Americas

USA

Donald Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence

The US President's move to save his former adviser from jail is an extraordinary intervention in a criminal case that was central to the Russia investigation and concerned Trump's own conduct.

11/07/2020

USA

Ghislaine Maxwell requests jail release due to coronavirus risks

Maxwell's lawyers are seeking her release under bail conditions including home confinement and electronic monitoring.

10/07/2020

Brazil

СOVID-19: how Brazil is failing its indigenous people

The deadly coronavirus is spreading across the protected lands of indigenous people, who blame illegal miners, other intruders and the Brazilian state.

10/07/2020

Bolivia

Bolivian president has COVID-19 as virus hits Latin America's elite

Bolivia’s interim president and Venezuela’s No. 2 leader announced on Thursday that they have been infected with the new coronavirus.

10/07/2020

USA

US Supreme Court rules prosecutors can obtain Trump's tax records

The US Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors can obtain Trump's tax returns but that Congress cannot.

09/07/2020

USA

New transcripts show George Floyd said police were going to 'kill him'

Transcripts from body-cam footage have revealed new details about Floyd's death

09/07/2020

USA

COVID-19: Harvard, MIT sue US government over foreign students' visas

US Immigration authorities announced on Monday that international students will not be able to stay in the country if the universities they attend exclusively hold classes online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

08/07/2020

USA

China doing everything it can to be 'sole superpower' warns FBI chief

"China's malign foreign influence campaign targets our policies, our positions, 24/7, 365 days a year," FBI boss Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.

08/07/2020

USA

Trump takes steps to withdraw US from World Health Organization

The notification will be effective at the end of a one-year period, July 6, 2021, according to several officials in the US government - meaning the decision could be reversed under a new administration.

07/07/2020

Green News

Standing Rock: Controversial Dakota oil pipeline forced to empty

A victory for both the Native American Tribe in North Dakota, US, and environmental activists far and wide.

07/07/2020

USA

Novavax receives $1.6 billion from US government for 100m vaccines

NVX‑CoV2373 is the name of the company's COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

07/07/2020

Brazil

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he tested positive for COVID-19

He has said that his history as an athlete would protect him from the virus, and that it would be nothing more than a “little flu” were he to contract it.

07/07/2020

Green News

Robot sloth hangs from trees to spy on endangered animals

The newly created SlothBot shows what robotics can do to protect the ecosystem and biodiversity.

07/07/2020

USA

White woman charged in US for calling police on black birdwatcher

A white woman who called police on a black man after he asked her to put her dog on a lead in New York's Central Park is facing a criminal charge that is punishable by up to one year in jail.

07/07/2020

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Catholics attend first mass in Rio since virus lockdown

The devoted of the Catholic church welcomed the chance to attend a mass after almost three months praying and listening to ceremonies from home via social media.

05/07/2020

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Toronto art fans attend drive-in for socially distant Van Gogh exhibit

The Toronto show features a similar, digital concept: works by the Dutch painter are projected in high definition on walls and floors.

05/07/2020

USA

Kanye West says he will run for US president

The US rapper tweeted stating what appeared to be his intention to run for United States president in 2020

05/07/2020

USA

Trump vows to 'defend' America's history in July 4th celebrations

The US celebrated Independence Day as coronavirus cases pass 2.8 million.

04/07/2020

USA

US sets global record with 53,000 coronavirus cases in one day

More than 53,000 cases were recorded on Thursday and they are still on the rise in 40 of the country’s 50 states, on the eve of the 4th July weekend.

03/07/2020

USA

‘Virus spreading so fast’: Texans told to wear masks after cases soar

Governor Greg Abbott had previously said the government could not order individuals to wear masks, but changed course because of rising coronavirus hospitalisations.

03/07/2020

USA

Euroviews. Trump’s ICC attack shows his contempt for the rule of law ǀ View

In the face of a blatant attempt at interference by Donald Trump, the ICC should guard its independence and push on with its probes into alleged war crimes committed by the US in Afghanistan and Israeli forces in Palestine.

02/07/2020

USA

British socialite charged with 'facilitating' Epstein's alleged abuse

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime friend of Jeffrey Epstein, has been charged in the US in relation to the sex abuse scandal involving the disgraced financier.

02/07/2020

USA

COVID-19: Trump is 'all for masks' as US cases rise by record 52,000

The US President said wearing a mask made him look like a Lone Ranger. "I have no problem with that, and if people feel good about it, they should do it," he added.

02/07/2020

Mexico

Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center

Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center

02/07/2020

USA

California and NYC reverse reopening plans as COVID-19 cases rise

The latest shutdown orders come ahead of what was expected to be a busy Independence Day weekend in the US.

01/07/2020

USA

EU negotiating with remdesivir maker as US buys up world stock

The EU said that "multiple discussions" had been undertaken with the drug's manufacturer, Gilead, which included "production capacity".

01/07/2020