Australia announced on Thursday that they would be suspending their extradition agreements with Hong Kong and extending the visas of up to 10,000 Hong Kongers already in the country in ...
On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court announced by a ruling of 7-2 that President Donald Trump is not immune from New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s subpoena seeking Trump’s ...
On Wednesday, Hong Kong’s ministry of education stated that they would ban the singing of a popular anti-government protest song on campus, explaining that schools are “obliged” to protect students ...
On Wednesday, an 82-paged transcript was released detailing the last moments of George Floyd’s life. The transcripts document Floyd saying, “I can’t breathe” more than 20 times while under police ...
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials who are found to be “substantially involved” in restricting foreigners from ...
On Tuesday, the United States reported 60,021 new cases of COVID-19, its highest number yet, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
On Tuesday, the manuscript of Mary Trump’s book titled "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man," was released to the media, offering a ...
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) publicly acknowledged evidence that suggests the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) can spread through airborne transmission.
On Monday, several big technology and communications companies announced that they would be making changes to their policies with Hong Kong. The companies cited concerns over the political changes that ...
On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced in a statement that international students studying in the United States who are enrolled in universities offering online only courses in the ...
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a state may require its members of the electoral college to cast their vote for the presidential candidate who wins ...
On Monday, Chinese state media agency Procuratorial Daily reported the launch of a special task force in China to strengthen political policing and to maintain social stability.
Uber Technologies, Inc. has agreed to buy delivery service Postmates Inc. in a US$2.65 billion all-stock deal, the companies announced in a statement on Monday.
Following the official passing of China's new national security law for Hong Kong, law enforcement efforts in the city have grown increasingly assertive as officers enjoy sweeping new powers granted ...
In the aftermath of the enactment of Beijing’s national security law in Hong Kong last week, signs of the city’s slipping freedoms are starting to emerge.
On Sunday, human remains found in a Texas grave were identified by investigators as those of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen who was bludgeoned to death with a hammer on April ...
In a Friday press conference, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would be suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, citing his country’s “grave concern” over Beijing’s new ...
A shooting at the Lavish Lounge nightclub in Greenville, South Carolina early Sunday morning left two people dead and eight injured.
On Wednesday, the United States House Armed Services Committee unanimously approved the year’s US$740.5 billion defense policy bill.
On Thursday morning in Bradford, England, Jeffery Epstein’s former girlfriend and confidant Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and charged by federal prosecutors for conspiring ...
Beijing moved on Tuesday to officially enact its new national security law in Hong Kong, triggering waves of concern throughout the international community with many countries considering taking action against ...
On Wednesday, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new rule that would allow federally funded homeless shelters to deny housing to transgender individuals in ...
Advertisers at more than 650 companies have boycotted Facebook Inc. for its reluctance to remove misinformation and hate speech from its platforms.
On Wednesday, the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to Chinese rule, thousands of Hong Kongers flocked to the streets in protest against the newly enacted national security law introduced ...
Scientists in China published a study on Monday about a new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus that has been spreading among pig farmers in the country. They warn ...
On Tuesday, the United States Senate voted unanimously to extend the Paycheck Protection Program until August 8, providing relief to small businesses during the pandemic.
On Tuesday evening, the highly anticipated details of Beijing’s elusive national security law for Hong Kong were revealed to the public and local government for the first time.
On Tuesday, top infectious disease expert at the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Anthony Fauci, testified in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee that COVID-19 ...
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled by a vote of 5-4 to strike down Louisiana’s controversial Unsafe Abortion Protection Act that would have restricted the number of abortion ...
The national security law for Hong Kong was promulgated on Tuesday after it was unanimously passed by China’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), and signed ...
On Monday, it was announced that the United States would halt exports of defense equipment to Hong Kong and place restrictions on dual-use technology exports as a “direct consequence” of ...
In an open letter on Monday, Gilead Sciences Inc. announced that a standard five-day, six-vial treatment of remdesivir would be priced at US$3,120 for an American patient with private insurance. ...
On Sunday, Mississippi lawmakers passed a bill to remove the Confederate emblem from the state's flag. Mississippi is currently the only state in the United States to have a confederate ...
Last Friday, The New York Times reported that a Russian military intelligence unit covertly offered rewards to Taliban militants in Afghanistan to kill American or British coalition troops stationed in ...
On Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Canada released an online statement condemning the “irresponsible remarks” and “distorted reports” from Canada about China's detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
On Friday, the Democrat-majority House of Representatives passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51), which would make Washington, DC a new state in the United States.
On Friday, Judge Dolly Gee of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ruled that children held in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers ...
