Tanker explosion kills 18, injures 189 on highway in China’s Zheijang province; buildings in Wenling city collapse in aftermath

A tanker truck exploded on a highway in southeastern China on Saturday, killing 18 people and injuring at least 189 others The post Tanker e...

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, threatens South with military action over deteriorating relations, anti-Pyongyang leaflets

Describing South Korea as an “enemy,” Kim Yo-jong repeated an earlier threat she had made by saying Seoul will soon witness the collapse of ...

US COVID-19 survivor gets whopping USD 1.1 million hospital bill; man was admitted for 62 days at medical facility in Washington

Michael Flor battled with coronavirus for 62 days at Swedish Issaquah, making him the longest coronavirus patient at the hospital. The post ...

Iran’s daily virus death toll tops 100 for first time in two months

(Reuters) - The number of daily deaths from the new coronavirus pandemic topped 100 in Iran for the first time in two months on Sunday, hea...

In London skirmishes, suspected far-right protester is rescued

LONDON (Reuters) - A man identified by the crowd as a far-right protester was carried to safety by a Black Lives Matter protester on Saturd...

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

(Reuters) - Around the world, countries are concerned about new outbreaks of the coronavirus. After weeks with almost no new infections, Be...

Anti-racism protest signs, murals destined for U.S. Smithsonian

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, demonstrators began to fill a tal...

Lone black Republican senator says he is open to ‘decertification’ of bad police

By Sarah N. Lynch and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tim Scott, the only black Republican member of the U.S The post Lone black Republ...

Swiss women stage a mass scream over domestic violence, pay gap

By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) - Women across Switzerland let loose with screams during a national protest on Sunday, demanding equal...

Polish president says foreign media took LGBT comments ‘out of context’

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda on Sunday asked international media to "stop distributing fake news" after exten...

Italy death toll from coronavirus outbreak rises by 44 to 34,345

MILAN (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 44 on Sunday, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the tally of ...