Grand jury probes black man’s death
NY attorney general promises justice to victim's family after police killing New York's attorney general announced Saturday she would form a grand jury to probe the death of a black…
European Commission proposes common criteria for COVID-19 travel restrictions
The European Commission on Friday unveiled a plan for a coordinated approach to the restriction of movement resulting from measures being implemented by individual member states to curb the spread…
Trump says to reverse Pentagon plan to close Stars and Stripes newspaper
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will reverse Pentagon's decision to cut funding to US military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, and cease its publication. "The United States…
Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower, nervous wait for US jobs data
Asia's stock markets had their worst session in two weeks on Friday following a tech-led plunge on Wall Street, though gains in safer assets like bonds and dollars were muted…
India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 4 million, deaths near 70,000
India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 4 million on Saturday, reaching 4,023,179, while the number of deaths due to the pandemic soared to 69,561, according to federal health ministry's data. According to…
Two Indian soldiers killed, 43 injured in clashes on August 30 and 31
On 30 and 31 August 2020, 43 Indian soldiers were injured and 2 captains were killed in an attack by the Chinese army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)…
Egyptian President, top EU diplomat discuss regional issues in Cairo
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met on Thursday with visiting EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to discuss regional issues including the Libyan crisis, the Palestinian…
US services sector expands in August at slower pace
"Industries that have not reopened remain concerned about the ongoing uncertainty. There is a challenge with capacity and logistics due to the pandemic and the impact on deliveries and order…
Biden campaign raised $364 million
August sees record-breaking fundraising for Democrat’s president pick US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden raised more the $364 million in August, reportedly breaking the record for monthly campaign donations even…
Pandemic threatens education
48% of all refugee children are out of school: UN Half of all refugee children were already out of school before the coronavirus hit, and the UN cautioned Thursday the…