As China’s top legislative body and the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (SCNPC) commenced a three-day meeting to finalize the details of Hong Kong's national security law on ...
According to a news release on Thursday, New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer David Afanador was charged with "attempted aggravated strangulation and strangulation in the second degree" after being caught ...
On Thursday, the United States Senate unanimously approved legislation that would impose sanctions on those who support China in their efforts to restrict Hong Kong’s independence and autonomy.
On Wednesday, United States Iran envoy Brian Hook said that Russia and China would be isolated at the United Nations (UN) if they continue down the “road to dystopia” and ...
In the latest development of the two nation’s long-standing rivalry, Pakistan accused India of being a “state-sponsor of terrorism” on Wednesday. Prior to the accusation, the nation had already pushed ...
On Wednesday, a grand jury in Georgia indicted the three white men charged for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, who was black. Arbery was shot three times while jogging in ...
On Wednesday, the three-judge panel of The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered District Judge Emmet Sullivan to drop the criminal case against President ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave an order to suspend military action against South Korea on Wednesday, according to official state news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The ...
On Tuesday, United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that there could be a “decoupling” between the US and Chinese economies if US companies are not allowed to participate and ...
On Tuesday, the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) announced on Twitter that the department had fired Brett Hankinson, one of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, ...
Former political consultant Roger Stone told President Donald Trump in 2016 that WikiLeaks would release documents damaging to his opponent Hillary Clinton’s election campaign, according to a newly released, less ...
On Monday, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for the immediate release of two Canadians who are being held in China on espionage charges, which he called “politically ...
On Monday, the Trump administration designated four Chinese state-run media organizations as foreign missions – declaring them operatives of the Chinese communist state rather than practitioners of journalism.
On Friday during an interview with Axios, United States President Donald Trump stated that he held off on imposing sanctions against China for the mass detention of Uighur Muslims (also ...
On Sunday, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told CNN that the Trump administration is preparing for the possibility of a higher transmission of COVID-19 in the fall as states ...
On Monday, the European Union (EU) and China held a video summit meeting, marking their first formal talks since tensions spiked over the EU's disapproval of Beijing’s management during the ...
On Sunday, Afghan officials stated that Taliban militants had kidnapped around 60 civilians in central Afghanistan over the past week in the latest episode of escalating violence and amid efforts ...
On Sunday, according to an announcement made by the Minneapolis Police Department on Twitter, one man has died and 11 others have suffered nonlife threatening injuries after a shooting at ...
On Saturday evening, China’s top Legislative body, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), announced new details of the impending national security law in Hong Kong after a three-day deliberation ...
On Saturday, the Trump administration removed the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Geoffrey Berman, from office according to a letter written to Berman by ...
Amid talks between the United States and China aimed at easing bilateral tensions on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump officially signed legislation that authorizes sanctions against those responsible for the ...
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects nearly 650,000 immigrants from ...
On Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii to address the growing tensions between the two world superpowers. US Deputy ...
Former Atlanta police Officer Garrett Rolfe, who is white, was charged with felony murder by Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. on Wednesday for fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks, who ...
During a personal meeting at the June 2019 G-20 summit, United States President Donald Trump asked China’s President Xi Jinping to assist him in getting reelected in the November elections, ...
In the aftermath of a historical confrontation along the Chinese-Indian border, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appear to be caught between nationalist sentiments and a ...
On Tuesday, scientists at the University of Oxford had a “major breakthrough” in clinical trials for a COVID-19 treatment. Researchers have found evidence that dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available ...
On Tuesday, the head of the United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Jody Hunt announced that he would resign from his post on July 3, making him the third ...
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Indian and Chinese troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) marking a major escalation in the monthslong standoff at their disputed ...
On Tuesday, the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against former United States national security adviser John Bolton in an attempt to delay the publication of Bolton's highly anticipated memoir, “The ...
On Tuesday, North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office on their side of the border after several recent threats of military action against its southern neighbor.
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act – which bans workplace discrimination on the basis of sex – also covers discrimination based on ...
On June 13, 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau was found dead in a house on Monday Street in Tallahassee, Florida, according to a news release issued by the ...
On Monday the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rescinded its emergency authorization of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, the drug that has been repeatedly endorsed by President Donald Trump as ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, Pakistan and China – two countries that have eased lockdown restrictions – have found the virus to be harder to defeat ...
On Monday, a Moscow court found former United States Marine Paul Wheelan guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in prison with the possibility of time in a ...
On Sunday, Afghanistan’s government and the Islamist Taliban group announced that both sides had agreed to meet in Doha, Qatar to conduct peace talks.
An analysis of dashboard camera footage released by Atlanta police department, eyewitness videos and Wendy’s security camera footage by The New York Times shows a white law enforcement officer fatally ...
