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Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
World
June 13, 2020
Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster,…
African countries call for racism debate at UN rights council
World
June 13, 2020
African countries call for racism debate at UN rights council
African countries called Friday on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police brutality amid the unrest…
Lebanon to inject dollars as currency plunge revives protests
Middle East
June 13, 2020
Lebanon to inject dollars as currency plunge revives protests
Hundreds protested for a second night over the Lebanese authorities’ handling of a deepening economic crisis, despite the government pledging…
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
World
June 13, 2020
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
Next year’s Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a “120-percent effort”…
Brazil now second in virus deaths, as US states see rising cases
World
June 13, 2020
Brazil now second in virus deaths, as US states see rising cases
Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll worldwide behind the United States, where…
Twitter deletes Chinese ‘state-linked’ disinformation network
World
June 12, 2020
Twitter deletes Chinese ‘state-linked’ disinformation network
Twitter said Friday it had deleted more than 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government disinformation campaign that targeted Hong…
Ancient eye-popping martial art gains popularity in modern Vietnam
World
June 11, 2020
Ancient eye-popping martial art gains popularity in modern Vietnam
In a sunny temple courtyard in Vietnam, Le Van Thang pushes an iron rod hard against his eye socket and…
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
World
June 11, 2020
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
More than 70,000 people have died from coronavirus in Latin America as the pandemic sweeps through the region, putting growing…
‘Gone with the Wind’ removed from HBO Max after racism protests
Cinema/TV
June 10, 2020
‘Gone with the Wind’ removed from HBO Max after racism protests
“Gone with the Wind” was removed from the HBO Max streaming platform Tuesday, as mass protests against racism and police…
Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel
Middle East
June 10, 2020
Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel
UAE carrier Etihad Airways sent its second flight to Israel in less than a month Tuesday, carrying medical aid to…