Those testing positive and their contacts advised to isolate

While Covid-19 has claimed more than 2.5 million lives worldwide, the chief executive at CNN’s parent firm is looking on the bright side, telling a virtual audience the pandemic has been “really good” for the ou...

When Covid-19 vaccinations arrived in Kenya for the very first time this week, the country's health minister likened them to critical weapons of defense.

The solar system's largest and smallest planets will be in alignment this Friday.

Women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during WW2 renew call for justice as memories come under attack.

Parliament's planned measures to 'improve' Hong Kong's electoral system are likely to further marginalise pro-democrats.

Condemning the terrorists who seek to infiltrate across the Line of Control, the US on Thursday called on all parties to reduce tensions along the LoC by returning to the 2003 ceasefire commitments.

Singapore's foreign minister said on Friday it was a "national shame" for the armed forces of a country to use weapons against their own people as he called on Myanmar's military rulers to seek a peaceful solution to the unrest in the count...

New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency had warned of a tsunami threat following a magnitude 8.1 quake.      

China bucked the global recession in 2020, and in doing so narrowed the economic gap with the United States. Now its leaders are about to reveal how they plan to accelerate the pace of growth this year.

It will be Pope Francis's first international trip since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The changes will be discussed at China's largest political meeting which kicks off on Friday in Beijing.

China's central bank on Friday set its official yuan midpoint at the weakest in two months to reflect broad strength in the dollar in global markets overnight. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the midpoint at 6.4904 yuan per dollar pri...

Minnesota-based Polar Semiconductor makes chips for automakers and is booked beyond capacity. But expanding production lines to help solve a chip shortage that is shutting down car factories around the world is not feasible - in part due to...