The death toll from the new coronavirus now stands at 106, with the number of infections almost doubling in a day to more than 4,500. Chinese authorities and other government are taking meas... Read more

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given $10 million in emergency funds and technical support to help frontline responders in China and Africa accelerate their efforts to contain th... Read more

Over 200,000 Iraqis protested against the U.S. military presence in their country on Friday, demanding American forces leave as requested by the Arab nations Parliament in early January afte... Read more

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant was among five people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when it crashed a... Read more

The deadly coronavirus has afflicted another person in the United States, health officials confirmed Friday, bringing the total number of U.S. cases to two as Chinese health officials scramb... Read more

The UN has called for international help to fight huge swarms of desert locusts sweeping through east Africa. A spokesman for the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), called... Read more

Beijing city government has urged residents returning from coronavirus outbreak areas to stay at home for 14 days to prevent its spread, the Beijing Daily said on Friday. Shanghai government... Read more

Angola’s billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol. Isabel do... Read more