People wearing face masks take a bus in the Central area of Hong Kong, south China, July 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)HONG KONG, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The postponement of the Legislative Council (LegCo) e
Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment sanitise each other after a burial amid a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa July
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told his people they should use gasoline as a disinfectant for protective face masks - and stressed that his advice was
Lille is close to the border with Belgium, which has been one of the European countries worst-affected by the pandemic. /AFP/Denis Charlet. France has granted local governments the power to ma
The Iraqi government said on Thursday that nearly 560 protesters and security forces were killed in months of anti-government unrest that erupted last year.Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's n
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses a ceremony for an armed forces change of command at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 18, 2018. /Reuters Philippine
A man wearing face mask talks on the phone in a street in Tehran, Iran, on July 19, 2020. /XinhuaTotal coronavirus infections in Iran hit 301,530 on Thursday after regi
China's Huawei Technologies snatched the title of biggest smartphone seller from Samsung Electronics in the second quarter, underscoring the Chinese market's resilience even as global demand for p
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the visiting Russia's special envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, discussed on Wednesday the upcoming meeting of the Syrian cons
Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment sanitise each other after a burial amid a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa July
Over-60s, those who smoke and people with reduced mobility are the most at risk, and are being urged to have their homes assessed.
A worker wearing a protective mask and a face shield walks at Dunia Fantasi amusement park in Ancol, Jakarta, Indonesia, July 26, 2020. /VCG Indonesia is placing 11.5 trillion rupiah (793 mill
Vietnam is bracing for a 15-day social distancing campaign from Monday while non-essential business activities have been fully suspended in the central city of Danang s
A health worker disinfects a bus at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 21, 2020. /Reuters. Vietnam is bracing for a 15-day social distancing campaign from Monday while non-essential b
A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street in Lima, Peru, on March 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Renato Pajuelo/ANDINA) According to Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti, quarantine me
Seven people were wounded early Saturday morning in a shooting in central California, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol reported first that its units wer
Members of the Sumber Cipta Ballet rehearse "To Live To Love To Dance" as a virtual ballet performance in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)JAKARTA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As t
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