A Hong Kong riot police officer was rebuked by the force after being recorded chanting Black Lives Matter slogans while performing identity checks on protesters in video footage released over ...
On Saturday, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, announced the nation's decision to take military action against “enemy” South Korea.
On Friday, the Trump administration released a statement announcing their intention to eliminate the Obama-era healthcare protections that prohibit discrimination against transgender individuals by doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies.
On Thursday, United States President Donald Trump authorized sanctions and visa restrictions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its officials. This comes two months after the ICC allowed an ...
On Friday, North Korea stated that there was no future benefit in maintaining a relationship with the United States. The announcement was made on the second anniversary of the first ...
On Thursday, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced that it had commenced its first clinical trial of COVID-19 antibody cocktail treatments in the United States. If successful, the company hopes to make the ...
In a radio interview on Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he would not yield to “coercion” from China when asked whether Australian exports would continue taking hits ...
On Wednesday in an 82-paged analysis, court-appointed lawyer and former District Judge John Gleeson labeled the Justice Department’s decision to drop the criminal charges against President Trump’s former National Security ...
On Wednesday, United States Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea pushed China to reconsider participating in trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, calling for the end of their “Great Wall of Secrecy.”
Letters written on May 27 and June 7 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi respectively, were made public this week.
On Wednesday George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee in Capitol Hill urging lawmakers to reform law enforcement and to combat systemic racism.
According to data tracked by The Washington Post, since the beginning of June 14 states in America have recorded their highest ever seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases.
In a phone call with British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab on Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned the British official against “interference in China’s domestic affairs.”
On Monday, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal released police camera footage of an unarmed black man being shot six times by a white state trooper amid a scuffle on ...
On Monday, mainland Chinese officials released a nearly three hour webinar to explain how their proposed national security law would ensure Hong Kong’s freedoms beyond 2047.
On Monday, New Zealand health officials reported that the last known coronavirus patient had recovered, officially declaring the nation virus free.
Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who killed George Floyd who was black, had his bail set at US$1.25 million on Monday.
On Monday, congressional Democrats unveiled a sweeping police reform bill following weeks of protests against police brutality and racism.
On Sunday, senior Chinese officials released a report defending the nation’s response to the pandemic and urged the international community to unite during these difficult times.
Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council, a veto-proof majority of the council’s 13 members, announced their intention to defund and dismantle the city’s police department and build a new ...
On Saturday, top military generals from China and India met to resolve a monthlong standoff between their troops along the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC).
On Sunday, United States President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of National Guard troops from Washington, DC.
On Thursday, various senior representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, European Parliament, Sweden and Norway, created a new alliance and launched The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on ...
On Thursday, Hong Kong lawmakers passed a bill that criminalizes insult to March of the Volunteers – the Chinese national anthem. This is despite public widespread opposition and multiple attempts ...
George Floyd’s memorial service held on Thursday in Minneapolis came with calls for sweeping criminal justice reforms in the United States.
According to a report compiled by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 70 COVID-19 testing sites across 17 states have been forced to close due to ...
On Wednesday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upgraded the murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, to second-degree murder.
On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a 25-minute phone call where they discussed issues surrounding the ongoing India-China border standoff, among other ...
According to a two-page memorandum first obtained by BuzzFeed, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been granted temporary authority by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct “covert ...
On Tuesday, United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a resolution that would have condemned President Donald Trump after rubber bullets and tear gas were used on peaceful protesters ...
In a speech on Tuesday in Philadelphia City Hall, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the protests in over 120 cities of the United States. ...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for an investigation into police mistreatment of two Australian journalists who were stationed outside the White House on Monday evening.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a retired police captain was shot to death by a looter who broke into a pawnshop where the former captain worked as a ...
In official statements released on Monday, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US is considering opening its doors to Hong Kong citizens who are looking to ...
On Friday, in response to the ongoing protests around the United States, YouTube announced its pledge to donate US$1 million to combat racism and violence in the country.
A CBS news poll conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample of 2,071 Americans interviewed between May 29 and June 1, found that 57% of Americans think that the ...
Popular dating app Grindr has said that it will remove its app’s ethnicity filter in a coming update, following years of criticism.
Late on Monday, United States President Donald Trump ordered active-duty military troops to be dispatched to Washington from Fort Bragg, California.
On Monday, Hong Kong law enforcement released a statement officially banning the city’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil citing a “major threat to public health.” This marks the first time the ...
A private autopsy report commissioned by George Floyd’s family found that Floyd died due to compression on his neck and back after former police officer Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee ...
