Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll tops 45,000, infections top 900,000
Brazil on Tuesday reported 1,282 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking its total such deaths to 45,241, said the health ministry. The number of…
Bolivian teacher brings knowledge to pupils by bike
Bolivian teacher on a bike brings school to pupils Armed only with his bicycle and a whiteboard, Bolivian teacher Wilfredo Negrete treks across rugged country terrain three times a week…
Violent fringe groups disrupt peaceful protest in Paris
Tensions flared at the Invalides Esplanade here on Tuesday, where violent fringe groups hijacked a health workers' rally for better work conditions and higher wages. "Violent groups are trying to…
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez test positive for COVID-19
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Tuesday he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez File photo: Xinhua
Chinese netizens call for restraint and reason in wake of China-India border clash
Many Chinese netizens called for peace and restraint following a physical clash between military forces that broke out on the China-India border on Monday. Chinese and Indian troops engaged in…
Chinese government donates 6th batch of anti-COVID-19 medical supplies to Pakistan
Photo taken on June 16, 2020 shows the medical supplies donated to Pakistan from the Chinese government at the Islamabad International Airport, near Islamabad, Pakistan. The Chinese government on Tuesday…
Virus continues to surge globally
With 8 million infected worldwide, pathogen shows no sign of slowing More than 8 million people have now been infected with coronavirus worldwide, and over 435,000 have died, according to…
Trump announces cutting U.S. troops in Germany to 25,000
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the number of U.S. troops deployed in Germany would be reduced to 25,000 due to Germany's insufficient defense spending. Speaking to reporters…
Statues of controversial figures under attack in Western protests over George Floyd’s death
The wave of protests in Western countries triggered by the death of African American George Floyd has featured damage to statues of historical figures who are deemed controversial given their…
Trump to sign executive order on police reform amid intensifying outcry
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will sign an executive order on police reform on Tuesday. "The overall goal is we want law and order and we…