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File photo. iStock/SCQBJ-JZ (WUHAN) — Even as the Chinese city of Wuhan emerges from its 76-day lockdown, the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where the first cluster of COVID-19 was detected in December, remains shuttered and […]

iStock/jax10289 (AUKLAND) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Wednesday that she, along with her cabinet ministers and public service chief executives, would take a 20% pay cut to show solidarity with those economically […]

Razvan/iStock(PARIS) — On April 15 last year, a fire destroyed the 800-year-old wooden roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, causing irreparable damage to the inside of the landmark. The fire, which burned for 15 hours, melted […]

suprunvitaly/iStock(NEW YORK) — A single deportation flight to Guatemala by the U.S. government saw more than 75% of the migrants later test positive for novel coronavirus, the country’s health minister told reporters on Tuesday. Guatemala, […]

YAROSLAV EMELIANENKO/AFP via Getty Images(KIEV, Ukraine) — Officials in Ukraine said wildfires close to the former Chernobyl nuclear power station have now stopped burning after rain fell in the area on Tuesday. Firefighters had been […]

HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Wuhan, China, where the first reported cases of novel coronavirus emerged 10 weeks ago, reopened its borders last week. There’s just one catch: A government surveillance app is […]

Andrew Linscott/iStock(NEW YORK) — The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted tourism around the globe, grounding travelers and shutting down nonessential businesses. For Matt Brown of the Nature Conservancy, that spells trouble for the wildlife the environmental […]

MarkRubens/iStock(NEW YORK) — Guides who offer tours of Chernobyl have warned that wildfires close to the former nuclear power station are out of control and have accused Ukrainian authorities of concealing the scale of the […]

fstop123/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As Russia’s leaders concede coronavirus is now an “emergency” in that country, Moscow’s intelligence services remain hard at work searching for an angle amid tragedy that could give them an upper hand over […]

Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(NEW YORK) — A small island nation in the Caribbean brought together some of the world’s biggest names on Sunday night, seeking to raise millions of U.S. dollars for doctors, nurses and other healthcare […]

ABC News(SEOUL, South Korea) — A boisterous theme song plays in the background as Thae Yong-ho’s campaign truck arrives in the middle of Seoul’s posh Gangnam district’s residential area. Thae is running for a seat […]

narvikk/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russia’s coronavirus pandemic appears to be becoming increasingly severe, as the number of cases in the country jumped significantly over the weekend and Moscow’s hospitals have started to be flooded with patients infected […]

Peter Summers/Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thanked medical staff for saving his life after he was released from the hospital on Sunday following a spell in intensive care with coronavirus. In […]

Department of Defense(NEW YORK) — Three U.S. government contractors who tested positive for the novel coronavirus were evacuated out of Afghanistan on Saturday, according to Air Mobility Command. The contractors were flown on a C-17 […]

Martin Holverda/iStock(BEIJING) — The Chinese government released a new list of animals that can be farmed for meat as the country begins to reopen to a new normal following the novel coronavirus outbreak that is […]

Kameleon007/iStock(PARIS) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday nearly $1.3 billion of development aid to Africa for the fight against the coronavirus.   While most of the money will be reallocated from funds already set […]

Kate Green/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson “almost took one for the team,” his father said, as the leader continues to recover from coronavirus in the hospital after a spell […]

iStock/Vladislav Zolotov(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved from intensive care and back to the hospital ward and is in “good spirits,” Downing Street said Thursday evening. “The Prime Minister has been […]

iStock/winhorse(TOKYO) — Japan reported more than 500 new positive cases of the novel coronavirus for the first time Thursday, the latest in a sudden spike in infections since the Tokyo Olympics were postponed till next […]

Kevin Wells/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the war against COVID-19 brings entire countries to a screeching halt, the planet is beginning to see a glimpse into a world without the damaging effects of daily human impact. […]