May 31 marks the sixth day of unrest across the United States over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last Monday after police officer Derek ...
After having to postpone several launches due to weather concerns, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule successfully delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on Sunday.
Around the world, millions have been watching days of unrest sweep across the United States over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by Devin ...
Posts on social media continue to claim that a man pictured on stage at a 2019 Donald Trump rally is Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who killed George Floyd, ...
On Thursday, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order which challenges the legal protections social media platforms currently have when it comes to how responsible they are for ...
On Thursday, May 28, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called in over 500 United States National Guard soldiers over the violence that erupted throughout the community over the death of George ...
United States President Donald Trump recently announced that he would cancel the visas of thousands of Chinese graduate students, researchers and officials who possess direct ties to universities affiliated with ...
In a near-unanimous vote on Thursday, China's legislature approved a plan to implement a national security law that aims to suppress acts and activities related to subversion, secession, terrorism and ...
Just 17 minutes before SpaceX and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration were set to launch astronauts to the International Space Station, a mundane consideration intervened – the weather.
On Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the State Department no longer considered Hong Kong to have a “high degree of autonomy” under Chinese rule.
Waves of locusts have made their way from Iran and Pakistan to half a dozen central and western Indian states in search of harvested crops in the country.
On Tuesday, commander of China’s military garrison in Hong Kong, Chen Daoxiang stated that the military stationed in Hong Kong would “resolutely” protect and safeguard Beijing’s interest.
On Monday, George Floyd, a black man was pinned down and killed by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. The incident has since drawn outrage from community members and leaders ...
In a landmark court ruling on Tuesday, Costa Rica became the first country in Central America and the sixth country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage.
On Tuesday during a White House Press briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was asked by a reporter what number of deaths the Trump Administration would consider as having “successfully defeated ...
Brazil now has the second-highest number of novel coronavirus cases (SARS-CoV-2) in the world, with over 376,000 confirmed cases and over 23,000 deaths. As precious test kits are frantically handed ...
On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that countries that are witnessing a decline in COVID-19 cases could still face an “immediate second peak.”
On Sunday, thousands gathered in the shopping district of Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island, defying social distancing regulations and demanding the removal of Beijing's proposed national security law.
On Sunday the Trump Administration announced that it would deny entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the United States in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
On Sunday, Russia reported an additional 153 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) bringing the total number of fatalities to 3,541. The additional 153 deaths mark ...
On May 24, the National Health Commission (NHC) announced that China had recorded 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland.
On Saturday, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that the country would reopen its borders to tourists in July.
On Saturday, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced that there were only two suspected COVID-19 cases in mainland China: in Shanghai and the northeastern Jilian province. This is compared to ...
On Friday, a jetliner carrying 98 people crashed into a crowded neighborhood near Karachi airport in Pakistan. Officials found two survivors and at least 57 bodies among the wreckage.
On Saturday, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden apologetically stated that he should not have been so “cavalier” the day earlier when saying African Americans considering voting for President Donald Trump ...
On Thursday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced that it had arrested William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr. with felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment of Ahmaud Arbery ...
China is proposing to introduce a new security law in Hong Kong that could ban sedition, secession and subversion. The law will also disallow foreign interference in Hong Kong’s affairs. ...
Prosecutors announced on Thursday that Lori Loughlin and husband, Mossimo Giannull have both pleaded guilty to conspiring to get her daughters admitted to the University of Southern California (USC) as ...
Facebook Inc. announced on Thursday that after sending its employees home due to the outbreak in March, some may never have to return to the office. The announcement comes less ...
On May 20, American electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla Inc. dropped the lawsuit issued against Alameda County, California “without prejudice.” The company did not comment on why it ...
On Wednesday, the Brazilian government encouraged medical professionals to administer hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19 regardless of the severity of their symptoms.
In the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, COVID-19 would on average claim the lives of 45 people. At the peak of the outbreak however, this figure rose to 600 per day.
According to a registry of death certificates in Mexico City, doctors have attributed 4,577 deaths to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). This figure is three times ...
On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson announced that it would stop selling its talcum-based baby powder in the United States and Canada. The company faces over 16,000 lawsuits from consumers saying ...
During a video conference of the World Health Assembly, an annual decision-making meeting of the World Health Organization, tensions between the United States and China took center stage, with the ...
On Monday, United States officials revealed that Gunman Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani had repeatedly communicated with al-Qaida operatives leading up to the December 6 attack last year. Alshamrani opened fire on ...
Iran, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East, began reopening late last month after the number of daily cases halved from the numbers recorded in late March.
China has announced a second round of quarantine for 8,000 people situated in Jilin, the second-largest city in Jilin Province located in the northeast of the country.
