US & Canada
Minneapolis: Trump calls Floyd death ‘shocking,’ calls protesters ‘thugs’
President Donald Trump on Friday called protesters in Minneapolis “thugs” and vowed that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Trump tweeted ...Global stocks rise as lockdown measures ease further
Stock markets rose on Wednesday as more easing of coronavirus lockdowns created a positive buzz on trading floors, analysts said. Investors on ...US capital Washington eases coronavirus lockdown
The US capital is relaxing lockdown restrictions following a sustained period of decreased coronavirus infections, Washington’s mayor said Wednesday, announcing that restaurants ...Minneapolis: Video shows officer kneeling on neck of black man who died
A handcuffed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis was seen on a bystander’s video pleading that he could not breathe as ...China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’
China said Sunday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in part by ...Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise
Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers ...Latin America named virus epicenter as Trump seeks US reopening
The World Health Organization declared Latin America “a new epicenter” of the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on ...Guatemala blasts Trump over virus-infected migrant deportations
Guatemala blasted US President Donald Trump on Thursday over US deportations of migrants infected with coronavirus. President Alejandro Giammattei said the deportations ...U.N. rejects U.S. claim it is using coronavirus to promote abortion
The United Nations rejected on Thursday an accusation by the United States that the world body was using the coronavirus pandemic as ...Coronavirus infections top 5 million worldwide
Global infections from the novel coronavirus surpassed five million on Thursday as the pandemic played out unevenly across the planet, with China ...














