Virus begins new surge
Global rethink on measures as drunks run riot Drunken celebrations on English pub reopening night and US beach closures prompted a global rethink on Sunday of coronavirus measures during the…
COVID-19 accelerates further
Caseloads surge worldwide with setbacks being felt A surge in coronavirus cases sapped the fun out of July 4 celebrations in the US as the pandemic also accelerated through neighboring…
N.Korea feels no need for another Kim-Trump summit: official
North Korea feels no need to sit face to face with the US as the latter only considers the dialogue as a tool for grappling its political crisis, a senior…
Digital limits
Amid reckoning on police racism, algorithm bias in focus A wave of protests over law enforcement abuses has highlighted concerns over artificial intelligence programs like facial recognition which critics say…
WHO halts HIV drugs in COVID-19 trials after failure
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 after…
Divided Independence Day in DC
BLM and Trump’s supporters engage in shouting matches on July 4 Demonstrators chanting "Black Lives Matter" exchange words with activists waving pro-Trump signs outside a fortified White House: America's Independence…
EU authorizes remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment
The European Commission has authorized anti-viral drug remdesivir for the treatment against coronavirus on Friday, making it the first drug authorized at the European Union level for the treatment of…
Global COVID-19 cases top 11 mln: Johns Hopkins University
Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 11 million on Friday, reaching 11,031,905 as of 6:33 p.m. (2233 GMT), according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)…
WHO urges countries to “wake up,” “take control” of COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries hit by coronavirus disease to "wake up" to the pandemic situation on the ground and to "take control" of the spread…
Asian, black Americans more likely to face racial discrimination amid COVID-19: survey
Asian and black Americans have been more likely than other groups to report negative experiences due to their race or ethnicity since the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, according…