Honduran president hospitalized for COVID-19, treated for pneumonia

2020/06/17 22:53:38

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, is undergoing treatment in hospital for pneumonia after h...

Brother of George Floyd urges U.N. probe into U.S. racism, violence

2020/06/17 22:45:49

The brother of the late George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white officer rous...

Brazil coronavirus deaths climb to 46,510, cases near 1 million

2020/06/17 22:12:18

Brazil recorded 1,269 additional COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, bringing its official death toll from...

Beijing cuts flights to curb potential spread of mounting coronavirus cases

2020/06/17 04:54:43

Scores of domestic flights in and out of Beijing were cancelled on Wednesday as officials ramped up ...

Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases or deaths

2020/06/17 04:47:05

Thailand on Wednesday reported no new coronavirus infections or deaths, marking 23 successive days w...

North Korea rejects South's offer of envoys, vows to redeploy troops to border

2020/06/17 03:30:56

North Korea on Wednesday rejected South Korea's offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tens...

New Zealand military to oversee quarantine facilities after new COVID-19 case

2020/06/17 02:41:10

New Zealand on Wednesday said the defence force will now oversee the country's quarantine facilities...

Saudi-led coalition asks U.N. to share details of child deaths in Yemen

2020/06/17 00:59:27

A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting in Yemen asked the United Nations on Tuesday to share...

Chile tightens lockdowns as country exceeds 200,000 coronavirus cases

2020/06/17 22:50:20

The Chilean government on Wednesday announced a tightening of lockdowns and "maximum" movement restr...

Bulgarian PM says opponents trying to undermine him to block euro entry

2020/06/17 22:14:24

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Wednesday accused his political opponents of trying to un...

Honduran president says he is infected with coronavirus

2020/06/17 04:56:25

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, is receiving trea...

Australia says borders likely to stay closed until 2021

2020/06/17 04:54:05

Australia is unlikely to reopen its border to international travellers until next year but will look...

Kazakh lower house speaker tests positive for COVID-19

2020/06/17 04:13:16

The speaker of the lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament has self-isolated after testing positive f...

Macau to require 14-day quarantine for people with recent Beijing travel history

2020/06/17 03:06:11

Macau's government said on Wednesday it will require all people who have been to Beijing within two ...

South Korea says will no longer accept unreasonable behavior by North Korea

2020/06/17 02:20:07

South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Wednesday that recent North Korean criticism of Presid...