Trust in vaccines vital to halting pandemic: WHO
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced Monday that their prospective vaccine had proven 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections.
WHO chief in quarantine after contact tests positive for Covid-19
"I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for #COVID19," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.
Venezuela president behind crimes against humanity: UN probe
The mission reviewed some 2,500 incidents since 2014 that led to more than 5,000 killings by security forces.
WHO urges 'dialogue' with virus protesters
In the biggest of several European protests, the protesters opposed coronavirus restrictions against face mask rules and other anti-virus curbs.
Pharma chiefs see coronavirus vaccine by year-end, but challenges 'daunting'
The novel coronavirus has killed more than 355,000 people and infected at least 5.7 million worldwide.
WHO to review virus response as Trump renews attack
Washington is locked in an increasingly bitter spat with Beijing over the new coronavirus pandemic and has also taken aim at the WHO.
WHO to kick off international meet amid US-China tensions
Many heads of state, government chiefs, health ministers, other dignitaries are expected to attend the meeting around noon on Monday.
WTO chief to step down early as global economic crisis rages
The Brazilian diplomat, who became the WTO chief in 2013, suggested that an early change of leadership would help it face "new post-COVID realities".
WHO says has no proof from US on 'speculative' Wuhan lab claims
Scientists believe the killer virus jumped from animals to humans, emerging in China late last year, possibly from a market in Wuhan.
Get Moving! Four in five adolescents don't exercise enough: WHO
Exercise is also seen as an important tool in efforts to stem the global obesity epidemic.