While the virus has been relatively slow to spread throughout Africa, hotspots are now emerging with countries such as Somalia and Tanzania both reporting a recent surge in COVID-19 cases ...
On Sunday, according to a transcript released on his official website, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that "Americans won’t stay in Iraq and Syria and will be expelled.”
Early on Saturday, French law enforcement arrested genocide suspect, Felicien Kabuga. Kabuga – a Hutu – is believed to be the main financier of the Rwandan genocide that killed between ...
On Saturday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo explained that the new coronavirus cases appearing are mostly being transmitted by people who leave their homes to go shop, exercise, or socialize.
After 26 years on the run, Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on Saturday. Kabuga has been accused of killing 800,000 Rwandans in 1994.
On Saturday, United States President Donald Trump announced that his administration was considering numerous proposals about restoring funding for the World Health Organization. Trump has also specified that no final ...
During “Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition,” an event for students graduating from historically black colleges and universities, former United States President Barack Obama openly criticized US leaders over their ...
The United States Justice Department has sent grand jury subpoenas to big banks seeking records as part of a broader investigation into potential abuse of a US$660 billion emergency loan ...
According to CNBC, billionaire and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is considering injecting US$250 million into the campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden.
In a blog post released on Friday, Facebook Inc. announced that it was acquiring Giphy – a website for creating and sharing animated images, or otherwise known as GIFs. While ...
Republican Senator Richard Burr will step down as chairman of the United States Senate Intelligence Committee after the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized his mobile phone – a move representing ...
On Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency reported that the Bangladeshi government had confirmed two COVID-19 infections from the Rohingya camps. One was a refugee and the other was a ...
On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he would lift restrictions on 39 of the country’s 47 prefectures. Areas such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hokkaido however, will ...
While Zoom never set out to be a social networking service, the company has seen unprecedented levels of usage over the past few months allowing friends and families to connect ...
On Wednesday, May 13, Uber announced that it had raised US$900 million in a debt sale for potential acquisitions.
On Wednesday, April 13, United States President Donald Trump criticized the congressional testimony by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, and Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of ...
The federal judge overseeing the case of President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, hinted reluctance in dropping the charges against the former Trump aide by hiring an ...
On Wednesday during an online briefing, the World Health Organization warned against predictions on when the pandemic would end saying that COVID-19 could potentially become an endemic virus.
On May 12, the International Monetary Fund received a request for a US$23.8 billion credit line from the nation of Chile. IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva also intends to recommend ...
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed a US$3 trillion coronavirus aid package on Tuesday, stating, “We must think big, for the people, now,” and added that “Not acting is ...
Twitter has become the first major tech company to allow its employees to work from home for as long as they see fit.
Elon Musk, founder of vehicle manufacturer Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX, has resumed production at Tesla’s only United States-based factory in California, going against the state’s lockdown regulations. He has ...
In response to the reported discontent from Beijing, United States President Donald Trump has said on Monday, May 11, that he is “not interested” in renegotiating the Phase 1 US-China ...
On Monday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro declared gyms and hair salons as essential businesses allowing them to continue operating despite the increasing death toll in the country.
On Monday, the United States Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said that the department is considering issuing hate crime charges against the two white men – Gregory McMichael and his ...
On May 10, China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland, rising from a day earlier and marking the highest daily increase since April 28. This highlights the difficulty ...
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people on Sunday to "stay alert" to coronavirus risks, as he prepared to outline plans for gradually easing lockdown measures that have shuttered ...
On Sunday, United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he anticipated the unemployment rates in the country to further increase. "The reported numbers are probably going to get worse ...
In an interview with Axios, United States Vice President Mike Pence said that he would be happy to see former national security adviser, Michael Flynn in government again.
Five prominent labor activists have returned to their homes more than a year after they were arrested in coordinated raids in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, according to people ...
Elon Musk – best known as the founder of Tesla and SpaceX – took to Twitter again on Saturday saying that he will immediately move its headquarters and future programs ...
On Friday in a leaked web call with previous members of his administration, former United States President Barack Obama labeled US President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak as ...
According to Bloomberg, two more firms are looking to invest in Reliance Industries Ltd’s digital unit, Jio Platforms Ltd. United States private equity firm General Atlantic is said to be ...
In recent weeks, hackers linked to Iran have targeted staff at United States drugmaker Gilead Sciences as the company races to deploy a treatment for the COVID-19 virus.
A regulatory filing reported on Friday showed that Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc secured a new year-long $600 million revolving credit line as the restaurant chain looks to deal with the ...
As COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong subside, political tensions are resurfacing with several small protests appearing around the city. These tensions have also been carried into government. ?
