Jun 09 Hundreds march in Hong Kong as leader urges stability By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hundreds of people marched in Hong Kong's streets on Tuesday to mark a year since the start of anti-government protests, as the leader of the semi-autonomous city called for peace and stability. Continue reading
Jun 09 Yemen's rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spread By Maggie Michael, Associated Press The coronavirus is spreading throughout Yemen, a country that has been devastated by five years of civil war. Continue reading
Jun 08 North Korea says it will cut communication channels with South By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea says it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: New York City begins gradual reopening In our news wrap Monday, New York City began a gradual reopening for up to 400,000 workers after months of pandemic restrictions. At its peak, COVID-19 killed more than 500 people a day in New York; the number is now… Continue watching
Jun 08 WHO chief warns virus is worsening globally By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening globally, even as the situation in Europe is improving. Continue reading
Jun 08 France to abandon police chokeholds amid George Floyd protests By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press France's interior minister says police in the country will no longer be allowed to conduct chokeholds during arrests. The minister says the immobilization technique is now banned after it came under renewed criticism following George Floyd's death in the United… Continue reading
Jun 08 A U.S. recession began in February in the face of coronavirus, say economists By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The U.S. economy entered a recession in February, a group of economists declared Monday, ending more than a decade of steady if slow growth. Continue reading
Jun 08 BP to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide amid virus pandemic By Associated Press Chief Executive Bernard Looney said that the cuts will affect office-based roles in BP's global workforce of 70,000 people and come mostly this year. Continue reading
Jun 08 Restoration work resumes on Paris' fire-ravaged Notre Dame By Associated Press On Monday morning operations began to dismantle scaffolding that was already in place before the April 2019 fire amid previous restoration efforts on the old structures. Continue reading
Jun 07 Brazil govt yanks virus death toll as data befuddles experts By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Brazil's government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move that critics call an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America's largest nation. Continue reading