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US Coronavirus Task Force Members Say Trump Has Not Asked Them to Slow Testing
Trump has repeatedly said that better US testing has led to a higher number of identified coronavirus cases across the country, and at a political rally on Saturday he said he had asked for a slowdown in testing.
Eton, UK's Most Elite School, Apologises to Former Pupil And Nigerian Author Dillibe Onyeama For Racism
Eton's current headmaster Simon Henderson said he was appalled by the racism Onyeama, who left in 1969, encountered at the school, which was founded in 1440 and has educated 20 British prime ministers, including Boris Johnson.
US Seeks Wider Nuclear Arms Deal in Talks with Russia, Says China Should Be Involved as Well
US President Donald Trump has sought to include China in talks to replace New START, the flagship nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia, which expires in February.
Germany Imposes Lockdown on Slaughterhouse Outbreak Region after Over 1,500 Test Positive
Armin Laschet, the governor of North Rhine-Westphalia state, said Tuesday that people in Guetersloh county should only have contact with their own household or one person from outside.
Hong Kong Leader Says She Will Appoint National Security Judges Based on Advice
Chinese state media unveiled details on Saturday of a draft national security law that gives Beijing sweeping powers over its enforcement in Hong Kong,
Protestors Try to Topple Former US President's Statue Outside White House
A wave of nationwide demonstrations calling for racial justice has swept the United States since the May 25 death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
3 Killed as Man Goes on Stabbing Rampage at Crowded England Park; Police Call it 'Terrorism Incident'
Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the 'appalling incident' and other leading politicians expressed sympathies for those hurt at the Forbury Gardens park.
Colorado Reform Law Ends Immunity for Police in Civil Misconduct Cases
The Colorado state legislature passed the sweeping police accountability bill last week in the wake of nationwide protests over unfair treatment of racial minorities by law enforcement.
Would Like to Enhance Cooperation with All Parties, Says China's on India's Win at UNSC
While countries like Germany, Norway and Ukraine have congratulated India on its emphatic victory, China has not done so nor did the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman mention India by name.
As Trump Signs Bill Against China, Ex-NSA Bolton Alleges Prez Told Xi to Proceed With Uighur Detention Camps
John Bolton said China President Xi Jinping had explained to Trump why he was basically building concentration camps in Xinjiang. Trump thought was "exactly the right thing to do."
'A Mess': US Trade Chief Vows to Push for 'Broad Reset' at WTO
The Trump administration has complained for years about WTO's failure to hold China accountable for unfair trade practices.
WHO Moves to Update Coronavirus Guidelines after 'Great News' in Clinical Trial of Dexamethasone
Trial results announced on Tuesday by researchers in Britain showed dexamethasone, used since the 1960s to reduce inflammation in diseases such as arthritis, cut death rates by around a third among the most severely ill COVID-19 patients admitted to hospi...
They Live Alone in Ghost Towns
There are some 3,800 ghost towns in the United States, most abandoned in the 19th and early 20th centuries in favor of bigger cities, or casualties of changing industry.
Pakistan's IT and Telecommunications Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Haq confirmed that he had been suffering from persistent fever for the past one week which had turned into typhoid, Geo News reported.
‘Only US Agencies Failed to Grasp Benefits': Trump Sees Red Over FDA Revoking Emergency Use of HCQ
Based on new evidence, the FDA said it was no longer reasonable to believe that hydroxychloroquine and the related drug chloroquine may be effective in treating the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, US Airlines Threaten to Ban Passengers Refusing to Wear Masks
Major U.S. airlines may prevent anyone not wearing a mask from boarding and provide the coverings to passengers who have none. Once on board, however, flight attendants have little power to enforce the policy if passengers remove their masks.