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Bus driver dies after 'attack over face masks' in Bayonne

Monguillot was left brain dead after being attacked by passengers who refused to wear face masks . "We chose to let him go". Three other people have been c...

Riot Police Break Up Anti-Government Protests In Belgrade

The leaders of Germany and France led a new effort to breathe life into long-stalled talks between Serbia and Kosovo but Serbia's president said the Europeans...

Dutch govt to sue Russian Federation over MH17

Two years ago, the Netherlands and Australia held Russia responsible for its role in the downing of the flight after a Joint Investigation Team found that the...

Detroit police shoot and kill man they say fired on officers

Detroit Police Chief James Craig released body cam video showing that Hakim Littleton allegedly fired at officers before they shot and killed him Friday. he wor...

Almost 50 hospitals in US Florida hit ICU capacity

According to The Hill, hospitals across the state are running out of beds in intensive care units, although state officials say there is still plenty of capacit...

Hong Kong to shut schools early as local case numbers rise

A highly regarded Chinese virologist who suggests she did some of the earliest analysis into COVID-19 final yr has accused Beijing of lying about when they di...

Trump says he expects to wear mask when visiting wounded troops

US President Donald Trump , who has avoided being seen wearing a face covering in public, has said he expects to wear a mask when he visits American troops at ...

Malaysia to conduct inquest into death of Nóra Quoirin

Nóra was born with holoprosencephaly, a disorder which affects brain development. In January, her parents said they were "shocked" by a decision by the Malays...

Trump's New Hampshire rally delayed because of expected thunderstorms

He came to this country to build. So, we have an incredible builder and we pray. He partly blamed the atmosphere of political "divisiveness" in the country - ...

Australia's Victoria state records another day of high coronavirus infections

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton told reporters on Saturday measures, including locking down metro Melbourne and Mitchell Shire for six weeks, shoul...

Facebook mulls political ad ban in lead-up to USA elections

Should Facebook impose a temporary moratorium on political advertising, it would mark a striking departure from its policy, announced past year, to allow such...

Newfoundland and Labrador reports first positive COVID-19 case in 43 days

As has been the case with the number of infections, two thirds of India's deaths have also come in the last one month. "We should not forget that in our count...

Americans face testing delays as COVID-19 cases surge

Total tests have climbed over that period, but positivity rates have as well.The state has had 191,790 cases to date with 91,752 considered active. Robert Red...

Ousted U.S. prosecutor says Barr urged him to resign-testimony

Instead, Barr tapped Berman's hand-picked number 2, Deputy US Attorney Audrey Strauss, who is now leading the office until a permanent replacement can be conf...

World Health Organization team heads China to probe origin of COVID-19

We're also looking at the possible role of airborne transmission in other settings, particularly close settings where you have poor ventilation. This happens ...

UM supports Harvard lawsuit seeking to stop deportation of some global students

There are existing requirements that global students take classes in person, but those rules were eased as schools across the United States went online-only in ...

Seoul's Missing Mayor Park Found Dead After Massive Search

Park, a liberal human rights lawyer who once led two of South Korea's most influential civic groups, was credited with winning the country's first sexual harass...

UNESCO warns Turkey against Hagia Sophia mosque conversion

In 1985, UNESCO designated the site - as a component of the Historic Areas of Istanbul - a World Heritage site. "This is a world legacy, a magnificent work", ...

Brexit teams meet in London as search for deal continues

He also shared a commission document on Twitter, adding: "Regardless of the outcome, there will be inevitable changes on January 1 2021". Laying out his compr...

Barbados to offer long-term stays to remote workers

The island's tourism industry has been hard hit during the pandemic with flights grounded and the cruise industry at a standstill - no major lines are returning...

Hong Kong to suspend all schools due to spike in coronavirus cases

Hong Kong's government on Friday said it is suspending classes for students through middle school following a rise in coronavirus cases . Hong Kong has or...

Justice Department supports Roger Stone going to prison on Tuesday

Trump commented on Stone's case as he left the White House on a trip to Stone's home state of Florida - as he suggested both his predecessor and his presumed De...

Amber Alert issued for missing Kansas City Girl

Romy Carpentier, pictured on the left, and Norah Carpentier, pictured on the right. "All the hypotheses are on the table, and kidnapping is among them", SQ sp...

Bill Nye Goes Viral After Blasting Coronavirus Mask Detractors On TikTok

Using a variety of face coverings, Nye shows how much air is able to pass through each one by blowing on a burning candle. He tries to blow the candle out with ...

Coronavirus 'accelerating' out of control

Dr Soumya Swaminathan , chief scientist, WHO, in a Twitter post said , " Droplet transmission is main mode, fomites and airborne possible, especially in cl...

UN Investigator: Drone Killing of Top Iranian General Unlawful

The report presented by Agnes Callamard to the UN-backed Human Rights Council on Thursday chronicled events around the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani ...

Supreme Court rules that large swath of Oklahoma belongs to Indian reservation

This morning's 5-4 decision put an end to a stalemate over whether 3 million acres of land, including part of the city of Tulsa, remained within the boundarie...

Teens discover couple's bodies in bags while filming TikTok videos in Seattle

However, the recent discovery of two dead bodies in Seattle has raised some questions about the application. The video shows two girls clambering down onto th...

Florida Sets Record for COVID Deaths in 1 Day

The previous single-day record was 113 deaths, which occurred back in May, shortly after Gov. DeSantis shifted the state to Phase 2 reopening. More COVID-19 d...

Audit Warns Facebook Could Be 'Weaponized to Suppress Voting'

And the company's detractors keep not buying it. Leaders of the #StopHateForProfit campaign lashed out after a "disappointing" meeting with the social media...