A Chinese envoy on Thursday endorsed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' COVID-19 initiatives, including his appeal for a global cease-fire to conflicts and his global humanitarian response p
Hundreds of U.S. nationals were repatriated from South Africa on Thursday, with more to fly home the next day, the U.S. embassy said. "This afternoon, two repatriation
Sudan's Health Ministry on Thursday announced a new COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 15. "Epidemiological reports of
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday announced 331 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 2,990. UAE's Ministry of Health and P
China has played an active part in international efforts against COVID-19, guided by the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, a Chinese diplomat said here Thursday. S
Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua held a phone conversation on Thursday with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on advancing bilateral cooperation on epidemic prevention and economic devel
The number of initial jobless claims in the United States totaled 6.6 million last week amid mounting economic fallout from COVID-19, following a similar staggering figure the week earlier, the U.S.
There are more than 420,000 cases of coronavirus infections reported in the United States as of Wednesday late afternoon with more than 14,000 deaths. While the COVID-19 pandemic poses threat to ever
Iran has won "a legal battle" to abort a U.S. attempt to block and confiscate Iran's funds in Europe, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati sai
China's UN ambassador on Wednesday wrote to General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and all permanent representatives and
Nearly 2,000 deaths caused by COVID-19 were recorded in the United States for second day in a row, according to tally of Johns Hopkins University statistics. The death
U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday with the Dow closing up about 780 points amid growing hopes in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 779.71 points, or 3
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide Tehran with $5 billion worth of support to combat the coronavir
The city of Wuhan, once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, reopened outbound traffic on April 8 as the epidemic situation in China is moving ste
A second U.S. company has begun safety tests for a vaccine against COVID-19.The Phase 1 study will enroll up to 40 healthy adult volunteers in Philadelphia and Kansas City, where screening of potentia
A biologist from Eylau Unilabs Analysis Laboratories is pictured at a COVID-19 drive-through testing station near Champs de Mars in Paris, France, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)PA
Manager Pep Guardiola of Manchester City watches from the touchline during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, UK, March 8, 2020.