As a result of gyms being closed amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Peloton, the American exercise equipment and media company, has seen unprecedented levels of success during the first quarter ...
According to an anonymous aide, United States President Donald Trump has announced that their campaign will spend a minimum of US$10 million on nationwide ads.
On Thursday, Neiman Marcus became the first major department store company to file for bankruptcy protection during the coronavirus pandemic.
On Thursday, the Justice Department dropped its criminal case against Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security advisor. The department did not inform the White House of its decision to drop ...
Germany has been pointed to as a Western success in its management of the global novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak and on Wednesday, April 6, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the ...
A recent study on the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has found that based on a study of genomes of over 7,500 viruses from infected patients, the virus had, in fact, been ...
India has been largely successful in containing the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic within its borders among its vast population of 1.3 billion people. However, over the past few days, lockdown ...
Amid the growing shortage of meat supply in the United States due to plant closures and limitations, Beyond Meat – the billion-dollar plant-based burger and sausage production company – has ...
Facebook has announced that it has removed accounts related to the fringe right-wing conspiracy group, QAnon.
As states in the United States gradually ease lockdown restrictions, confirmed cases outside of New York City are actually rising.
In a lawsuit filed on Monday, May 4, and announced by WeWork – an American commercial real estate company that provides shared workspaces for companies – on Tuesday, company cofounder ...
Four Chinese companies have embarked on the intense race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, starting testing on human candidates. The numbers represent an effort that is greater than the ...
According to a United States government draft report obtained by The New York Times, the daily death toll due to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) should reach around 3,000 on June ...
As one of China’s most significant political events approaches, a key topic for discussion is believed to be the international criticism over their handling of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak.
Elon Musk, the founder and chief executive officer of Tesla and SpaceX, has taken to Twitter in a string of tweets that places him in an ambiguous situation with the ...
In an emotional interview with British tabloid The Sun, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson recalls the uncertainty and fear surrounding his battle with COVID-19.
On Sunday, gunshots were fired at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. No casualties were reported. This marks the latest confrontation between the two states.
For the United States, the nation worst-hit by COVID-19 with more than 1.1 million confirmed cases and over 67,000 deaths, the situation is slowly starting to look up. On Saturday ...
In an interview with The Associated Press, Tara Reade - the former Senate staffer accusing former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, of sexually assaulting her 27 years ...
According to digital media company, The Information, Uber is expected to lay off over 5,000 of its employees due to the pandemic. Among those set to depart is reportedly Uber’s ...
In an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Former United States Vice President Joe Biden has denied all sexual assault allegations stating “I’m saying unequivocally, it never, never happened.”
According to the North Korean state media outlet, The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Jong Un has resurfaced after weeks of speculation surrounding his health.
Canada is set to ban 11 categories of assault rifles, with the news first reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the announcement being made on Friday, May 1.
On Thursday, Amazon announced that due to measures implemented in response to the pandemic, which has cost the tech giant a reported US$4 billion, it could potentially record its first ...
Throughout the course of the pandemic, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat posed by COVID-19, which continues to sweep across the Latin American nation of around 210 million ...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top United States infectious disease official, has expressed confidence in biotechnology company Gilead Sciences Inc.’s experimental antiviral drug remdesivir being the “standard of care” for COVID-19.
Lebanon has seen deep economic troubles since its currency, the Lebanese pound, plummeted in value by more than 50% in about six months, leading to soaring inflation and high unemployment. ...
According to Reuters, on Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump said he believed that China is trying to make him lose his reelection bid.
On March 6, Elon Musk - best known as the founder of Tesla and SpaceX - tweeted to his 33 million followers that “the coronavirus panic is dumb.” The South ...
A study published on Monday, April 27, in the research journal Nature found that transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in airborne droplets is possible. Many of the airborne droplets ...
While the global novel coronavirus pandemic has led to the demise of many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it has paved the way for greater dominance among large tech companies, ...
United States President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to remain in operation, labeling them as “critical infrastructure.” The order was made through the Defense Production Act of 1950, ...
On Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed in Maryland on behalf of six Americans by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) against the United States federal government over ...
Since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak which originated in Wuhan, China spread to the rest of the world, Asians have been reporting increased cases of racist attacks. Late last month, ...
Misinformation about the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Iran has reportedly claimed the lives of over 700 people who had believed that toxic methanol cures the virus, according to Iranian officials. ...
After Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro previously underestimated the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) threat, which has resulted in over 3 million confirmed cases worldwide as of April 28, a spotlight is being ...
It has been two weeks since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un disappeared from public view. In that time, Kim has missed two high profile events that he’s nearly always ...
