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Beijing says COVID-19 situation 'extremely severe'
08:33 | 17/06/2020
After almost two months with no new coronavirus infections, Beijing has recorded dozens of new cases in recent days, all linked to a major wholesale food market, raising concerns about a resurgence of the disease.

World news today: Tulsa health director expects Trump to put off rally over coronavirus fear
10:38 | 16/06/2020
World news today June 16: Tulsa health director is requesting US President Donald Trump to push the already postponed rally date even further into the summer to contain the spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Europen countries reopen borders, UN Human rights Council to hold urgent debate on police brutality and racism, oil price also make headlines today (June 16).

EU coronavirus update: European countries gradually reopened their borders
10:14 | 16/06/2020
Belgium, France, Germany, Greece and Ukraine have lifted border restrictions since June 15, with many restaurants in Paris welcoming the first guests, but still say No to American and Asians.

World news over the weekend: Covid-19 pandemic takes place unexpectedly
16:30 | 15/06/2020
The developments of Covid-19 pandemic is still complicated, although some countries have achieved positive results, situation of candidates running for the White House, China - India reached a "positive consensus" on border issues, Russia - the US initiated dialogues on arms control are remarkable news in the past week.

Covid-19 crisis could see number of extreme poor rise to over one billion worldwide
13:11 | 14/06/2020
A new study published by UNU-WIDER recently warns that the economic fallout from the global pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people, or 8% of the total human population. This would be the first time that poverty has increased globally in thirty years, since 1990.

Vietnam: A singular country gaining success from coronavirus pandemic
06:15 | 14/06/2020
Vietnam could be a rare winner in COVID-19 fights as the pandemic remains a big concern to some countries. This is the statement of the US' news website Axios on June 12 when it comes to Vietnam’s extraordinary achievements in combating with the pandemic.

Coronavirus-themed paintings by Vietnamese girl praised by int'l media
18:38 | 13/06/2020
The Reuters published an article on June 12 praising artworks of a 10-year-old Vietnamese schoolgirl depicting COVID-19 pandemic spreading all over the world.

Tons of unsold French wine to be turned into hand-sanitizer
06:37 | 13/06/2020
Stocks of French wine unsold due to the consequences of the Covid-19 virus lockdown are to be sent to distilleries to make hand sanitizer liquid in a scheme to make room for the produce of the 2020 grape harvest and which is funded by the EU.

Vietnamese 10-year-old painter creates art from coronavirus chaos
14:05 | 12/06/2020
10 -year-old Nguyen Doi Chung Anh, a student at 4E class, Nam Thanh Cong primary school (Hanoi) made the most of social distancing period in Vietnam by creating art on the topic of COVID-19 outbreak.

Success of Vietnam’s response to COVID-19 through eyes of Vietnamese social scientists
06:40 | 12/06/2020
A recent study by Vietnamese social scientists looked into the initial success of Vietnam’s response to COVID-19.

Pangolin officially removed from Chinese traditional medicine list
14:06 | 11/06/2020
Pangolin is the highly trafficked mammal in China, which has been hunted for years and is now stigmatized for unproven Covid-19 connections. However, China has just removed pangolin scales from the list of approved Chinese Medicines in order to protect the endangered animals from the wildlife trade.

These 9 countries are now 'free of coronavirus'
11:44 | 11/06/2020
As the world continues to grapple with coronavirus pandemic with the infections crossing the seven million mark and over 400,000 deaths due to Covid-19, at least nine countries have declared themselves to be free from the virus.

WHO expert backtracks after saying asymptomatic transmission 'very rare'
10:08 | 10/06/2020
A top World Health Organization official clarified on Tuesday that scientists have not determined yet how frequently people with asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 pass the disease on to others, a day after suggesting that such spread is “very rare".

World news today: Coronavirus may have been spreading in China since August
09:59 | 10/06/2020
World news today June 10: nCoV might have emerged in China's Wuhan city since late August last year. Meanwhile, Burundi’s president's death, Latin America's surging in COVID-19 cases, Logan Restaurant's closure, gold price also make headline today (June 10).