Top U.N. rights official urges U.S. leadership to condemn racism, take action
The top United Nations human rights official called on U.S. leaders on Wednesday to “condemn racism unequivocally” and take actions that truly tackle inequalities in...
Brazil health regulator approves clinical trials of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa has approved human clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University and supported by AstraZeneca Plc,...
Virus-hit U.S. state revenue could start slow recovery in third quarter: analysts
U.S. state tax revenue, which plunged due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, could start to slowly recover this summer as long as...
Minnesota raises charge against fired officer in George Floyd case, charges three others
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will increase the charge against a fired Minneapolis police officer to second-degree murder in the death of an unarmed black...
Factbox: What U.S. police are shooting at protesters
Police across the United States are using a variety of weapons on protesters as demonstrations against the police killing of George Floyd intensify. Often described...
Outpouring of rage over George Floyd killing tests limits of U.S. police tactics
Responses by law enforcement authorities in the U.S. capital and in Flint, Michigan, to protests over the police killing of George Floyd illustrated starkly contrasting...
Trump administration bans Chinese airline flights to U.S
President Donald Trump’s administration will bar Chinese airline companies from flying to the United States effective June 16 in the latest tit-for-tat spat between Washington...
Travel rule changes for Britain and Germany
Britain and Germany announced changes to travel rules on Wednesday. As Francis Maguire reports, the UK will introduce a 14 day quarantine for all travellers...
Wes Anderson, Pixar movies among Cannes would-be highlights
Director Wes Anderson’s latest outing, a debut turn behind the camera for actor Viggo Mortensen and an animated Pixar movie about jazz would have starred...
Ex-spy Plame loses bid for House of Representatives
Former CIA operative Valerie Plame failed in her bid for a seat in the U.S. Congress Wednesday, losing the Democratic nomination in New Mexico’s 3rd...