Trump says police generally should not use choke holds
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Friday it would be a good thing if police use of choke holds was ended...
New York City oversight bill to force police to detail surveillance tools
New York politicians are expected to vote next week to force the city’s police force to divulge the surveillance technology it uses, one of many...
World shares modestly higher as investors mull coronavirus, recovery outlook
Global equity markets rose in choppy trading on Friday as concerns triggered by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s less-than-optimistic outlook for an economic recovery and a...
Zoom hits political turbulence in Washington, Beijing; lobbyists ready
Zoom Video Communications , whose remote meeting app made the obscure California company a hub for global communications during the coronavirus pandemic, now finds itself...
Golf: Spieth keeps his cool to overcome hiccup at Colonial
Jordan Spieth’s decision to work on his mental game during the PGA Tour’s three-month break paid off on Friday as he recovered from a late...
Wall Street ends higher but indexes mark worst week since March selloff
U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as bargain hunters stepped back into the market following sharp losses a day earlier, but all three major indexes...
Congo’s gold being smuggled out by the tonne, U.N. report finds
Gold production in Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be systematically underreported while tonnes of the precious metal is smuggled into global supply chains through...
Botswana reinstates strict coronavirus lockdown in capital city
Botswana brought back a strict coronavirus lockdown in its capital city, Gaborone, and surrounding areas after the southern African country recorded 12 new cases of...
Somalia’s Islamist group al Shabaab says sets up COVID-19 treatment centre
Somalia’s Islamist group al Shabaab said on Friday they had set up a COVID-19 treatment centre in the country, and said the disease posed a...
Brazil drops police from human rights report amid global protests against racism and abuse
Brazil has excluded complaints of police violence from an annual human rights report, sparking allegations on Friday of a cover-up amid global outrage over racial...