French health authorities reported 104 new coronavirus deaths Friday, or a slowing increase of 0.4%, bringing the total to 27,529, still the fourth-highest in the world. In a statement, the ministry added the number of confirmed cases had risen to 141,919, up from 141,356 Thursday,...

Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned Friday after less than a month on the job over what an official said was "incompatibility" with President Jair Bolsonaro's approach to fighting the country's spiralling coronavirus crisis. Teich, a 62-year-old oncologist, joined the far-right...

On May 15 each year, Palestinians commemorate Nakba Day to reaffirm the right of return to ancestral lands that are now part of Israel. However, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus has forced this year's activities on Friday online. Palestinians use the term "Nakba," meaning...

Lebanon, whose currency has been pegged to the dollar for 23 years, is ready to float the pound only after it secures billions in aid, Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni said Friday. Speaking to AFP after talks started Wednesday with the International Monetary Fund on a plan to rescue Lebanon's...