Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan that includes famed performer sons Wynton and Branford, has died after battling pneumonia brought on by the new coronavirus, one of his sons said late Wednesday. He was 85. Ellis Marsalis III confirmed in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian town of Tal Mnin northeast the capital has been put under quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources told Zaman al-Wasl, following the first officially confirmed death due to COVID-19 in the town and the country. The Syrian health...

The number of people in the U.S. who have died from the novel coronavirus has surpassed the 4,000 mark, according to data released early Wednesday by Johns Hopkins University. The university's running tally counted 4,076 deaths and 189,618 cases as the U.S. struggles to curb the outbreak....

 U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so. The comments reflected a shift in tone by the U.S....