Washington, June 13 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has described the concept of chokeholds as "so innocent" and said the controversial method used by American police may be needed in dangerous situations.... More
Brussels, June 13 (RHC)-- The public health crisis caused by COVID-19 in Europe is not over yet, the European Union's top health official warned, urging governments to remain vigilant and plough ahead with testing and tracing the population.... More
Tokyo, June 13 (RHC)-- Japan plans to launch a smartphone app based on technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google next week to help curb the spread of coronavirus by tracking close contact with those infected, the health ministry said.... More
Oslo, June 13 (RHC)-- Norway will allow travel to and from Finland, Iceland and the Swedish island of Gotland from Monday, but will maintain travel restrictions on mainland Sweden due to its higher level of COVID-19 cases.... More
Ankara, June 13 (RHC)-- Turkey's top medical association criticised the decision to ease restrictions imposed to combat the spread of the coronavirus, saying moves were not backed by science and had come too soon, before the country had overcome the pandemic's initial wave.... More
San Diego, June 13 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a newly-published Government Accountability Office report says Customs and Border Protection used portions of a $112 million emergency humanitarian fund — meant to buy food, medical supplies and hygiene products for immigrants in their custody — to purchase all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes, boats, dog food and even riot helmets. ... More
Washington, June 13 (RHC)-- While calls are growing for cities to defund the police, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, is calling for an increase in police funding. ... More
Washington, June 13 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump campaign will require attendees at the president’s first rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to sign liability waivers acknowledging the risks of COVID-19 and promising not to sue if they contract the disease at the event. ... More
Minneapolis, June 13 (RHC)-- In news from Minnesota, CNN is reporting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could receive more than $1 million in pension benefits even if he is convicted of killing George Floyd. In some states, public employees convicted of felony crimes related to their work lose their pensions, but that is not the case in Minnesota.... More
Guatemala City, June 13 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, as confirmed coronavirus cases top 8,500 and over 300 people have died, medical staff warn hospitals are on the brink of collapse. This comes as morgues are also reportedly overflowing. ... More
Brasilia, June 13 (RHC)-- Confirmed coronavirus cases in Latin America have topped 1.5 million. In Brazil, critics of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic dug 100 graves and placed black crosses in the sand of Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach in a tribute to the more than 40,000 Brazilians who have died of the coronavirus. ... More
Rome, June 13 (RHC)-- Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 56 on Friday against 53 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, taking the total toll to 34,223.... More
London, June 13 (RHC)-- Britain's economy shrank by a quarter over March and April as entire sectors were shuttered by the coronavirus lockdown in what looks likely to be the bottom of a "catastrophic" crash before a long and slow recovery.... More
New Delhi, June 13 (RHC)-- Around the globe, as countries continue to ease on coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has topped 7.5 million, and the death toll has topped 420,000. ... More
The Hague, June 12 (RHC)-- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned a new round of American sanctions on officials probing potential U.S. war crimes, saying Washington’s “threats and coercive actions” cannot be allowed to hinder the rule of law.... More
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