleston factory in South Carolina, the United States, May 18, 2018. (Xinhua) A Boeing 737-700 aircraft carried 540,00

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Trudeau confirms extending Canada-U.S. border restrictions for another 30 days

Empty road at the U.S. port of entry into Blaine of Washington State is seen at Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, Canada, March 20, 2020. (Photo by Liang Se

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Supporting WHO means to safeguard multilateralism: Chinese FM

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Bin

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Africa needs $44 billion to fight the COVID-19: IMF and World Bank

Rapid Response team by World Health Organization./ WHO World Bank and International Monetary Fund says in a best-case scenario African continent would require $44 billion for testing, personal

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U.S. COVID-19 cases top 700,000: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 700,000 as of 9:10 p.m. local time Friday (0110 GMT on Saturday), according to the Center for Systems Science

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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.2 mln: Johns Hopkins University

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 2.2 million on Friday afternoon, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 150,000: Johns Hopkins University

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Friday afternoon, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. A total o

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Iran accuses U.S. of causing insecurity in Gulf

Iran's defense minister said here on Friday that the United States is the cause of insecurity in the Gulf, official IRNA news agency reported. The "illegal and aggress

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The White House: G7 to collaborate on economy reopenings post-COVID-19

President Donald Trump hosted a video-conference with other G7 leaders,Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan as the world's biggest economies increasingly look to ending the economic

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Top EU diplomat pledges strong support to WHO after U.S. decision to halt funding

The European Union (EU)'s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday relayed the EU's strong support to the World Health Organization (WHO) in a phone talk with WH

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U.S. COVID-19 strategy failing the poor: UN expert

The poor in the United States are being hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. COVID-19 strategy is failing the poor, a UN human rights expert said Thursday

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Update: COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 650,000: Johns Hopkins University

The fresh figure reached 653,825 with 30,998 deaths. NEW YORK, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 650,000 by 4 p.m. local time on Thursday (2000 GMT), accor