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World Jun 04, 2020

China to Allow Limited US Passenger Flights, Move Comes After USA Decision to Ban China Bound Airlines

China on Thursday said it would allow foreign airlines currently blocked from operating in the country over coronavirus concerns to resume limited flights, lifting a de facto ban on US carriers.
World Jun 03, 2020

Snapchat Stops Boosting Donald Trump Posts for Inciting ‘Racial Violence’

The move came after Twitter took an unprecedented stand by hiding a Trump post it said promoted violence, thrusting rival Facebook into turmoil for refusing to sanction false or inflammatory posts by the US president.
World Jun 03, 2020

George Floyd Death: Pope Francis Says 'We Cannot Tolerate or Turn a Blind Eye to Racism'

Protests have been held in cities across the country, mostly peaceful but many descending into mayhem. Both activists and officials have blamed rabble-rousers for the trouble and thousands of people have been arrested.
World Jun 03, 2020

George Floyd Killing Shows ‘True Face’ of US, Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Protests sparked by Floyd's killing by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have raged across the United States for a week and President Donald Trump has ordered the military to intervene. The once-in-a-generation unrest has coincided with the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
World Jun 03, 2020

North Korea Reopens Schools Months After Coronavirus Lockdown, Children Returned to Their Classrooms in Face Masks

North Korean children returned to their classrooms in face masks on Wednesday as schools reopened after the new term was delayed for months by coronavirus precautions.
World Jun 03, 2020

Russia: Fire Breaks Out at Saint Petersburg Hospital, One Dead

One person has died in a fire at a hospital in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg, emergencies services and hospital staff said Wednesday.
World Jun 03, 2020

South Korea Approves Anti-Viral Drug Remdesivir for Coronavirus Patients

South Korea on Wednesday issued an emergency authorisation for the anti-viral drug remdesivir to be used to treat coronavirus patients, paving the way for imports.
World Jun 02, 2020

Anti-Racism Protests in US: New York Extends Night Curfew to June 7 After Incidents of Violence, Looting Surface During During Protests

Several US cities have deployed the guard in the face of angry protests against police brutality following the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd by police during an arrest in Minneapolis last week. But De Blasio said the New York Police Department's 36,000 officers could handle the unrest.
World Jun 02, 2020

Wuhan Doctor Who Worked With Coronavirus Whistleblower Li Wenliang Dies of COVID-19

He is the sixth doctor from Wuhan Central Hospital to have died from the virus, which emerged in the central Chinese city late last year. Cases have dwindled dramatically from the peak in mid-February as the country appears to have brought the outbreak largely under control.
World Jun 02, 2020

Donald Trump Threatens Military Mobilization Against Violent US Protests

In the Midwest, police were early Tuesday trying to bring the city of St Louis under control after a night of looting and violence in which four officers were shot, police chief Colonel John Hayden said, adding their injuries were not life-threatening.
Sports Jun 02, 2020

Bundesliga 2020: DFB Explains Decision to Investigate Jadon Sancho, Achraf Hakimi and Weston McKennie Protests Over George Floyd Death

The first three are being reviewed by the DFB's Control Body which is following guidelines from the sport's lawmakers, the International Football Association Board. Despite the decision DFB president Fritz Keller praised the four individuals' protests.
World Jun 02, 2020

Facebook Employees Rebel Against Mark Zuckerberg's Refusal to Sanction 'False, Inflammatory' Posts by US President Donald Trump

The clash between Twitter and Donald Trump has thrust rival Facebook into turmoil, with employees rebelling against CEO Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to sanction false or inflammatory posts by the US president.
World Jun 02, 2020

New Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo, Four Dead

DR Congo on Monday reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in the country's northwest, just weeks before it hoped to declare the end of another epidemic in the east.
World Jun 02, 2020

Coronavirus Losing Potency? WHO Quashes Italian Doctor's Claim on COVID-19, Says Virus Still a Killer

The World Health Organization stressed Monday that the new coronavirus has not suddenly become less pathogenic, following claims by a leading Italian doctor that COVID-19 had lost some of its potency.
Sports Jun 02, 2020

French Open 2020 with Spectators at Roland Garros? Government Will Take Call, Says French Tennis Head

The head of French tennis said on Monday he would like a full house at the French Open but conceded only the government can decide if spectators can attend the re-arranged tournament.
World Jun 02, 2020

Storm Amanda: 18 Killed, 7 Still Missing After Pacific Storm Hits El Salvador and Its Central American Neighbors

Rescue teams were trying to locate the missing in floodwaters caused by torrential rain and high winds after Storm Amanda swept in from the Pacific on Sunday, El Salvador's Interior Minister Mario Duran said.
Sports Jun 01, 2020

George Floyd Death: NBA Legend Michael Jordan Says He Is ‘Deeply Saddened, Truly Pained and Plain Angry’ About Killing of African-American

Jordan joined a chorus of voices from the NBA, NFL and other US sports demanding change for black Americans, but the demands went far beyond America. World champion driver Lewis Hamilton lashed out at 'white-dominated' Formula One for failing to speak out against racism.
Technology Jun 01, 2020

Yamato City in Japan Aims to Ban Use of Smartphones While Walking

In 2014, research by Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo estimated a pedestrian's average field of vision while staring down at a smartphone is five percent of what our eyes take in normally.
World Jun 01, 2020

China Threatens to ‘Counter-Attack’ US After Donald Trump Announces Restrictions on Chinese Students in Protest Against National Security Law in Hong Kong

The US Department of Defense said that around 5,000 National Guard troops had been mobilized in 15 states as well as the capital, with another 2,000 on standby. Beijing has long been infuriated by criticism from Western governments -- especially the United States -- over its crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong.
Technology Jun 01, 2020

NASA Astronauts Enter International Space Station in Milestone Mission for SpaceX

The idea of a crewed mission to Mars has been mooted since the 1950s, and NASA has commissioned numerous studies that have never gotten off the ground. The United States now plans to return to the Moon in 2024 under the Artimis mission, establishing a launching pad to the Red Planet by the 2030s.

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