Politicians around the world have called for a United Nations probe into a Chinese government birth control campaign targeting largely Muslim minorities in the far western region of Xinjiang, even
People testing negative for coronavirus antibodies may still have some immunity, a study revealed yesterday by BBC News has suggested. For every person testing positive for antibodies, two were found to
There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in U.S. coronavirus infections, according to public health experts. If the protests had driven
Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese authorities - ending more than 150 years of British control. The British flag was lowered over Government House - home to the
The European Union announced last night that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, and possibly China soon, but most Americans have been refused entry for at
Gold headed for the biggest quarterly advance since 2016 amid a surge in demand for haven assets due to the coronavirus outbreak, which shows no signs of abating. Bullion has been
For the first time in Belgium’s history, a reigning king expressed deep regret yesterday for the violence carried out by the former colonial power when it ruled over what is now the
A strain of flu virus spreading in Chinese pigs has shown it can also infect humans, suggesting that another pathogen with pandemic potential waits in the wings behind the coronavirus. The
She is expected to take part in her first debate in two days time, speaking out against the government on the Maastricht Treaty. Although the quieter, more reflective House of Lords
Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged yesterday that the coronavirus pandemic has been a “disaster” for Britain, as he announced a spending splurge designed to get the country — and his
The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones yesterday - 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases - and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that
A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayor’s home to demand her resignation after she read the names and addresses of
In the latest move to change place names in light of U.S. racial history, leaders of Orange County’s Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne’s name, statue
American and Russian spacecraft have successfully docked in orbit for the first time in 20 years. The US shuttle Atlantis delivered a relief crew of two cosmonauts to the Russian Mir
China has extended COVID-19 tests to newly reopened salons amid a drop in cases, while South Korea continues to face new infections after it eased social distancing rules to lift
Three people died and 12 are missing after overnight rainstorms in southwestern China, authorities said Saturday. Two vehicles fell into a river, killing two people and leaving three others unaccounted for,
People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if
North Korea has invaded South Korea at several points along the two countries’ joint border. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has denounced North Korea’s actions as a breach of the
Brazil is testing an experimental coronavirus vaccine, but interim Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello acknowledged yesterday that the government has yet to strike a deal to get it if it
An international aid group says coronavirus data in some countries show a sharp discrepancy between cases in men and women amid concerns that women lack proper access to testing and
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