German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for international cooperation on the development of a coronavirus vaccine, saying the pandemic transcends borders and can only be countered jointly.
Beijing will donate an additional $30 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the global fight against Covid-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday. Hua tweeted the donation was aimed in particular at strengthening developing countries' health systems and added that China had already donated $20 million to the WHO...
Due to plummeting fuel demand and overflowing storage capacity, at least three oil refiners in India have asked for lower crude oil imports for May from the Middle East, including from the world's top exporter Saudi Arabia. Two oil refiners will be cutting their crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia by between 66 percent and...
Residents and staff at a care home dance and sing on video to send a message to their families that morale is high and to “spread a bit of happiness”.
With the US Labor Department set to reveal the number of weekly jobless claims on Thursday, economists expect another 4.5 million Americans to have applied for unemployment benefits for the week ending April 18. A slight decrease on the previous week's 5.2 million claims, it will bring the total number to around 27 million in...
Nurse Jenny from New Zealand says that helping save somebody as notable as Boris Johnson in his battle with the coronavirus didn't faze her thanks to her years of dealing … Click to Continue »
Captain Tom Moore said he was “very humbled” as he was surprised with a Pride Of Britain Award.
