VATICAN CITY, May 31 (Reuters): Pope Francis said on Sunday that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide how quickly to reopen their countries from coronavirus lockdowns.
Fr
LONDON, May 31 (Reuters): Britain will not look away from is responsibilities to Hong Kong, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, repeating London's offer of extended visa rights in respon
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 31 (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or later and expand the list of inv
Seoul, May 31 (IANS): North Korea is actively seeking to enlist the country's sacred Mount Paekdu as a Unesco global geopark, state media reported Sunday.
"Scientists in relevant fields of
Jerusalem, May 31 (IANS): After remaining closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which is the third-holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina
MINNEAPOLIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on vi
May 31 (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 6 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as Latin America reported a grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the disease.
Countries su
Brussels, May 31 (IANS) A Belgian prince has contracted coronavirus after attending a party during lockdown in Spain, the country's royal palace says.
Prince Joachim, 28, travelled from Belgium
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (Reuters): The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald T
MINNEAPOLIS, May 30 (Reuters): Protests flared late into the night in many cities in the United States over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died this week after being pinned down by the neck b
KARACHI, May 30 (Reuters): Work on the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of a crashed Pakistani airliner will begin in France on June 2, investigators said on Saturday.
"The mission
KIGALI, May 30 (Reuters): At the Kanyinya COVID-19 treatment facility a short distance from Rwanda's capital Kigali, Akazuba, Ikizere and Ngabo report for duty, but these are no ordinary health care wo
United Nations, May 30 (IANS): The UN has called for an investigation into the killing of 30 migrants in western Libya.
"I am shocked by the horrific reports about Wednesday's shooting at
New York, May 30 (IANS): Global pharmaceutical major Pfizer believes that a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 could be ready by the end of October, the company's CEO Albert Bourla said.
Pfizer is con
Washington, May 30 (IANS): A CNN journalist was arrested live on air while covering protests in the US city of Minneapolis over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, it was reported.
New York, May 30 (IANS): The deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus has possibly emerged from shuffling and selection of viral genes across different species like bats and pangolins before it reaches humans, new research has
London, May 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the global response to coronavirus during a phone on Friday.
Downing Street said the two men spoke abou
Washington, May 30 (IANS) The total number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 6 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 364,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Washington, May 30 (IANS) US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that he was concerned about a second wave of COVID-19 infections, which he believes would dampen consumer confidence and hurt economic re
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying