America
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Biden: Trump has given in to the fight against Coronavirus
Jun 18, 2020 07:28The Democratic candidate in the 2020 US presidential election said that Trump has given in to the fight against Coronavirus, as an example of his failed leadership that amounts to “flat-out surrendering” the fight against the disease.
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Brazil Covid-19 cases near 1m
Jun 18, 2020 07:23Brazil Health Ministry registered 32,188 new cases of the virus since its Thursday update, for a total of 960,309 confirmed cases, also second to the United States globally.
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Trump signs bill for sanctions China over treatment of Uyghurs Muslims
Jun 18, 2020 02:21US President Donald Trump has signed a bill that targets to punish China for its human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim population.
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US Coronavirus death toll nears 117,000
Jun 17, 2020 07:22More than 2,148,600 people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and at least 116,900 have died, according to a New York Times database.
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US police use excessive tear gas against protesters
Jun 17, 2020 01:58The US police are using tear gas against people protesting police brutality and racism, and injustice at levels not seen since periods of unrest in the 1960s and 70s, experts say.
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Protests against racial injustice continue across California
Jun 17, 2020 01:38Police in riot gear in Santa Ana, California fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators protesting the killing of George Floyd by police.
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Iran's "Zero to Podium" wins award at US Queen Palm Int'l Film Festival
Jun 16, 2020 18:00The Iranian documentary "Zero to Podium" by Sahar Mosayyebi, chronicling the lives of three Iranian wushu athlete sisters, won the Sport Inspirational Best Award at the Queen Palm International Film Festival in the United States.
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Oscars 2021 awards moved from Feb to April due to Coronavirus
Jun 16, 2020 10:12The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards telecast has been postponed by two months to April 25, 2021, in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus updates: New York, Corona's epicenter in the United States
Jun 16, 2020 09:53The number of Coronavirus affected cases in New York alone is now higher than in any single country.
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Donald Trump says he plans to withdraw half of US troops in Germany
Jun 16, 2020 05:55US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is planning to reduce a little more than half of the U.S. troops now deployed in Germany.
