World / Americas

Facebook, Twitter flag Trump for misleading posts on voting 04 Sep 2020 - 12:07 am

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. flagged posts from U.S. President Donald Trump, the latest effort by the companies to crack down on misleading...

New York gov. calls for answers after video shows police suffocating a Black man under arrest 03 Sep 2020 - 11:42 pm

NEW YORK - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday called for "expeditious" answers from an investigation into the death of Daniel Prude,...

Canada backs opposition to Alaska oil drilling threatening caribou 03 Sep 2020 - 10:48 pm

Ottawa - Canada on Thursday threw its support behind groups fighting to safeguard caribou that are threatened by a recent US approval of...

Trump tells Americans to try to vote twice 03 Sep 2020 - 10:34 pm

Washington - President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his call for supporters to try to vote twice on November 3, claiming that only...

In Wisconsin, Biden meets with family of shooting victim Jacob Blake 03 Sep 2020 - 09:00 pm

MILWAUKEE - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday met with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man whose shooting by police...

New York pushes ahead with more reopenings as COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest 03 Sep 2020 - 08:55 pm

NEW YORK - Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced more reopenings in New York state as new coronavirus infections remained low in what...

US states told be ready to distribute Covid-19 vaccine by Nov 1 03 Sep 2020 - 12:20 am

Washington - The Trump administration has urged US states to get ready to distribute a potential Covid-19 vaccine by November 1, in the...

Portland mayor to leave home targeted by protesters 03 Sep 2020 - 12:03 am

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he planned to move out of his apartment after repeated protests outside his building demanding he resign over...

Peru to resume international flights in October 02 Sep 2020 - 11:59 pm

Lima - Peru announced Wednesday it will resume international flights and reopen its borders to a limited group of countries from October 1,...

Internet companies urge FCC to reject Trump bid to impose new social media regulations 02 Sep 2020 - 10:50 pm

WASHINGTON - A group representing major internet companies including Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday urged the Federal Communications...

In Peru, virus erodes centuries-old burial traditions 02 Sep 2020 - 05:02 pm

LIMA: Every day Joselyn García lights two red candles before a marble urn that holds her mother's ashes in the living room of...

TS Nana to become hurricane before making landfall in Belize 02 Sep 2020 - 09:36 am

MEXICO CITY: A strengthening Tropical Storm Nana roared toward Central America on Wednesday and was expected to become a hurricane before making landfall...

New book 'Melania and Me' feeds speculations about First Lady 02 Sep 2020 - 12:20 am

New York - A new book released Tuesday dishes on the supposed icy relationship between Melania Trump and her stepdaughter Ivanka, fuel for...

White House slams WHO over criticism of push for COVID-19 vaccine 01 Sep 2020 - 11:22 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House pushed back on concerns expressed by the World Health Organization (WHO) after a U.S. health official said a...

Trump visits Kenosha, not to comfort Blake family but back police 01 Sep 2020 - 10:55 pm

KENOSHA, Wis - President Donald Trump defied requests to stay away and visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, not to comfort the family of...

Los Angeles police fatally shoot Black man after suspected bike violation 01 Sep 2020 - 10:42 pm

LOS ANGELES - A Black cyclist was fatally shot by Los Angeles County police, the latest instance of police killing a Black man,...

Wanting to social distance, biking surges in North America's largest city 01 Sep 2020 - 10:33 pm

MEXICO CITY - Cycling is undergoing a renaissance in the congested Mexican capital, North America's largest metropolis and home to over 20 million,...