Syria's Health Ministry on Monday has recorded 24 new coronavirus cases in regime-held areas. The total number of coronavirus cases registered in Syria has reached 674, of which 210 people have recovered and 40 people have died, according to the ministry's statement. ...

Wall Street is in the throes of a gold rush, as investors drive the price of the precious metal to new heights. Gold has been the best investment of the year so far. The price of the precious metal has climbed nearly 27% this year, more than triple the return of the largest US bond funds...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that Pyongyang's nuclear weapons guarantee its safety, state media reported Tuesday, signalling once again that it will not give up its arsenal. Kim was addressing a conference of veterans on the 67th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that ended Korean...

A fresh coronavirus cluster in a port city in northeast China has spread to other provinces and prompted fresh restrictions, authorities said Monday, as Beijing scrambles to prevent a second wave of infections. China had largely brought the virus under control since it first emerged in the...