Trump signs bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdown

2020/06/18 02:27:57

U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions over the repressio...

Former Mexican state governor pleads guilty in U.S. to money laundering

2020/06/18 01:57:51

A former governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila has pleaded guilty to charges that he laundered m...

China reports 28 new coronavirus cases in mainland

2020/06/18 00:39:23

China reported 28 new coronavirus cases in the mainland as of end-June 17, 21 of which were in the c...

Mexico reports 4,930 new coronavirus cases, 770 more deaths

2020/06/18 00:11:46

Mexico's health ministry reported on Wednesday 4,930 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections a...

Panama reports 635 new coronavirus cases, 13 more deaths

2020/06/17 23:44:54

Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Panama reached 22,597 on Wednesday, up 635 from the prev...

U.S. warns of pirates in southern Gulf of Mexico

2020/06/17 23:41:06

The U.S. government on Wednesday issued a warning about the threat posed by pirates to boats and oil...

Eiffel Tower to re-open - but you will have to take the stairs

2020/06/17 23:05:02

The Eiffel Tower is preparing to welcome back visitors after the COVID-19 lockdown, but they will ne...

Colombia's potential cocaine output up 1.5% in 2019, says U.N. drug agency

2020/06/17 22:55:52

Potential production of pure cocaine hydrochloride in Colombia was up by 1.5% last year to 1,137 met...

Defectors prepare packages to send to North Korea despite growing tensions

2020/06/18 02:27:23

A North Korean defector-led group on Thursday prepared hundreds of plastic bottles stuffed with rice...

South Korea's nuclear envoy visits U.S. amid flaring tension with North

2020/06/18 01:18:07

South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator will visit officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring t...

Beijing reports 21 new COVID-19 cases in city as of June 17

2020/06/18 00:37:40

Beijing confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases as of June 17, China's health authority said on Thursday, do...

Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, U.N. agency says

2020/06/18 00:10:16

Many people in Jordan are struggling to meet basic needs after a more than two-month lockdown to fig...

Peru overtakes Italy in total cases of coronavirus

2020/06/17 23:41:57

Peru topped 240,000 total cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing hard-hit Italy, government d...

Canadian province Alberta to study forming own pension plan, police force

2020/06/17 23:30:27

The Canadian province of Alberta will study replacing the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) with a provincia...

Mexico's president accuses Spain's Iberdrola of 'hidden' media attack

2020/06/17 22:58:28

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ramped up verbal attacks on Spain's Iberdrola on Wedn...