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Coronavirus: European Union hopes to reopen borders to foreigners in July
The continent is trying to contain the fallout of a historic recession spurred by restrictions on movement and business that have saved lives but have choked global commerce. The European Union said Wednesday it hoped to reopen its external borders to...
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Christopher Columbus statue beheaded in Boston
The incidents come as pressure builds in the United States to rid the country of monuments associated with racism. A statue of Christopher Columbus in Boston has been beheaded, police said Wednesday, as calls to remove sculptures commemorating colonisers...
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Darfur war crimes fugitive held in ICC custody
Kushayb is wanted on 50 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between 2003-2004 in the western Darfur region Longtime fugitive militiaman Ali Kushayb has turned himself in to the International Criminal Court where he faces war crimes...
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Brazil restores detailed Covid-19 data after Supreme Court ruling
The move came after days of mounting pressure from across the political spectrum and allegations the government was trying to mask the severity of the outbreak, now the world's second-largest. Brazil on Tuesday restored detailed Covid-19 data to its official...
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Houston bids farewell to George Floyd in hometown funeral
Politicians, civil rights activists and celebrities joined in sharing memories of the man they called a "gentle giant" before his golden casket was to be taken to his final resting place by his mother's grave. Family and friends gathered to lay George...
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Biden meets George Floyd's family ahead of Tuesday funeral
On Monday, mourners gathered in Floyd's Texas hometown at a public viewing. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden showed compassion that "meant the world" to George Floyd's family on Monday, according to a lawyer for relatives of the black man who...
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Covid-19 coronavirus may have been spreading in China in August, Harvard research indicates
The research used high-resolution satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in Wuhan and data for symptom-related queries on search engines. The research used high-resolution satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in Wuhan - where the disease emerged...
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Serie A could finish without a champion
The Italian federation on Monday approved plans for a playoff or the use of an algorithm if the regular season cannot be finished. Serie A clubs decided on Friday to ask for no champion or relegations. The latest plans proposed by FIGC president Gabriele...
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Brazilian defender Thiago Silva set to leave PSG
Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva will leave the French champions this summer after eight seasons with the club, according to local media reports. The 35-year-old Brazil international will not be offered an extension to his contract beyond the...
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New York City begins reopening as coronavirus infection rate plummets
Exactly 100 days after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in New York City, some workers began returning to jobs on Monday at the start of reopening from a citywide shutdown to battle the epidemic that killed nearly 22,000 of its residents. Some...
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North Korea to cut communication lines to 'enemy' South: KCNA
North Korea will cut military and political communication links to "enemy" South Korea on Tuesday, state media said, after threats over activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border. The threats come with inter-Korean ties at a standstill,...
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PIA crash: Pakistan team returns with plane's decoded data, findings to be made public
Airbus did not have any specific safety recommendations for airlines. A two-member Pakistani team investigating the PIA plane crash near the Karachi airport on May 22 has returned to the country with the evidence extracted from the cockpit voice and flight...
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Half of Singapore's Covid-19 cases show no symptoms
Singapore has one of the highest infection tallies in Asia, with over 38,000 cases, because of mass outbreaks in dormitories for its migrant workers. At least half of Singapore's newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the...
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George Floyd: Minneapolis council majority backs disbanding police force
A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said Sunday they support disbanding the city's police department, an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George Floyd's death. Nine of...
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Moscow to start lifting Covid-19 lockdown from tomorrow
Beauty salons and vet clinics could open from June 9, and museums and outdoor areas at cafes from June 16. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Monday that all major restrictions relating to the Covid-19 coronavirus would be lifted in the Russian capital....
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Volkswagen considering more cost cuts to cope with downturn
Volkswagen is considering more cost cuts to help cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman for the German automaker said on Saturday. The issue was recently discussed at an internal event, the spokesman said, when asked about...
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Opec, Russia extend record oil cuts to end of July
Opec, Russia and allies agreed on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts by one month until the end of July, five Opec+ sources told Reuters after the group held a video conference. The group, known as Opec+, also demanded countries such as Nigeria...
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Spanish football to hold minute silence in memory of virus victims
A minute of silence will be held before all La Liga games in memory of the victims of coronavirus, the league and Spanish football Federation (RFEF) announced on Sunday. The tribute will also be paid before matches in Segunda, Spain's second tier, as...
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Combating coronavirus: Scientists close to developing antibody treatment for Covid-19
AstraZeneca, the British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant is the one developing the treatment. The scientists from Sweden and the UK are reportedly on the verge of developing an antibody treatment for coronavirus. the antibody treatment could be a lifesaving...
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Black Americans suffer from generations of marginalisation
Downtown Washington gleams with wealth, but as he stood in a crowd protesting at the White House, Justin Monroe doubted he would ever share in that prosperity. "It just ain't for certain people. A lot of certain people," Monroe, an African American, told...
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Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
Bolsonaro criticised the WHO for suspending clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19. President Jair Bolsonaro threatened Friday to pull Brazil from the WHO over "ideological bias," as his counterpart Donald Trump said the US economy...
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Protests worldwide embrace Black Lives Matter movement
Many thousands had crowded holding placards reading 'Black Lives Matter, ignoring govt advice to avoid large gatherings due to the risk from the coronavirus. Thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday, demonstrating...
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Japan aims to have coronavirus vaccines in use by June 2021
Japan has not suffered the explosive surge of coronavirus infections seen in some other countries. Japan aims to put coronavirus vaccines into use by June 2021, the health minister said on Friday, as the country strives to be fully ready to host the Tokyo...
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UK coronavirus death toll tops 40,000: government
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said reaching the grim milestone was 'a time of sorrow for us all'. Britain's official coronavirus death toll has topped 40,000, after the government on Friday reported a further 357 fatalities in the last 24 hours. Health...
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French army kills Al Qaeda North Africa chief Droukdel
Droukdel was among North Africa's most experienced militants and was one of those who took part in the Islamist militant takeover of northern Mali. France said on Friday its military forces had killed Al Qaeda's North Africa (AQMI) chief Abdel Malek Droukdel...