COVID-19 Apps Roll Out Nationwide as States Try to Reopen
Around the world, governments are turning to technology to trace people who have been exposed to the coronavirus. There are...
Man Who Attacked Paris Police Officer Sentenced to 28 Years
A Paris court on Wednesday handed down a 28-year jail term to the Algerian man who attacked a police officer...
Report Tracks How Governments Fighting COVID Are Increasing Surveillance
Governments around the world have used the COVID-19 pandemic as their reason for expanding digital surveillance and collecting more data...
British PM Resists Lockdown Idea, But Rules Out Nothing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday resisted a call from his political opposition for a nationwide, temporary “circuit breaker” lockdown...
In Belarus, a Cultural Uprising is Also Under Way
The protests against the disputed electoral victory of longtime Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko have roused a sense of Belarusian nationalism,...
Apple Unveils New iPhones for Faster 5G Wireless Networks
Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks, hoping that demand for...
Which US Presidential Candidate Is Better for Post-Brexit Britain?
In 2016, many analysts saw parallels between the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and Britain’s vote to leave...
Kremlin Says No Deal Yet With US on Arms Pact Despite Assertions
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia had not done a deal with the United States to extend the New...
Anti-Migrant Sentiment Fanned on Facebook in Malaysia
As coronavirus infections surged in Malaysia this year, a wave of hate speech and misinformation aimed at Rohingya Muslim refugees...
Russian-US Crew Launches on Fast Track to the Space Station
A trio of space travelers has launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track...
Saudis Lose Bid for Seat on UN Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but...
App Allowing Chinese Citizens Access to Global Internet Quickly Disappears
A mobile app launched last week in China that many there hoped would allow access to long banned Western social...
British Opposition Leader Calls for Three-week ‘Circuit Breaker’ Lockdown
Britain’s opposition Labor Party Leader Keir Starmer on Tuesday called on the government to implement a three-week temporary nationwide “circuit...
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Shows Turkey Becoming Drone Power
Turkish drones are playing a big role in supporting Azerbaijan’s offensive in Nagorno Karabakh. With Turkey deploying them from Syria...
Germany’s Merkel: Brexit Trade Deal in Everyone’s Interest
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told European Union (EU) members that a Brexit trade deal with Britain is “in the interest...
Europe Again Considers Whether to Lock Down Amid Coronavirus
“Liverpool is full of the kind of people who go out on a Monday, and couldn’t care less about Tuesday...
UN Report Warns Climate Change Could Boost Demand for Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations is warning that climate change is threatening the lives of millions of people throughout the world, and...
In France, Calls Grow for Paris to Back Armenia
As France helps spearhead diplomatic efforts to end the latest clashes over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the country’s Armenian...
Fight Between Former Soviet Republics Puts Russia’s Regional Influence On the Line
Fighting between the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan is now in its third week — and has killed...
UN: Climate Change Means More Weather Disasters Every Year
In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N....
US, UK Fight Foreign Bribery But Most Nations Do Very Little
An anti-corruption watchdog on Tuesday ranked the United States and United Kingdom as the largest exporters most active at enforcing...
Media: Turkey Issues Detention Warrants for 167 Over Suspected Gulen Links
Turkish police detained dozens of people on Tuesday in a search for 167 suspects, many of them active duty soldiers,...
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