Video shows Buffalo police shove older man to ground
Two Buffalo, New York, police officers were suspended without pay on Thursday after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground, as...
‘No one can self-isolate from climate change’; UK, French central banks urge action
Governments must rebuild their economies after the coronavirus crisis to withstand the next shock heading their way – climate change, the central bank governors of...
Toyota to launch hydrogen fuel cell venture with Chinese auto firms
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would launch a new China joint venture with Chinese auto companies to develop fuel cell systems....
Dutch PM says his attitude to ‘Black Pete’ winter tradition has undergone ‘great changes’
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his attitude towards “Black Pete”, a figure from the country’s winter holiday celebrations that has been criticized as a...
China says social media firms should not selectively create obstacles for media
China said on Friday that social media companies should not selectively create obstacles for media agencies, responding to Facebook Inc’s decision to start labeling state-controlled...
Russia’s coronavirus infections near 450,000
Russia reported 8,726 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, pushing the total number of infections to 449,834....
Singapore plans wearable virus contact tracing device for all
Singapore plans to give a wearable device that will identify people who had interacted with carriers of coronavirus to all of its 5.7 million residents,...
Authors retract Lancet article that found risks in hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19
An influential medical journal article that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID-19 patients was retracted on Thursday, adding to controversy around a...
Singapore reports 261 new coronavirus cases, smallest rise in two months
Singapore’s health ministry on Friday confirmed another 261 coronavirus cases, the city-state’s smallest increase in nearly two months, taking its tally to 37,183....
Rhine water level rises, still too shallow for normal shipping
Water levels on the Rhine in Germany have risen after recent rain but remain too shallow for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded throughout the...