Covid-19: Death toll in US surpasses 150,000
The United States on Wednesday surpassed 150,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths -- a milestone that comes as the country’s number of daily coronavirus deaths is...
Banned in China, some Falun Gong fear new Hong Kong national...
On Sunday July 5, five days after China enacted a new national security law in Hong Kong, Yang Xiaolan and three dozen Falun Gong...
New Zealand PM Ardern’s ratings sky high ahead of election
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s party raced ahead of rivals in the latest opinion poll, putting the charismatic 40-year-old leader on track for...
Global COVID-19 cases to 16 million
The global number of coronavirus cases crossed 16 million on Sunday, more than half of them in the Americas and the Caribbean, according to...
WHO chief denounces ‘unacceptable’ comments questioning his independence
The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were...
U.S. orders China to shut Houston consulate in move China calls...
The United States has told China to close its consulate in Houston in a dramatic worsening of ties between the world’s two biggest economies,...
U.S. drug donation creates headache for Brazil government, say sources
Brazil’s federal and state governments are in a political tug-of-war over the Trump administration’s donation of the drug hydroxychloroquine, an unproven treatment for COVID-19,...
Tests, home quarantine as Qatar reopens borders on August 1
Travellers from countries deemed low-risk for COVID-19 required to take tests on arrival and undergo home quarantine.
Qatar will begin reopening its borders to foreign...
Trump: Americans should wear masks whether they like them or not
In his first coronavirus briefing in months, Trump said the pandemic will probably get worse before it gets better.
United States President Donald Trump, in...
Small-town Indian women lose fame, fun and more after TikTok ban
India's ban on popular video-sharing app deprives a number of social media stars of their followers and fortune.
When India banned TikTok, it closed a...
