New York State to send National Guard to containment area in COVID-19 hotspot
Passenger with face mask is seen in a metro train in Manhattan of New York, the US, on March 4. Photo: Xinhua The US state of New York will set…
Air Canada to suspend flights to Italy due to COVID-19 fears
An Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ 900 (C-FJZL) single-aisle narrow-body jet airliner airborne after take-off File Photo: IC Air Canada is suspending all flights between Canada and Italy soon because…
Biden projected to win Mississippi, Missouri primary
Former vice president Joe Biden Photo: VCG Former US Vice President Joe Biden was projected to win Tuesday's Democratic primary in the states of Mississippi and Missouri, local media reported.…
China-Italy friendship to make new progress amid fight against COVID-19: Chinese FM
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General…
Chinese in Japan live under threat of virus, witness enhanced ties
By Sun Haoran Members of a volunteer group named "Mask Panda Action Team" hand out masks to local people in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 29, 2020. Members of the "Mask Panda…
Ghani sworn in as Afghan president for second term
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (C) gestures during his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020. Incumbent Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a…
Philippines’ Duterte declares public health emergency to curb COVID-19
Photo: Xinhua Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the executive order and declared a state of public health emergency after the country's Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the local COVID-19…
Chinese pesticides, spray machines arrive in Pakistan to aid locust plague fight
Pesticides and spray machines to help Pakistan tackle locust plague and test kits for COVID-19 were about to sent to Karachi from Pudong airport in Shanghai early Monday: Photo: courtesy…
Pompeo trying to stigmatize China by smearing COVID-19 fight：FM
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a speech in Addis Ababa on February 19, 2020. Photo: AFP China condemns the "despicable actions" of some US politicians who are using…
Fragile EU amid COVID-19 crisis
A passenger wearing a protective face mask, amid concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak, walks in Linate Airport in Milan, Italy on Sunday. Photo: AFP By Chen Qingqing and Yang…