An aerial view shows the deserted Mont Saint-Michel in the French western region of Normandy, as a lockdown is imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France on April 17, 2020.
Egyptian clown Ahmed Naser, performs to entertain and help children to put on face masks as a preventive measure amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Darb Al-Ban district at
A worker's fingers are pictured as he speaks through a fence with a friend to help with remittance at Punggol S11 workers' dormitory, which was gazetted to be an isolation facility after it became a cluster of
A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, bett
File photo of a riot police officer holding a pepper spray as he tries to disperse anti-government protesters after a vigil to mourn student' death, in Hong Kong, China on March 8, 2020. (REUTERS File Phot
A store is seen closed during the lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ronda, southern Spain, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters): The World H
A banner depicts Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, and Israel Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as part of Blue and White party's campaign ahead of the upcoming election, in Tel Aviv, Israel o
The United Nations Headquarters is pictured as it will be temporarily closed for tours due to the spread of coronavirus in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US on March 10, 2020. (REUTERS F
Indonesian people queue to get free food without social distancing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogor, Indonesia on April 20, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)
JAKARTA, April
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Presi
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) Chinese health authority on Tuesday said it received reports of 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Monday, of which four were imported.
The other seven new cases were
United Nations, April 21 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against a retreat from climate action at a time when the world is preoccupied with the coronavirus.
"Currently all eyes are on
Washington, April 21 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday said countries have responded strongly in the initial phase of the COVID-19 crisis, but there is mu
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, has urged caution American states to reopen, as anti-quarantine protests were taking place across the country.
"Clearly
Seoul/Washington, April 21 (IANS) The US is looking into intelligence that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is "in grave danger after a surgery", a media report said on Tuesday.
The Seoul-based Yonhap News Ag
Berlin, April 21 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a "gradual" and "cautious" exit strategy from COVD-19 measures, saying "despite everything, we are still at the very beginning of the pande
Medical staff stand next to asylum seekers evacuated from a hostel as they arrive at the Central Mosque to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lisbon, Portugal on April 19, 2020. (REUTERS Photo
A man puts Ramadan decorations on a street ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, during a countrywide lockdown over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon on April 19. (REUTERS Photo)
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A 12-meter-tall crucifix made from solar panels is seen at a church in Pleszew, Poland on December 20, 2019. (REUTERS File Photo)
PLESZEW, Poland, April 20 (Reuters): By night, the 4