Hong Kong has seen no new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) cases for the third consecutive day in the past week. However, as one battle appears to have been successfully overcome a previous ...
After being discharged from hospital two weeks ago, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to work on Monday, April 27 after contracting a severe case of COVID-19.
The last time North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was publicly spotted was on April 11, but after his public absence on the national holiday commemorating the birthday of his ...
According to Annette Chambers-Smith, the director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, mass testing was conducted within prisons as the virus spread across the country.
According to ESPN, team practice facilities will reopen on Friday in the states and municipalities that will be easing their stay-at-home regulations. Teams will still be prohibited from holding team ...
According to a COVID-19 Air Quality report released earlier this week by IQAir, a Switzerland based air quality data and solutions company, air pollution levels in 10 major cities around ...
As of Friday, April 24, there are over 2.8 million COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide, with over 196,000 deaths and nearly 800,000 recoveries reported.
Reuters reports that China has dispatched a team, consisting partly of medical experts, to North Korea to advise on North Korean President Kim Jong Un’s health situation. This according to ...
An excursion from Brooklyn to Manhattan during rush hour today looks vastly different to what you would normally expect to see in the Big Apple. New York City is by ...
Prior to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), Hong Kong was experiencing unprecedented protests – with occasionally millions rallying for what originally began as a stand against an extradition ...
On Wednesday, April 22, Rick Bright, former director of the United States Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), said he was ousted and replaced as a result of speaking ...
China is taking advantage of the plummeting price of oil, which fell below zero on Monday, purchasing vast amounts to add to their stockpiles.
According to a recent study led by Assistant Professor of Accounting Omri Even-Tov from the University of California, Berkeley, it was found that there is a positive correlation between an ...
For the past few weeks, hydroxychloroquine has made headlines due to continuous mention by United States President Donald Trump as well as conservative media outlets, creating much anticipation around the ...
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed his hopes that the United States would reconsider the funding freeze.
American media-services provider and production company, Netflix, has announced that it doubled its initially predicted 2020 quarterly growth, adding an additional 16 million users globally on its streaming platform.
In confirmation that the Wisconsin primary elections in the United States were possibly placing the health of voters at risk, state health officials have connected at least seven novel coronavirus ...
During his daily press briefing on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that he would be placing a 60-day suspension on the issuance of green cards.
The number of fatalities in the deadliest shooting ever to take place in Canada has risen from 19 to 23, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
An influx of new studies has shown that the majority of people may have unknowingly contracted the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
Shake Shack, an American fast-casual restaurant chain based in New York City, is reportedly returning the Small Business Administration (SBA) loan it received from the United States government as a ...
After months of speculation spurred on by a war of words in the media, a top-level official has publicly denied any link of the Wuhan virology lab to the current ...
On late Monday evening, President Donald Trump tweeted that he would be temporarily halting immigration to the United States. The announcement came amidst the coronavirus pandemic, which has reported over ...
In a 12-hour rampage that stretched from late Saturday, April 18, to Sunday, April 19, 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman went on a shooting spree in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, ...
The ancient craft of bread baking is making a comeback, thanks to the lockdown regulations that have left many people with nothing but time.
Reported novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) cases in the United States now stand at 764,265 while the death toll has hit just above 40,565, as of April 20.
A gunman, later identified as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, disguised himself as law enforcement and embarked on a shooting rampage from late Saturday, April 18 to Sunday in the Canadian province ...
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump stated that China should face “consequences” if it was “knowingly responsible” for the pandemic that has resulted in around 2.3 million confirmed cases worldwide ...
Across the United States, protestors are banding together to push back against lockdown regulations and social distancing requirements.
On April 16, Amazon announced that they would be making an additional 75,000 hires across the United States in an effort to “help serve customers during this unprecedented time.” This ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, many of the nation’s inmates are now being furloughed to home confinement.
On Thursday, April 16 the United Nations warned that hundreds of thousands of children could die as a result of the depressed economy caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) outbreak ...
According to an official from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday, April 16, foreign government-backed hackers have broken into vaccine research facilities developing cures for the COVID-19 disease ...
During the daily coronavirus task force press briefing at the White House on Thursday, April 16, United States President Donald Trump granted state governors the authority to manage their own ...
Despite unemployment rates rising around the world, TikTok parent company ByteDance has recently placed 10,000 jobs attributed to the TikTok boom, deviating from an industry trend that has left many ...
According to exclusive reports obtained by AP News and retrospective infection data, it is believed that China failed to warn the public of a likely pandemic for six key days. ...
A recent study conducted at the New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital and Columbia University Irving Medical Center found a handful of new mothers who recently gave birth had tested positive for ...
