China cracks down on swine fever prevention as it urges higher production
China will closely monitor swine fever prevention measures as it pushes farmers to restore hog production to achieve its full-year target, the agriculture ministry said...
Bangkok to close parks as Thailand’s coronavirus cases rise
The Thai capital of Bangkok will close all parks as it tightens measures to rein in a coronavirus pandemic by limiting people’s movements, a city...
Spain’s coronavirus cases top 100,000 as masks, sanitiser flown in
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain rose beyond 100,000 as it recorded its biggest one-day death toll from the outbreak on Wednesday, and two planes packed...
Russia’s atomic agency reports four coronavirus cases: Ifax
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has confirmed four coronavirus cases among its employees, including one case in Hungary, the Interfax news agency cited the company’s...
Explainer: Euro zone mulls package to support economy against coronavirus
With the euro zone economy in need of help during the coronavirus epidemic, officials have until April 9 to design a package that satisfies members...
Russian plane sets off for U.S. with virus help onboard – state TV
A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday headed for the U.S. with medical equipment and masks aboard,...
A look inside NHS Nightingale: London’s temporary coronavirus hospital
London’s ExCel exhibition center has been transformed into a temporary hospital to cope with an expected surge in coronavirus patients....
Olympic flame passed into Fukushima’s safekeeping at low-key ceremony
The subdued ceremony took place at the J-Village National Training Center in Fukushima, originally set to be the starting point of the torch relay before...
‘Some of us will die’: India’s homeless stranded by coronavirus lockdown
In a densely packed neighborhood of Delhi, hundreds of homeless people queued up this week as volunteers doled out rice and peas from a vat...
Isolated and alone, Australians turn to pets during coronavirus shutdown
For Chris Moysa, a Sydney schoolteacher, the spread of coronavirus means long days at home without company. But like scores of other Australians, Moysa now...
