China was the first to take very strong actions and is the first to be exiting the COVID-19 crisis, so there are a lot of valuable lessons to be learned from China's experience, the International Mo
The return of football to Spain moves a step closer on Monday as the teams in Spain's Liga Santander and Liga SmartBank (first and second divisions) are able to begin training in groups. Up to now th
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the arrest of Felicien Kabuga, who is alleged to be a leading figure in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. As head of the "Nationa
Hungary welcomed the 100th Wizz Air aircraft that brought medical equipment from China to fight the novel coronavirus, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said Saturday.
Group of 20 (G20) trade and investment ministers vowed on Thursday to cooperate to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on trade and investment. In a statement released after the second extraordi
A total of 100 museums in Shanghai will offer free entry to medical staff across the country this year as a way to thank all the doctors and nurses for their work on t
Saudi Arabia and Russia vowed in a joint statement on Wednesday their commitment to oil market stability. The statement was released following a phone call between Saudi En
European defense ministers exchanged views on the actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic via a videoconference on Tuesday, the Croatian Presidency of the C
VCG Facebook unveiled an initiative Tuesday to take on "hateful memes" by using artificial intelligence (AI), backed by crowd sourcing, to identify maliciously motivated posts.The leading soci
The Italian government said on Monday it would give the regions the power to roll back restrictions introduced to halt the new coronavirus in a move that is likely to see most remaining curbs lifted
The Association of Chinese Companies in Cape Verde on Monday donated 6.5 million escudos (about 63,570 U.S. dollars) to the National Emergency Fund (NEF) to help the a
A relatively unheralded sporting pioneer was honored on Saturday when the Google Doodle – the animation that greets users of the search engine's homepage – celebrated Frank Soo. On 9 May 1942, Soo
The U.S. plans to grant Iraq a 120-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to import Iranian gas and electricity to meet its power needs, the State Department said, h
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad. /AFP A U.S. negotiator has urged the Taliban in new talks to curb violence and preserve a two-month-old accord aime
A UN official on Tuesday said that conditions in many prisons in the region of Americas are deeply worrying with thousands of inmates and prison officials being infect
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that it would co-lead the Coronavirus Global Response Pledging event to raise 8 million U.S. dollars. The Saudi G20 Arabia Presidency
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra welcomed on Saturday the commitment and support expressed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the continued fight against the