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Trump accuses Bolton of breaking the law with tell-all memoir 18 Jun 2020 - 02:54 pm

President Donald Trump accused former National Security Advisor John Bolton of breaking the law by trying to publish a book on his time...

Netflix founder gives $120 million for US black college scholarships 18 Jun 2020 - 11:13 am

San Francisco: Netflix chief Reed Hastings and his Philanthropist wife on Wednesday gave $120 million to historically black US colleges to fund full-ride...

Atlanta policeman to face murder charges for shooting black man 18 Jun 2020 - 12:22 am

Atlanta - An Atlanta police officer will be charged with murder for shooting a 27-year-old man in the back, justice officials announced Wednesday...

Trump sought China's Xi's help to win re-election, Bolton alleges 17 Jun 2020 - 11:24 pm

WASHINGTON - In a series of bombshell allegations, U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, said on Wednesday that Trump...

Honduran president hospitalized for COVID-19, treated for pneumonia 17 Jun 2020 - 10:01 pm

TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been hospitalized for COVID-19 and is being treated for pneumonia, a health official said on...

Hydroxychloroquine halted in WHO sponsored Covid-19 trials 17 Jun 2020 - 09:06 pm

Tests of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump, were halted in a World Health Organization trial of potential Covid-19...

Ahead of Trump rally in Tulsa, new coronavirus cases set records in Oklahoma 17 Jun 2020 - 08:43 pm

New coronavirus cases in Oklahoma increased by a record amount just days ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, the...

US brands Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's to change amid protests 17 Jun 2020 - 07:18 pm

Washington - Amid nationwide protests against racism, major US food companies on Wednesday said they change the Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's brands,...

Facebook hopes to help millions of Americans register to vote 17 Jun 2020 - 09:59 am

San Francisco: Facebook said Tuesday it plans to help four million Americans register to vote, and insists it can be a positive force...

Brazil Has Record Daily Coronavirus Cases as Disease Spreads 17 Jun 2020 - 12:29 am

Brazil reported a record number of daily cases from coronavirus as the pandemic continues to rage across Latin America’s largest nation. The country,...

U.S. airlines threaten to ban passengers who refuse to wear masks 17 Jun 2020 - 12:20 am

U.S. airline passengers who refuse to wear face coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked under tougher enforcement...

St. Louis removes Columbus statue, latest monument after racial protests 16 Jun 2020 - 11:12 pm

A statue of Christopher Columbus has been removed from a St. Louis park, officials said on Tuesday, the latest monument taken down in...

COVID-19 spikes in Arizona, Texas and Florida; church linked to Oregon outbreak 16 Jun 2020 - 11:00 pm

For a second week in a row, half a dozen U.S. states face a surge in new coronavirus cases and rising hospitalizations, including...

Chile says accounting errors led to omission of 31,000 coronavirus cases 16 Jun 2020 - 10:34 pm

SANTIAGO - A rash of accounting glitches in Chile led to the omission of more than 31,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, or nearly one-sixth...

Trump signs police reform order to end 'patterns of failure' 16 Jun 2020 - 09:09 pm

Washington - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order on police reforms that he said would deliver "elegant justice" as...

U.S. narrowing support to seven COVID-19 vaccine candidates, expects them to be free for many 16 Jun 2020 - 07:35 pm

The Trump administration aims to narrow its financial support to about seven experimental coronavirus vaccines from the 14 it has been working with...