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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. […]