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China battles new Covid-19 outbreak in far west Xinjiang; 17 cases reported

The outbreak in the city of Urumqi is the latest to pop up since China largely contained the domestic spread of the virus in March

Joe Biden warns Russia, China attempting to undermine US Prez election

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee wasn't specific and offered no evidence while addressing a virtual fundraiser with more than 200 attendees

Brazil tops 2 mn coronavirus cases; with 1,000 deaths a day, toll at 76,000

Since late May, three months after Brazil's first reported case of the coronavirus, it has recorded more than 1,000 daily deaths on average in a gruesome plateau that has yet to tilt downward

International Space Station power upgrades nearly finished after spacewalk

Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to the International Space Station on Thursday, replacing six more outdated batteries with powerful new ones

French Open to allow fans in stands at the tournament

The French Open will allow fans to attend this year's postponed tournament

Iran triggers nuclear-deal dispute mechanism, concerned over UK, France: EU

No details about the nature of Iran's "implementation issues" with Britain, France, and Germany were provided

Iran nuclear site fire: Mystery deepens as videos, messages surface

Analysts say the fire damaged a centrifuge assembly plant at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear site

German Parliament finalising long-awaited plan to phase out coal energy

Germany is already phasing out nuclear power and the government envisions greater reliance on renewable energy as well as hydrogen and natural gas in the future

Covid-19: US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel

The officials also recommended but did not move to require travellers wear face coverings in airports and on planes

US sees rare wide shift in public opinion on race and police amid protests

About half of American adults believe police violence against the public is a "very" or "extremely" serious problem, according to a poll conducted earlier this month

Australia may offer safe haven to Hong Kongers threatened by Chinese moves

Mr. Morrison said Cabinet would soon consider options "to provide similar opportunities" as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered Hong Kongers

Health experts slam US mass purchase of licensed virus drug for Covid-19

Public health experts on Wednesday criticised the US for securing for itself a large supply of the only drug licensed so far to treat Covid-19.

Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US: Health experts

There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's death caused a significant increase in US coronavirus infections, according to public health experts.

British experts slam US for hoarding nearly entire supply of remdesivir

The US government announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump had struck "an amazing deal" to buy the remdesivir drug for Americans

Donald Trump vows to veto defence bill to keep Confederate base names

Trump wants to veto a massive defence bill to keep military bases such as Ft Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in GOP and imperiling a 3% pay raise for the troops

Hong Kong police make first arrest under new national security law

Hong Kong police made their first arrest under a new national security law imposed by China's central government, arresting a protester for carrying a flag calling for Hong Kong's independence.

US: CDC chief raise concerns about flights operating with full capacity

The US government's top experts in infectious diseases have criticised American Airlines' decision to pack flights full while the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow across much of the US.

UNSC trying again for first Covid-19 resolution after US-China dispute

The UNSC is trying again to reach agreement on its first resolution since the coronavirus started circling the global in February, after a lengthy dispute between the US and China over mentioning WHO

China factory activity improves in June but exports weak on poor demand

China's manufacturing activity improved in June after anti-virus controls were eased to revive the economy but export demand was weak, a survey released Tuesday showed.

Gilead puts $2,340 price tag for coronavirus drug, faces criticism

The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by govt health programmes in the US