Fasting will be the longest in Greenland and Norway, and shortest in Chile and Australia.
Millions of people are working from home as countries extend physical distancing measures.
Court backs appeal by rights group HRDC arguing that government did not take measures to cushion poor during lockdown.
Some state governors begin announcing plans to reopen their economies after Trump unveils guidelines.
Refugees, special immigrant visa recipients face delays due to pandemic that could cause their permits to expire.
Most people have never heard the name Jerrie Mock, but the Ohio housewife was a world record setter and my grandmother.
The Muslim community has more than stepped up during the coronavirus crisis, but still receives far right abuse.
Teachers across the country report their attempts at distance learning are failing to reach large numbers of students.
Recoveries are outnumbering new infections in Germany.
Coronavirus has reshaped the political map of the presidential race, putting Republicans on the defensive in key states.
Women face increasing domestic violence while forced to stay indoors and Ireland has launched a media campaign to reassure victims that services are still running.
As coronavirus crisis deepens in North America, many Canadians are coming together to help society's most vulnerable.
Senate is away through May 4, but convenes twice a week for sessions that could pass more coronavirus aid.
Top religious authority says prayers could be performed at home if not possible at mosques due to coronavirus measures.
UN says Myanmar army is carrying out 'almost daily air strikes and shelling' in the restive Rakhine and Chin states.
Prominent thinkers urge continent's leaders to use coronavirus pandemic crisis as opportunity to spur 'radical change'.
Tetyana Chornovol, seen as a leader of the 2014 uprising, denies 'trumped up' charges as an attack on the movement.
Experts say health issues, socioeconomic inequality and discrimination among factors, as UK government announces review.
Global athletics boss tells Al Jazeera his organisation is doing everything it can to keep up the fight against drug cheating despite coronavirus restrictions.
This year a detainee's commission is urging Israel to release hundreds of sick inmates with poor health, who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19.
Coronavirus pandemic has brought decades of economic growth in China to a halt.
Government has been scaling back the lockdown, as it shifts its focus to saving the economy from complete collapse.
Although the pandemic exposes global health inequalities, Corbyn expects the crisis to produce a more inclusive society.
City says 1,290 more people died than previously reported amid questions about the credibility of China's reporting.
In 1980, the Jamaican reggae superstar was invited to perform at the festivities for the birth of independent Zimbabwe.
