South Korea reports biggest rise in coronavirus cases since March

[caption id="attachment_9774" align="alignnone" width="939"] South Korean police stand guard near the Sarang Jeil Church, which has become a new cluster of coronavirus disease infections, in...

China successfully launches new optical remote-sensing satellite

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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The satellite, Gaofen-9 05, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. [caption id="attachment_9791" align="alignnone" width="957"] A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying earth...

US Elections 2020: What is an electoral college?

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9788" align="alignnone" width="960"] US President Donald Trump and former US vice president and Democratic nominee Joe Biden Joe Biden. [/caption] The United States is...

Chile’s Pinera vows crackdown after nine-year-old injured by gunfire in Araucania

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9777" align="alignnone" width="956"] Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera delivers a speech in Santiago, Chile January 29, 2020. [/caption] SANTIAGO: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera yesterday highlighted...

What WHO says regarding children wearing masks against coronavirus

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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The WHO has recommended that children below the age of five do not have to wear masks but the rules change for children who fall...

Irish PM to recall parliament as politicians flout Covid-19 guidelines

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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The news came after two days of political turmoil following revelations that swathes of lawmakers and senior politicians attended a parliamentary golf society dinner in...

Mexico passes sombre coronavirus milestone even as signs of hope emerge

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9780" align="alignnone" width="987"] Family members say their last goodbyes to their relative, Epifanio Morales who died of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at the San...

US House votes to block Postal reforms seen as threat to mail-in ballots

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted on yesterday to provide the cash-strapped Postal Service with US$25 billion and block policy changes that have...

Trump struggles to use power of presidency to counter Biden

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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It was a consequence of Trump’s unwillingness to share the limelight, but also a necessary attempt to shift the November campaign from a referendum on...

In just a week, wildfires burn 1 million acres in California

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

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Since thousands of lightning strikes began on August 15, California responded to 585 wildfires that have burned nearly a million acres, or 1,562 square miles...