EU virus deal sees progress
Proposal gains traction as fears of breakdown linger EU leaders were making progress on Monday after three days of haggling over a plan to revive economies throttled by the COVID-19…
Brazil’s indigenous chief Raoni hospitalized in weakened state
Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, one of the Amazon rainforest's best-known defenders, was transferred between hospitals Saturday due to weakness and a "worsening" state of health, one of the medical facilities…
Civil rights hero Lewis mourned
Heralded US racial equality campaigner passes away at 80 US flags were flown at half-staff on Saturday at the White House, federal properties and several states as politicians and activists…
In ecological jobs boost, residents get bigger role running Pakistan’s national parks
For 20 years, Khunjerab National Park was of significance to both Pakistan's government, which established the park in 1975 as a sanctuary for rare species, and residents who had grazed…
EU grappling over virus recovery
Leaders meet to carve out economic plan despite frugal states’ resistance European Union (EU) leaders were due to meet for a third day Sunday to try and agree on a…
Algeria extends lockdown measures to contain COVID-19
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on Thursday announced the extension of partial lockdown measures in 29 provinces to contain the spread of COVID-19, the official APS news agency reported. The…
Too early to know Tokyo 2020 solutions, says IOC president Bach
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach admitted here on Friday, that it is too early to know exactly what the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will look like, due…
Trump not to issue national mask mandate
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he won't issue an order at the national level mandating the use of masks, even as the United States continued to break its single-day…
India asks local leaders to boost anti-trafficking drive amid virus threat
Village councils and community groups in India have been asked to protect children from traffickers and help authorities identify and rescue missing residents, amid concerns that the coronavirus pandemic is…
Twitter accounts of Apple, Musk, Gates, others hit in major hack
The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were hijacked on Wednesday by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack.…