UN General Assembly to be held online

2020's United Nations (UN) General Assembly will be held virtually for the first time in history since the UN was founded in 1945 because of the coronavirus pandemic, its president…

Nations speed up economic reopening

Latin American health systems struggling as OECD forecast dire More than 70,000 people have died from coronavirus in Latin America as the pandemic sweeps through the region, putting growing pressure…

US Army pressured to rename bases

Military installations dedicated to Confederate Period generals face ire A handful of US Army bases named for Civil War generals of the pro-slavery South could be in for name changes…

Europe calls on better viral plan

Virus continues march as EU adopts common framework Europe's most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the coronavirus. There…