Iraq reopened to commercial flights on Thursday after four months of lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, which brought the country's fragile economy to its knees. Planes were wheels up on Thursday morning from Baghdad International Airport destined for Lebanon and Turkey,...

The novel coronavirus claimed hundreds of lives in Brazil and Mexico in the past 24 hours, according to health authorities. Brazil stands as the second worst-hit country by the pandemic worldwide, as its death toll climbed to 82,771 with 1,284 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, according...

The China National Pharmaceutical Group (SinoPharm) said Thursday a coronavirus vaccine could be ready by the end of 2020, according to official media. Chinese pharmaceutical companies completed early trials and are preparing for market entry by the end of the year, ahead of schedule, the...

Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country's "first" racist president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments came during a virtual town hall organized by the Service Employees International Union. When a questioner complained of racism...