Tag: World
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Cases Are Increasing in U.S.
With states beginning to allow varying degrees of economic reopening, large protests against police brutality being held in dozens of cities and warmer...
Voters in Taiwan Oust a Pro-China Mayor
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Voters in the southern port city of Kaohsiung voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to remove their China-friendly mayor from office, just...
Child Pornography Ring Is Broken Up in Germany, Police Say
BERLIN — The police in Germany say they have broken up a sophisticated child pornography ring that peddled “unfathomable images” over the internet,...
Japan’s Coronavirus Numbers Are Low. Are Masks the Reason?
TOKYO — When the coronavirus arrived in Japan, people did what they normally do: They put on masks.Face coverings are nothing new here....
Coronavirus Live Updates: Virus Fears Over Global Protests
Fear of a coronavirus spike as crowds gather for anti-racism rallies around the world.As cities around the world braced on Saturday for more...
Amazon Deforestation Soars as Pandemic Hobbles Enforcement
RIO DE JANEIRO — Since coming to office, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has enabled increased razing of the Amazon rainforest.Now, the coronavirus...
Throngs Marching in Australia and Europe Against Police Brutality
“You’re on our land,” said Kaya Nicholson, a 17-year-old Indigenous organizer. She told protesters that while she appreciated their support in this moment...
Coronavirus Depletes the Keepers of Europe’s Memory
ROME — For years, Gildo Negri visited schools to share his stories about blowing up bridges and cutting electrical wires to sabotage Nazis...
Coronavirus Nearly Ended Street Homelessness in U.K. Maybe Not for Long.
LONDON — Driving through the East London borough of Newham recently, Ryan Anderson and Billy Tattingham pointed out some of the places they...
French Military Says It Killed Top Qaeda Leader in Africa
That same year, the group, now known as Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, expanded its area of operation beyond Algeria, a move...
