Head of stricken Kiev monastery says underestimated gravity of coronavirus

2020/04/10 11:04:25

The head of a 1,000-year-old Orthodox monastery that became a hotspot for coronavirus infections in ...

China imposes more checks on mask exports to ensure quality control

2020/04/10 10:59:19

China tightened restrictions on exports of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) on Fr...

Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world

2020/04/10 10:56:20

The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1.56 mill...

Pakistani students in Wuhan emerge from lockdown, far from home and with psychological scars

2020/04/10 10:41:28

For more than a thousand Pakistani students stranded in the Chinese province of Hubei a gruelling lo...

Spain's coronavirus death toll curve flattening at last

2020/04/10 10:35:44

The coronavirus death toll curve in Spain flattened further on Friday as the government discussed di...

North Korea calls Pompeo 'diehard toxin,' says ready for dialogue or standoff with U.S

2019/08/23 05:01:15

North Korea's top diplomat said on Friday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was a "diehard to...

As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

2019/08/23 04:43:18

Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian Preside...

Vietnam says 'deeply concerned' about developments in South China Sea

2019/08/23 04:27:08

Vietnam is "deeply concerned" about recent developments in the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian ...

Swiss coronavirus death toll passes 800, positive tests top 24,000

2020/04/10 11:01:50

The Swiss death toll from coronavirus has reached 805, the country's public health ministry said on ...

Philippines stops health workers going abroad to fight coronavirus

2020/04/10 10:58:10

The Philippines has stopped doctors, nurses, medics and other healthcare workers from going abroad w...

Coronavirus curfew creates water shortage for Burkina Faso's poorest

2020/04/10 10:46:14

Nowadays Rahinatou Diasso scolds her children when they wash with too much water. It has become a pr...

Dutch report 2,000 extra deaths in early April, likely due to coronavirus

2020/04/10 10:35:57

There were around 2,000 more deaths in the Netherlands in the first week of April than would normall...

India's coronavirus relief plan could leave millions without food aid, activists say

2020/04/10 10:31:32

Tens of millions of Indians stand to see few benefits from a coronavirus relief package worth $22.6 ...

Drugs worth $161 million seized in Malaysia's biggest haul

2019/08/23 04:47:15

Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tonnes of ketamine and cocaine worth...

Hong Kong braces for fresh protests, Canada stops staff travel to mainland China

2019/08/23 04:35:56

Hong Kong is bracing for more anti-government demonstrations and a "stress test" of its internationa...