South Korea's top public health official hopes that the country has already gone through the worst of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has infected thousands inside the country.
He's the billionaire scion of Thailand's biggest auto parts manufacturer who could have led a quiet, comfortable life in the upper echelons of Thai society.
CNN's Max Foster reports on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex make their final appearance as senior members of the royal family by attending the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey.
Oil prices have suffered their biggest fall since the day in 1991 when American forces launched air strikes on Iraqi troops following their invasion of Kuwait.
While there's no doubt that having your vacation interrupted by a fast-spreading virus that's infected more than 108,000 globally and killed more than 3,800 is a major inconvenience, there are surely worse places to be confined than a luxury Maldives resort.
How did Lima became one of the best culinary destinations on Earth? Gaston Acurio, arguably the chef that made it all happen in Peru, sits down over fried squid and a traditional ceviche to chew over this culinary success.
When Kyle Weeks was growing up in Windhoek, Namibia, his father would watch the news every morning before work, and again at lunchtime. He'd then relay the headlines to his son: a perpetual cycle of bleak outlooks on Africa. "There was never really any good news," Weeks remembers. Now, as a photographer, he's challenging that narrative by focusing his lens on the creativity of the continent's youth.
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus has risen to more than 108,000 globally, with at least 27,000 cases outside of China, as the economic trauma caused by the outbreak continues to impact global share markets.
A miracle cream was launched in Paris in 1933. Billed as a "scientific beauty product," it promised to improve circulation, firm muscle tissue, reduce fat and smooth wrinkles. It was part of a line of cosmetics called Tho-Radia -- after thorium and radium, the radioactive elements it contained.
The Bahrain Grand Prix -- the second race of the new Formula One calendar -- will be staged without spectators due to the ongoing spread of coronavirus.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree early Sunday that will put millions of people across northern Italy under lockdown due to the novel coronavirus.