Russia begins easing lockdown rules despite reporting more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases every day for over a week; India reopens rail network despite surge in infections

Announcement comes shortly before Islamic Republic recorded another 48 deaths from the virus, taking its overall toll to 6,733

Weighing Israel's situation relative to other countries', Health Ministry director Moshe Bar Siman-Tov says he achieved his goals in mitigating severity of coronavirus crisis

Bidding already up to a half million dollars, which will go to help people facing food insecurity as a result of coronavirus pandemic

Confrontation latest in series of incidents in which anti-shutdown protesters insist social distancing rules are akin to policies of Nazi Germany

UN agency's director-general calls for additional research funding to accelerate development and to make sure everyone who needs has access to inoculation

Pilot program to take place in badly hit city ahead of widespread blood tests amid concerns of a second wave of coronavirus infections

Its Jewish-Arab, Orthodox-secular rifts are all still there, but the country has thus far proved capable of transcending them, holding together to reduce the pandemic's ravages

Health Ministry reports 63 new infections over previous 24 hours taking total to 16,409; 77 people in serious condition, 64 of whom are on ventilators; over 11,000 have recovered

Health Ministry figures continue to point to a country rapidly recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic; one new death announced, bringing toll to 240