Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to parliament a number of new constitutional changes, including amendments that mention God and stipulate that marriage is a union of a man and woman. Putin in January unleashed a political storm by proposing an overhaul of the constitution, the first changes to the basic law since 1993. Last […]

The legendary former chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE), Jack Welch has died at the age of 84. The renowned former GE CEO’s death was announced by his wife Suzy on Monday. Welch was head of the GE, one of America’s most well-known companies, ruling over a global empire that had its hand in […]

All crew members from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan have now disembarked, the country’s health minister said. The crew began leaving the Diamond Princess on Thursday for quarantine ashore after the last of the passengers had departed. “Including the captain, all crew members disembarked,” health minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters late Sunday. Around 130 […]

Iran’s health ministry raised on Sunday the nationwide death toll from the new coronavirus to 54 as the number of infected cases jumped overnight to 978 people. The ministry’s spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said new cases were confirmed in a number of cities, including Mashhad, which is home to Iran’s most important Shiite shrine that attracts […]

South Africa will evacuate 151 citizens from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan within days, the health minister said Sunday, as the death toll and number of infected worldwide mounted. The virus has spread to more than 60 countries around the globe — killing nearly 3,000 people and sickening 87,000 — prompting the World Health […]