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Gradual reopening: France unveils plan to reopen non-Schengen borders

The measure was initially implemented for nine days, but was extended when the pandemic spread further within Europe. The decision hit commuters who regularly...

Trump Refuses to Discuss Removing Confederate Names From Military Bases

In Louisiana, Nicholls State University officials have scrapped the names of two college buildings dedicated to Confederate generals. Trump as president h...

Parts of Beijing go under lockdown as fresh coronavirus clusters appear

Parts of Beijing are back on a "wartime" footing after a cluster of locally transmitted coronavirus cases emerged, almost 8 weeks after the Chinese capital ...

Reps. Rose, Clarke push to rename Confederate streets at Fort Hamilton

The presence of statues of generals and other figures of the Confederacy in Capitol locations such as Statuary Hall - the original House chamber - has been offe...

Brazil's COVID-19 deaths is 2nd highest in world

Experts say the true number of cases could be 10 or 15 times higher in Brazil, the largest country in Latin America. Brazil is the seventh most populous count...

Aid programmes may close in Yemen as funding dries up

The malnourished population has among the world's lowest immunity levels to coronavirus . "[There is] a pre-existing situation where children were already in...

America's top general apologises for appearing at Trump's Bible photo-op

On Wednesday, Trump tweeted that he would never allow the names to be changed, catching some in the Pentagon by surprise. While he did not pose for photog...

Turkey says US is 'safe harbour' for group blamed for coup

Two lawyers for Topuz were not immediately available for comment on Thursday. USA officials saw no credible evidence to support the conviction and they hoped ...

With over 11,000 COVID cases, tally in India rises to 308,993

The new cases diagnosed were contacts of patients in Mettupalayam and Thavalakuppam areas. The death toll increased 396 in the past 24 hours. Anxious to reviv...

Early voting to begin in 2020 NY primary election

It is important for voters to understand how the new process will work to be sure votes are valid under the new rules. Ossoff worked as an investigative journ...

Lebanon protesters burn roads, clash with police in unrest over currency crash

In central Beirut, protesters rallied outside the headquarters of the Association of Banks before blocking the Saifi road and the iconic Ring highway. Anger aga...

White House to issue more stringent asylum rules

The rules also will allow judges to dismiss cases without court hearings if supporting evidence is determined to be too weak. Additionally, the new rule seeks...

Beijing shuts markets after second day of new COVID-19 cases

Among the six new domestic cases announced on Saturday were three Xinfadi market workers, one market visitor and two employees at the China Meat Research Cent...

Australian man Cam Gillespie sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling

Then-acting foreign minister Simon Birmingham said Australia was "deeply concerned" by the case . "We support the universal abolition of the death penalty an...

Colorado woman, 21, killed after argument over pooping dog leads to shooting

Police said the victims of the shooting were 21-year-old Isabella Thallas and her boyfriend, Darian Simon . The judge in Close's case also identified Sim...

Scientists condemn racism and take action with #StrikeforBlackLives this week

The call of action , as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, was not merely to create more awareness on diversity and inclusion, but also to end racism in ...

Trump shoots down renaming Army posts named for Confederate leaders

The GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee voted in favor of Warren's amendment, Roll Call reported on Wednesday night. The tweet caught senior Pentagon ...

Tshegofatso Pule’s family call for mourners to adhere to lockdown rules

Gauteng police have launched a massive manhunt after the body of a pregnant woman was found in Durban Deep, Roodepoort. She was reportedly last seen on Thursd...

Ghana among top 10 African countries with 'accelerating' coronavirus cases

According to World Health Organization, 10 out of 54 countries are now driving the rise in numbers, accounting for almost 80% of all the cases. In South Afric...

Defunding The Police Is Now A Majority Position For Democrats

Support among African Americans for the "defund the police" movement is more than double that of whites (26 percent), and they are almost twice as likely as w...

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation chief backs UK's review of Huawei, Chinese 5G development

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been heavily criticized over a decision to allow Huawei to help build Britain's 5G network. Mr Stoltenberg said ...

How New Zealand eliminated COVID-19 and ended social distancing

The last case due to community transfer had occurred around 40 days ago and at present, there are no cases of COVID 19 at New Zealand hospitals. The announcem...

Italian prosecutors question PM on virus response

As of now, no one has been charged. The first town in Italy to be quarantined was Codogno, about an hour south of Nembro and Alzano, on February 21. Bergamo's...

Putin attends first public event after months of lockdown

Russia President Vladimir Putin made his first public appearance in weeks on Friday to mark the country's national day. Russian Federation has the world's t...

Nepal security forces open fire on Indians, 1 killed, 2 injured

The incident took place in Lalbandi near Indo-Nepal border at Sonawarsa in Bihar . The place of firing falls under Nepal jurisdiction, Jitendra Kumar, the ad...

Trump rejects removing names of Confederate leaders from US bases

According to a summary of the National Defense Authorization Act released by the Senate panel on Thursday, the amendment will establish an eight-person commissi...

Australian state says BHP can disturb 40 sacred sites in mine expansion

Mr Wyatt, who is Aboriginal, added that the area covered by the application was subject to a 2015 land use agreement that limited the Banjima people's ability t...

French police protest after government bans chokeholds

French police have staged a second day of protests over claims of racism and violence in their ranks, accusing the Interior Ministry of failing to defend office...

Rules allow increased hunting, trapping in Alaska preserves

The previous restriction had been put into place under the Obama administration in 2015. One environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, said on...

Officer Arrested in Death of George Floyd Still Eligible for $1M Pension

Over a period of 30 years, Chauvin's benefits could increase to $1.5 million or more, and likely even more than that once any increases in cost of living are fa...