China’s Wuhan says conducted 1,470,950 COVID-19 tests on Friday
The city of Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China, conducted 1,470,950 nucleic acid tests for the virus on Friday, the local...
Vatican Museums, Holy See’s cash cow, to reopen from June 1
The Vatican Museums will reopen on June 1, the Vatican said on Saturday, ending a closure caused by the coronavirus lockdown that has drained the...
Death toll from Pakistan airliner crash 97, 2 survivors
The death toll from Friday’s passenger aircraft crash in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi has been confirmed at 97 with two survivors, while no fatalities...
PIA spokesman says blackbox recovered from Karachi plane crash site
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from site of a place crash in Karachi, an airline spokesman said on Saturday....
Malaysia says second virus cluster breaks out at migrant detention centers
A new cluster of coronavirus infections has broken out in Malaysia at a detention center for undocumented migrants, authorities said on Saturday....
U.S. discussed conducting its first nuclear test in decades, Washington Post reports
The Trump administration discussed last week whether to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 1992, the Washington Post reported late on Friday, citing a...
Trump administration backs lawsuit challenging Illinois coronavirus curbs
The Trump administration on Friday weighed in on a lawsuit brought against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s coronavirus stay-at-home orders, with a rare federal court filing...
South America a new COVID epicenter, Africa reaches 100,000 cases
South America has become a new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic with Brazil hardest-hit, while cases are rising in some African countries that so far...
Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 billion in India, may rise in Bangladesh
A powerful cyclone that tore through India’s eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to...
UK says PM’s adviser did not break lockdown rules with 400 km drive
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls on Saturday from opposition parties to sack adviser Dominic Cummings after he traveled 400 km (250 miles) while...