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Mayor of Seoul apologises to ‘all people’ in will
A will left by Seoul mayor Park Won-soon – reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations and later found dead – said he feels “sorry to all people”.
Covid-19: Bolivian president and Venezuelan Socialist Party leader test positive
Bolivia’s interim president and Venezuela’s number two official have tested positive for coronavirus, days after Brazil’s president was hit by the pandemic.
Former-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen has been returned to federal prison – weeks after his early release to serve the remainder of his sentence at home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
NY mayor helps paint Black Lives Matter in front of Trump Tower
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has helped paint Black Lives Matter in front of Manhattan’s Trump Tower.
Officials ‘fear Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life in custody’
Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime friend Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her sheets and made her wear paper clothes while in custody, it has been claimed.
Missing Seoul mayor’s body found after huge search
The missing mayor of South Korea’s capital, who was reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations, has been found dead.
Respect coronavirus precautions to prevent spread of disease, citizens urged
Asian and European officials have pleaded with their citizens to respect modest precautions as coronavirus outbreaks accelerate in several countries.
Supreme Court backs prosecutors’ demand for Donald Trump tax returns
The US Supreme Court has issued a mixed verdict on demands for President Donald Trump’s financial records that will keep his tax returns, banking and other documents out of the public eye for the time being.
South African province prepares 1.5 million graves as virus hits ‘full speed’
The coronavirus pandemic in Africa is reaching “full speed” and it is good to prepare for the worst-case scenario, the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has said.
Hundreds stranded in Japan as downpours cause more than 60 deaths
Flooding and mudslides have stranded hundreds of people in scenic hot springs and hiking areas in central Japan.
Seoul mayor reported missing amid sexual harassment allegations
The mayor of South Korea’s capital city has vanished amid sexual harassment allegations and after giving his daughter a message she described as sounding like a will, police have said.
Democratic presidential candidate Biden proposes ‘Buy American’ campaign
Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden has proposed sweeping new uses of the state’s regulatory and spending power to bolster US manufacturing and technology firms.
India records almost 25,000 new coronavirus cases
India has reported nearly 25,000 new coronavirus infections as the disease continues to spread through the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people.
Texas resumes executions after coronavirus-related shutdown
Texas has resumed carrying out the death penalty, executing a 45-year-old man for murder.
Donald Trump claims improved ties as he hosts Mexico’s president
President Donald Trump, who has denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the US ally with crippling tariffs, welcomed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to the White House, called him a cherished partner and claimed the countries’ economic and security ties were reaching new heights.
Task force makes policy recommendations for Joe Biden’s presidential bid
Political task forces Joe Biden formed with one-time rival Bernie Sanders to solidify support among the Democratic Party’s progressive wing recommended that the former vice president embrace proposals to combat climate change and institutional racism while expanding health care coverage and rebuilding a Covid-19-ravaged economy.
US Supreme Court backs Trump rule on birth control coverage
More employers who cite religious or moral grounds can decline to offer cost-free birth control coverage to their workers, the US Supreme Court ruled, upholding Trump administration rules that could leave more than 70,000 women without free contraception.
Serbian leader backtracks on virus lockdown after protest
Serbia’s president has backtracked on his plans to reinstate a coronavirus lockdown in Belgrade after thousands protested over the move and violently clashed with police in the capital.
Confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States hit three million
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States has hit three million, according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
Serbian leader backtracks on virus lockdown after protest
Serbia’s president has backtracked on his plans to reinstate a coronavirus lockdown in Belgrade after thousands protested over the move and violently clashed with police in the capital.
Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools do not reopen
President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold federal money if schools do not reopen in the autumn, and he lashed out at federal health officials over school reopening guidelines that he says are impractical and expensive.
Harvard and MIT sue to block rule on international students
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar international students from staying in the US if they take classes entirely online this autumn.
Hong Kong sees opening of Beijing national security office
Beijing’s national security office has opened in Hong Kong, just over a week after China’s central government imposed a tough new law on the city that critics view as a further deterioration of freedoms promised to the former British colony.
WHO says Sri Lanka and Maldives have eliminated measles and rubella
Sri Lanka and Maldives have become the first two countries in the World Health Organisation’s South-East Asia region to eliminate both measles and rubella ahead of a 2023 target.
New French PM defends promotion of minister accused of rape
France’s new prime minister has staunchly defended the appointment of a colleague accused of rape as his interior minister, in charge of enforcing French laws.
German prosecutors close probe into 1980 Oktoberfest bombing
German prosecutors said on Wednesday that they have closed their investigation into a bomb attack on Munich’s Oktoberfest in 1980, more than five years after they revived the probe in the hope that new evidence might point to previously unknown co-conspirators.
Rare gorillas with babies in Nigeria captured on camera
Conservationists have captured the first images of a group of rare Cross River gorillas with multiple babies in Nigeria’s Mbe mountains, proof that the subspecies once feared to be extinct is reproducing amid protection efforts.
Trump niece’s book offers scathing portrayal of president
President Donald Trump’s niece offers a scathing portrayal of her uncle in a new book, blaming a toxic family for raising a narcissistic, damaged man who poses an immediate danger to the public, according to a copy obtained by the Associated Press.
Japan battered by more heavy rain as floods death toll nears 60
Torrential rain that caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving north-east on Wednesday, battering large areas of Japan’s main island, swelling more rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying houses and roads.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro recovering from Covid-19 ‘due to taking anti-malaria drug’
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has said he is confident of swiftly recovering from Covid-19 as he has been treated with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against coronavirus.
