COVID-19 pandemic puts WHO back in hot seat
The UN's health agency has faced criticism in the past for overreacting and for moving too slowly in fighting epidemics, but it has rarely...
Turkey charges 20 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Turkish prosecutors have charged 20 suspects including two former top aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 murder of Riyadh...
One third of humanity under virus lockdown
More than one billion Indians went into lockdown Wednesday, leaving a third of the planet now under orders to stay at home, as the...
Britain’s Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus
The 71-year-old heir to the British throne has tested positive.
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, has tested positive...
Covid-19: Global death toll surges past 18,900
As of Tuesday, there have been more than 422,000 people infected by the novel coronavirus worldwide, and over 18,900 have died, according to a...
Stranded cruise ship passengers hold hopes of reaching land
More than 1,800 people stuck onboard a cruise ship off the Pacific coast of South America, with 42 complaining of flu-like symptoms, are desperately...
Nike says China is coming back as online growth cushions virus...
Nike executives said Tuesday that shoppers in key Asian markets are beginning to return to stores as the company reported a rare drop in...
Trump declares coronavirus fight close to end, but cases rise
President Donald Trump declared the beginning of the end of the coronavirus crisis in the United States on Tuesday and called for a quick...
Billion-plus Indians under lockdown as virus delays Olympics
India ordered its billion-plus population on Tuesday to stay inside for three weeks, bringing a third of the world under lockdown as the coronavirus...
Wuhan to lift outbound travel restrictions as world locks down
China announced Tuesday an end to travel curbs at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments around the world tightened lockdowns in a...
