Japan to decide as early as Monday whether to extend coronavirus emergency: NHK
Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its state of emergency over the novel coronavirus, which was originally set to end...
Biden to give first interview responding to sexual assault accusation
Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden for the first time on Friday is set to personally address a former Senate aide’s accusation that he...
Chile cracks open gates of national parks for citizens’ ‘well-being’
Chile said on Thursday it would start reopening its national parks next week to give people a “well-being alternative” after weeks of coronavirus lockdowns....
Trump says China either could not stop virus spread or let it spread
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible that China either could not stop the spread of the coronavirus or let it spread,...
U.S. senators offer privacy bill for COVID-19 contact tracing
A group of Republican U.S. senators said Thursday they would introduce legislation to address consumer privacy concerns surrounding technology companies’ efforts to help build contact...
California gov issues ‘hard close’ to Orange County beaches
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he ordered beaches in Orange County to close, after crowds defied public health guidelines to throng the popular...
UAE calls on all Libyan parties to commit to political process, renews support to Haftar
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday called on all Libyan parties to commit to the U.N.-supervised political process to end the war, while at the...
Gilead to work with partners to ramp up production of potential coronavirus treatment
Gilead Sciences Inc , maker of the experimental coronavirus drug remdesivir, on Thursday said it will work with international partners to expand production of the...
Boeing set to raise $25 billion in massive debt sale: sources
Boeing Co expects to raise around $25 billion in its bond offering on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, a blowout result for...
U.S. ‘hopeful’ U.N. will extend Iran arms embargo, Russia ‘negative’
The United States is “hopeful” the U.N. Security Council will extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October, a top U.S. State...
