Pope says coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide

2020/05/03 11:57:42

Pope Francis called on Sunday for international scientific cooperation to discover a vaccine for the...

Hope and havoc as some Israeli schools reopen under coronavirus curbs

2020/05/03 11:50:34

Israel reopened some schools on Sunday but the bid to edge back to normality as coronavirus concerns...

Ivory Coast PM flies to France for medical checks

2020/05/03 11:17:04

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the ruling party's candidate in October's president...

Spaniards head outdoors for first time in 7 weeks as coronavirus deaths fall

2020/05/03 10:39:06

Spaniards revelled in their new-found freedom this weekend after coronavirus lockdown restrictions w...

Iran coronavirus death toll rises by 47 to 6,203: health ministry

2020/05/03 10:32:43

The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose by 47 over the past 24 hours to 6,203,...

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus

2020/05/03 09:28:44

More than 3.44 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally an...

Japan's Abe to consult with experts to extend state of emergency until May 31: NHK

2020/05/03 09:26:58

Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will consult with experts at a meeting on Monday to extend the n...

Iran coronavirus deaths rise by 65 to 6,156

2020/05/02 10:19:18

Iran's death toll from new coronavirus increased by 65 in the past 24 hours to 6,156 on Saturday, He...

Easing lockdown measures, Bulgaria to allow movement outside local communities

2020/05/03 11:55:07

Bulgaria plans to lift a ban on people travelling outside their local communities next week as it be...

Syrian tycoon Makhlouf says security forces are arresting his employees

2020/05/03 11:18:00

Sanctions-hit Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf on Sunday said that security forces were arresting employe...

South Korea to relax social distancing rules further, starting May 6

2020/05/03 11:04:34

South Korea will further relax social distancing rules from May 6, allowing a phased re-opening of b...

Mosques and schools to reopen in Iran's low-risk areas

2020/05/03 10:33:35

Iran plans to reopen mosques and schools in areas that have been consistently free of the coronaviru...

Armenia reopens bars and shops despite rising coronavirus cases

2020/05/03 10:30:30

Landlocked Armenia will reopen shops, restaurants and bars, resume manufacturing and lift restrictio...

Japan indicates could ease some coronavirus-related curbs

2020/05/03 09:27:19

Japan could ease some of the current coronavirus-related curbs on economic activity by allowing plac...

Afghanistan probes report Iranian border guards forced migrants into river, many drowned

2020/05/03 09:11:53

Afghan officials on Sunday launched a hunt to retrieve bodies of Afghan migrants from a river in a w...