Chinese city tightens coronavirus travel curbs in biggest outbreak
A northeastern city of 10 million people, grappling with what is now China’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, further restricted inbound traffic on Wednesday to contain the...
Put your people and your forests first, not growth, Greenpeace tells Poland
Greenpeace has called on Poland’s nationalist government to focus on citizens’ wellbeing and the environment rather than on economic growth when it lifts its coal-reliant...
Trump to sign new immigration ban on Wednesday
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet he would sign an executive order curbing immigration later on Wednesday, in a move he has said...
UK confident of hitting 100,000 COVID-19 daily tests target, Raab says
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday the government was confident it would meet its target of carrying out 100,000 tests a day for...
Australia, U.S. leaders discuss investigation into coronavirus pandemic
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sought support for an international investigation into the coronavirus pandemic in phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump and...
Germany concerned at possibility of third straight drought year
Germany’s agriculture minister said on Wednesday she is concerned about the impact of continued dry weather on crops and that a third drought year could...
Special Report: A night on the New York subway – Homeless find shelter underground during pandemic
The lights still scream for attention, but on this night Times Square has the feel of an abandoned Hollywood film set. Gone are the hordes...
Georgia residents torn between desire to return to work and fear of coronavirus resurgence
Rebecca Hardin is tired of stay-at-home restrictions that weeks ago shut down the Atlanta hair salon where she works, but she wondered if an order...
South Korea finds patients testing positive post-recovery from coronavirus barely infectious
Patients who tested positive for novel coronavirus after recovering from their first bout of the illness appeared to be far less infectious the second time...
Moscow residents open homes to psychiatric patients, disabled children during lockdown
Moscow resident Arina Muratova knew something was wrong when the messages she received from Nina, a patient at Psychiatric Hospital No.22 who has become a...