Trump accused of ‘sex assault’ anew
WASHINGTON – A former model has accused United States President Donald Trump of groping and forcibly kissing her in 1997 – the latest allegation...
Germany to ban plastic straws by mid-2021
BERLIN – German lawmakers approved legislation Thursday banning disposable plastic products such as straws, cutlery and cotton buds that are polluting the world’s oceans.
The...
Japan’s new leader picks team: Familiar men, fewer women
TOKYO – Japan’s governing party resisted any urge to pick a magnetic crowd-pleaser when it anointed Yoshihide Suga as its leader this week.
Suga, 71,...
Venezuela president behind crimes against humanity – UN probe
GENEVA – Venezuela’s president and top ministers are responsible for probable crimes against humanity, UN investigators said on Wednesday.
A team tasked with probing a...
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is contradicting the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the potential availability of a coronavirus...
Pope Francis ‘constantly monitored’ for virus – Vatican
VATICAN City – Pope Francis is being “constantly monitored” for signs of the coronavirus, a top Vatican official said Monday, after the 83-year old...
Search continues for gunman who shot California deputies
LOS ANGELES – Authorities were continuing to search Monday for a gunman who walked up to a parked sheriff’s squad car and opened fire,...
Battle on to save Brazil’s tropical wetlands from flames
BRASILIA – A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense...
Domestic air travel back in Wuhan, China
BEIJING — Domestic air travel in Wuhan, the epicenter of the global coronavirus outbreak, has returned to pre-pandemic levels, authorities say.
Since re-opening in early...
Oxford University resumes vaccine trial
TRIALS of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after being paused due to a reported side effect in...