On Tuesday, April 14, United States President Donald Trump announced that his administration would freeze funding to the World Health Organization for 60-90 days after launching an official investigation into ...
After weeks of saying that the decision on when to open up the states would be made by individual state governors, United States President Donald Trump is now walking back ...
On Tuesday, April 14, Barack Obama, the former president of the United States, officially endorsed his vice president and the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden.
According to the most recently released figures, the total confirmed novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) cases around the world are close to 2 million, with the actual figure expected to be much ...
In the United States, many states have postponed their primaries amidst COVID-19 fears. However, on Tuesday, April 7, Wisconsin pushed forward with their primary, which was set to allocate 84 ...
According to a Pew Research survey published on April 8, nearly a third of adults in the United States believe that the coronavirus was manufactured in a lab. This survey ...
With the current unemployment rate in the United States standing at a staggering 16.6 million (and climbing), one other indicator of the economy that has not been as widely publicized ...
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from the hospital on Sunday after several days spent in intensive care battling COVID-19.
According to the United States’ top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States’ economy could open as early as next month.
As reported by the Daily Mail, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fathered two children with his lawyer, the South African-born Stella Morris, while in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
In Spain, one of the hardest hit countries in Europe, coronavirus deaths are starting to slow.
Remdesivir, a drug created by Gilead Sciences (GILD), has been tested on individuals suffering from severe cases of COVID-19. The drug was initially created to treat Ebola patients and was ...
While countries around the world continue to battle COVID-19 despite a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), high-end fashion retailers have started to assist by producing PPE for their local ...
Countries with large Christian populations - such as Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom - are urging their citizens to stay home over concerns that holiday gatherings could ...
As the world remains mostly in a state of limbo, governments are deliberating over when their nations can regain some semblance of normalcy. This decision largely revolves around the need ...
In an interview with CNN, Fauci said, “At the last task force meeting, the individuals responsible for both developing, validating and getting the test out” would be able to do ...
On March 9, Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – the influential organization of major oil producers – entered into a tentative agreement to cut production ...
A new preprint China study suggests that recovered patients may not have protective antibodies.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left the intensive care unit (ICU). Although transferred out of the ICU, Johnson continues to recover from COVID-19 at St Thomas’ Hospital and ...
An additional 6.6 million Americans have filed for employment, bringing the total number of unemployment claims to 16.8 million in the span of three weeks. This is far and away ...
New York has recorded the highest number of deaths over the last few days, with recent figures revealing that an additional 799 people from Wednesday to Thursday have died.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be in a stable condition after spending several nights in the intensive care unit (ICU) for the novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV2), said ...
As many as 150 Saudi royal family members are believed to have contracted the novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV2), the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, according to a source close to ...
Bernie Sanders, the progressive Senator from Vermont, announced he was dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president late Wednesday evening. Despite finding some early success in ...
On April 7, Twitter and Square Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey pledged US$1 billion of his stake in Square, Inc. to help fund relief efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
China has lifted the 76-day lockdown on coronavirus ground zero, Wuhan, as the city reemerges from the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) crisis which has accounted for the country’s 81,802 registered cases ...
On April 7, voters in Wisconsin went to the polls to vote for their preferred candidates for the Democratic and Republican nominations. While the Republicans have coalesced around United States ...
The most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex abuse, Cardinal George Pell, has been released after spending 13 months in prison for a six-year sentence. According to Australian ...
More than 367,000 Americans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease – since the beginning of the outbreak. Based on new ...
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson was brought to an intensive care unit in London on Monday, April 6 after being hospitalized hours earlier for persistent coronavirus symptoms. He ...
The novel coronavirus pandemic has upended lives across the world, severely impacting economies and people’s livelihoods. Despite governmental measures to stem the economic fallout, many ordinary citizens continue to struggle.
The United States Surgeon General Jerome Adams compared this coming week to some of America’s greatest tragedies, such as Pearl Harbor, and warned Americans to be prepared as the novel ...
On March 27, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for coronavirus. On Sunday, he was admitted to the hospital.
In Italy, there is cautious optimism that the worst of the coronavirus outbreak is now over for the country. As the nation with the most recorded deaths due to the ...
The coronavirus death toll in the state of New York jumped to 3,565 on April 4, the largest one-day record in the state after registering 630 deaths.
Doctors in India warn that the country needs to prepare for a surge of COVID-19 cases after a 56-year-old man died from the coronavirus in Mumbai’s Dharavi Slum.
As was revealed in a letter sent late on Friday, United States President Donald Trump has fired Michael K. Atkinson, the intelligence community inspector general, after stating that he has ...
