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Yoweri Museveni wins Uganda's presidential election

Uganda's incumbent president Yoweri Museveni won presidential election with 58.64 percent of votes, the country's electoral body said on Saturday.

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China's Shijiazhuang reports 48 COVID-19 cases in half a day

Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, reported 48 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 asymptomatic cases within 12 hours before noon on

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Japan's Olympics preparations go ahead amid COVID-19 concerns

The Japanese government is preparing to host the Tokyo Olympics this summer as scheduled, following a postponement caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on W

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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Mongolia

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake jolted 33 kilometers south-southwest of Turt, Mongolia, at 21:32:58 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10 kilometers, was initial

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Pelosi says the House 'will proceed' to impeach Trump

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House "will proceed" with bringing legislation to impeach President Donald Trump to the floor in a letter late Sunday to colleagues, according to the AP.

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China's Hebei reports 40 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases

China's Hebei Province reported 40 new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, all in Shijiazhuang City, from 0:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. local time Sunday, local aut

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Indonesia landslides kill 11, injure 18 in West Java

Landslides caused by heavy rain in western Indonesia killed 11 and injured 18, local authorities said on Sunday.

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Queen, Prince Philip given COVID-19 jab as UK cases top 3m

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip received COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday, Buckingham Palace said, as the country surpassed three million cases since the pandemic began la

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China issues new rules in response to foreign sanctions on its firms

China's Ministry of Commerce on Saturday published new rules that will prohibit companies from complying with foreign laws banning transactions with Chinese firms.The m

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China administers over 9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

China has administered over nine million COVID-19 vaccine doses, health officials said on Saturday.

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Pelosi says House preparing to move forward on Trump impeachment

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she has instructed the Rules Committee to be prepared to move forward on a motion to impeach President Donald Trump if the Republican doesn't resig

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London Mayor declares 'major incident' over COVID-19 hospital pressure

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared the ongoing COIVD-19 outbreak a "major incident" in the British capital on Friday, saying hospitals could be overwhelmed if people do not stay at home."Today I hav

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IMF projects China's economy to grow by 7.9 pct in 2021

China's economy is projected to expand by 7.9 percent in 2021 following 1.9 percent growth in 2020, as economic activity continues to normalize and domestic COVID-19 outbreaks remain under control, t

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EU medicines watchdog approves Moderna vaccine

The Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency (EMA)said it has authorized Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.

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NYSE says it will not delist 3 Chinese companies

The New York Stock Exchange on Monday said it no longer intends to move forward with the delisting action against China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom (Hong Kong).

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Migrants trapped and freezing in Bosnia

01:02 "I think we will be dying." That's what one migrant from Pakistan said after being trapped in the freezing cold in Bosnia. A fire destroyed much of their camp and now hundreds ha

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Beijing to tighten health monitoring for overseas arrivals

Beijing will tighten its health monitoring measures for overseas arrivals, including those who have entered China in the last 21 days, local authorities said on Tuesday