The global tally for novel coronavirus infections surpassed 4.8 million late Monday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University.  The university's data showed that the death toll worldwide from the virus has reached 318,465, with the number of recoveries exceeding 1.78 million....

Tourism-dependent Spain aims to reopen borders to visitors around the end of June as its coronavirus lockdown fully unwinds, a minister said Monday, in a much-needed boost for the ravaged travel sector. Madrid last week surprised its European Union partners by imposing a two-week quarantine...

Japan's economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years, GDP data showed on Monday, putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the coronavirus crisis takes a heavy toll on businesses and consumers. The world's third-largest economy shrank for the second...

The US death toll from coronavirus reached 90,142 after 1,592 more fatalities were reported on Sunday. The country's total cases surpassed 1.5 million and it continued to lead the world in cases and deaths related to the virus, according to data provided by Worldometer, an online source for...