Nearby South American countries are grappling with uncontrolled spread of the novel coronavirus, but Paraguay appears to be controlling the disease Source link Continue reading Paraguay controls coronavirus, while its neighbors struggle

When Gabriel Vest ran into Asda on Sunday evening with £300 to spend on underwear and socks, staff at Glasgow’s southside branch were initially bemused. He explained he was buying emergency supplies for around 90 asylum seekers evacuated from the … Continue reading After the Glasgow hotel attack, a week of shock, anger and compassion | Glasgow

A Police officer directs traffic at a roadblock in Melbourne on July 2. Some residents have refused to be tested. (AP pic) MELBOURNE: Australia reported a drop in new coronavirus cases on Friday, with a surge in the second most … Continue reading Australia new virus cases fall, but testing blitz runs into resistance

3.15am BST03:15 The United States confirmed a record case increase for the fourth day in a single week on Wednesday, according to the most recent available data from Johns Hopkins University. It’s a little confusing, but according to the university’s … Continue reading Coronavirus live news: cases rising in 37 US states as Brazil infections near 1.5m | World news

BRUSSELS: Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Twitter and other social media will for the first time be subject to EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content under European Commission guidelines announced on Thursday. The amendments to the Audiovisual Media Services … Continue reading Online platforms to face same EU rules on hateful content as broadcasters

As France emerges from its coronavirus lockdown and life returns to almost-normal, Marseille considers itself lucky. Source link Continue reading Marseille, the site of Europe’s last plague, has escaped the worst of this one

NSW Health workers are out in force, greeting planes, trains and automobiles coming in to the state from Victoria, checking temperatures and addresses, as NSW attempts to head off an outbreak itself. Victorians are welcome to visit NSW – as … Continue reading Coronavirus Australia live: Peter Dutton warned again as Eden-Monaro race enters final day – latest updates | Australia news

More than half of India’s military hardware, such as its Su-30 jets, is of Russian origin. (Twitter pic/HIMANSH2975667) NEW DELHI: India’s government on Thursday approved the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and upgrades to another 59 planes, acting to … Continue reading India clears purchase of 33 Russian combat jets worth US$2.4 bil

A mass gathering to honour a dead IRA leader in Belfast that allegedly broke social distancing rules has provoked a destablising row in Northern Ireland’s power sharing government. The first minister and Democratic Unionist leader, Arlene Foster, has called on … Continue reading Arlene Foster calls on deputy to step down in social distancing row | UK news

Najib Razak with Saudi monarch King Salman Abdul Aziz in May 2017. The then government had offered a piece of land in Putrajaya for the proposed King Salman Centre for International Peace. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak claimed that … Continue reading King Salman not informed Saudi-backed peace centre closed, claims Najib

The family of a Palestinian man with autism who was fatally shot by Israeli police says it took a month for authorities to confirm the existence of security-camera footage of the shooting Source link Continue reading Family of Palestinian slain by police sees probe dragging on

4.07pm BST16:07 Arizona congressman Andy Biggs wants to see the White House’s coronavirus task force disbanded. Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) JUST IN: GOP @RepAndyBiggsAZ calls on the White House coronavirus task force to be disbanded “so that President Trump’s message is … Continue reading US setting new coronavirus case records as ‘Russian bounty’ row continues – live updates | US news