U.S. lawmakers urge support for Taiwan at WHO, as U.S. criticizes China
The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwan’s participation in the World Health...
Olympics: Tokyo Games could be ‘greatest ever’, says Coates
Senior international Olympics official John Coates said on Saturday the delayed Tokyo Olympics could end up being the greatest Games ever, coming next year as...
U.S. CDC reports 1,248,040 coronavirus cases, 75,477 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 1,248,040 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 28,974 cases from its...
Conmebol unhappy with FIFA over five substitutes change
FIFA’s decision to temporarily allow up to five substitutions per match to help cope with potential fixture congestion was met coolly in South America on...
Baseball: Slow return to normality as Taiwan lets some fans back in
Taiwan reopened baseball games to a limited number of fans on Friday for the first time since controls were imposed to limit the spread of...
No ‘V’-shape return from devastating U.S. job loss, Fed policymakers say
As many parts of the world’s biggest economy begin to reopen after weeks of stay-at-home orders that slowed the spread of the coronavirus but gutted...
Key U.S. lawmakers urge international support for Taiwan at WHO: sources
The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees have written to more than 50 countries asking them to support Taiwan’s inclusion in the World Health...
Mexico coronavirus infections rise to 31,522 cases and 3,160 deaths
Mexico’s health ministry on Friday reported 1,906 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 199 additional fatalities, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in...
Mexico to unveil economic restart next week after coronavirus lockdown
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he aims to present plans next week to reopen the economy, as key sectors like carmaking...
No clowning around with masks on Mexico City metro
A campaign in Mexico City to get residents to wear face masks is now reinforced with a new secret weapon: clowns. They’re telling metro riders,...