More Than 197,000 Died of COVID-19
The global death toll from COVID-19 has passed 196,000 with about 2.8 million known cases of infection and more than 808,000 recoveries.
India End Lockdown for Some Small Businesses
The government of India allowed a limited reopening of shops in neighborhoods and residential areas from Saturday, more than a month after the nation went into lockdown.
UN, EU Warn against West Bank Annexation
The United Nations, the European Union and several European states, including the UK, Germany, and France, warned Israel against annexation of the occupied West Bank.
Protesters Put Body Bags outside Trump Hotel
Demonstrators frustrated with the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic protested this week by laying fake "body bags" outside the Trump International Hotel in Washington.
US Supreme Court Won’t Stop Trump Immigration Ban
Despite the health risks of the coronavirus, the US Supreme Court refused Friday to stop the Trump administration from denying green cards to immigrants who use public benefits.
China Sends Medical Experts to Advise on Kim Jong Un
China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation.
Biden Predicts Trump Will Try to Postpone US Election
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has predicted that US President Donald Trump will try to postpone the country's November election in an attempt to win.
Knife Crimes Hit Record in Wales, England in 2019
England and Wales suffered their worst year for knife crime since records began, with the number of offenses involving such sharp instruments soaring by seven percent in the year ending in December, according to official figures.
Spain Coronavirus: Over 22,000 Dead
Spain said Thursday 440 people died in the past 24 hours from the new coronavirus, a slight increase for the third day running, bringing the overall death toll to 22,157.
South Korea’s economy under pandemic attack
In the first quarter of this year, South Korea’s coronavirus-hit economy experienced its most severe contraction since 2008.