The novel coronavirus has killed at least 633,711 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Friday. At least 15,535,790 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least ...
China called for lifting what it called the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria immediately, Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday. Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, made the call at an open video conference of the Security Council to discuss the political situation in Syria. ...