Grim threshold
RIO DE JANEIRO - Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by COVID-19 Saturday, with
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Berlin halts ‘anti-corona’ rally as European cities protest masks
BERLIN, Aug 29, 2020 (AFP) - German police Saturday halted a Berlin march by thousands opposed to coronavirus restrictions in the biggest of several European protests against anti-virus curbs and
Outrage after French magazine depicts black MP as a slave
PARIS, Aug 29, 2020 (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron led nationwide outrage Saturday after an ultra-conservative magazine portrayed a black lawmaker as a slave. The French presidency said Macron
Trump says US to ‘crush’ COVID-19 with vaccine ‘this year’
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to “crush” the coronavirus pandemic with a vaccine by the end of the year, as he accepted the Republican nomination for
Pentagon slams Chinese missile launches in South China Sea
WASHINGTON - The US Defense Department said Thursday that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were threatening peace and security in the region. Confirming reports
Japan Prime Minister Abe to resign over health problems: local media
JAPAN’S Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to announce his resignation over health issues, local media reported Friday hours before he is due to address a press conference. “Abe intends to
WHO opens door to change for global public health alerts
GENEVA - The WHO said Thursday it was setting up a committee to consider changing the rules on declaring an international health emergency, following criticism of its Covid-19 pandemic response.
Global high
MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on Friday to become the region hardest-hit with coronavirus deaths, as India passed the milestone of two million infections. The
18 killed as Indian jet crashes at storm-hit airport
KOZHIKODE, India (AFP) - Fierce rain and winds lashed a plane carrying 190 people before it crash-landed and tore in two at an airport in southern India, killing at least
US death toll soars as global virus cases top 19 million
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Daily coronavirus deaths in the US surged to a three-month high of over 2,000 on Thursday and the number of cases passed 19 million globally, pushing many