This Japanese man spent almost five decades on death row. He could go back

Sitting in an armchair next to his sister, in a cozy living room in the Japanese city of Hamamatsu, Iwao Hakamada looks like your average 83-year-old grandpa.

Yes, of course Donald Trump is calling coronavirus the 'China virus' for political reasons

You likely have seen this now-famous image by Washington Post photographer Jabin Botsford in which he captures President Donald Trump's notes during ..

Data from China shows the majority of people with Covid-19 only suffer mild symptoms, then recover

Most people who contract the novel coronavirus experience mild symptoms, according to data from China, where the worst of the epidemic now appears to be over.

Italy records 627 coronavirus deaths in a single day

Italy reported a record 627 new coronavirus deaths on Friday and saw its world-topping toll surpass 4,000, despite government efforts to stem the pandemic's spread.

Hong Kong and Tokyo airports are handling coronavirus very differently. Which one has it right?

Passing through airports in Hong Kong and Tokyo this week highlighted the differences in the approaches of the two Asian hubs in dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The world is coming together to fight coronavirus. It can do the same for the climate crisis

While the coronavirus pandemic and climate change are inherently different issues, they share two important characteristics: both are global crises ..

US coronavirus cases soar past 8,700 as officials try to head off overwhelming effects

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States keeps jumping each day by the hundreds, pushing health care officials and political..

EU shuts borders as coronavirus deaths exceed Asia toll

The European Union sealed off its borders Wednesday to try to put the brakes on the ferocious spread of the coronavirus pandemic..

Trump and Beijing agree on the coronavirus crisis: It's someone else's fault

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world and many governments prove themselves less than prepared to cope, the blame game is heating up.