Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged coronavirus travel bans for South Korea and Italy. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Morrison confirmed t
The UN Security Council will hold a debate on peacekeeping operations on March 24 with the participation of troop and police contributing countries during China's pres
The Australian Associated Press (AAP) has said they will close their entire media operations, with the institution announcing on Tuesday their newswire service which s
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), "visited the firepower strike drill ground of long-range artillery sub-units" on Monday, t
Many schools across Japan were closed on Monday as part of a concerted government effort nationwide to contain the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and combat its further sp
As confirmed cases of COVID-19 have risen to 20 in Britain, public health experts are concerned about an inadequate government response to curb the spread of the novel
China has become a veritable intellectual property power and played an important role in the world's innovation landscape, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday a
Iran's parliament, or the Majlis, stopped work on Friday over the outbreak of COVID-19, official IRNA news agency reported. According to the decision by the presiding
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 respectively in Wales and Northern Ireland together with two more cases in England brought the total number of infections in Brita
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will attend the signing of U.S.-Taliban agreement, which is expected to occur in the Qat
The Australian government has activated the Coronavirus Emergency Response Plan and now operates on the basis the virus is a pandemic. Australian Prime Minister Scott
The Maldivian government said on Friday that it had banned the entry of cruise ships following the outbreak of COVID-19 in several countries. Local media quoted Health
China will continue to provide assistance to Iran in its fight against COVID-19 epidemic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone conversa
The operators of Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea and Universal Studios Japan said on Friday that they will shutter the hugely popular theme parks from Saturday to March 15
South Korea's health authorities said on Friday that it will draw up and provide the standard model of a so-called "Drive-Thru" virus-testing station for local governm
Italy's financial police said Thursday they have begun raiding retailers suspected of dramatically inflating prices for items in demand for helping consumers protect t
Finland is prepared to tackle the situation of the coronavirus and will take all scenarios and take things seriously, said Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Wednes