US urges citizens to avoid all international travels amid COVID-19 outbreak
People wear face masks as they walk down a street in Flushing area of Queens on Monday in New York City. Photo: AFP The US State Department on Thursday raised…
Indian ruling party activist touted cow urine as coronavirus remedy
Railway workers clean the exterior of a train carriage as a preventive measure against COVID-19 at a yard in New Delhi, India on Monday. Photo: AFP An activist with India's…
New Zealand passes decriminalization of abortion, lifting decades-old restrictions
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 51st Fieldays in Hamilton, New Zealand, June 12, 2019. The 51st Fieldays NZ kicked off…
Massive Bangladesh public prayer gathering amid global pandemic prompts outcry
A traffic police officer wearing a face mask is on duty on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 9, 2020. A day after the first cases of COVID-19 were…
Iran’s top leader to pardon 10,000 prisoners
An Iranian medic treats a patient infected with COVID-19 at a hospital in Tehran on Sunday. Photo: AFP Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 prisoners including political…
Death of 17-year-old South Korean insufficient to prove coronavirus mutation: medical expert
South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on the street to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19, at Gangnam district in Seoul on Thursday. South Korea’s total number…
China to firmly support its media to safeguard reputation, interests: Chinese FM
Photo: Yin Bogu/Xinhua China supports its media in safeguarding their reputation and interests, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, adding that China is forced to take relevant countermeasures against…
Mutual respect prerequisite for China-Brazil cooperation: experts
Screenshot of the tweet of Rodrigo Maia, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, on Thursday. By Wang Qi and Lu Wenao Chinese Embassy in Brazil has protested against…
What China can learn from Singapore to fight COVID-19
By Xu Keyue and Bai Yunyi Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Photo: Xinhua Singapore's success in striking a delicate balance between "maximum protection of public health" and "minimum impact…
US Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart becomes first member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus
Photo: Xinhua US Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida has become the first member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus, CNN reported. "On Saturday evening, Congressman Diaz-Balart developed symptoms…