Coronavirus infections top 5 million worldwide
...the race to develop a vaccine has been buoyed by experiments on monkeys that offered hope that humans can develop immunity to the virus....
Woman reveals serial rape by Catholic priest, says she got pregnant
Denise Buchanan was 17 when she was raped by a seminarian who continued to abuse her when he became a priest in her native Jamaica....
May vows to make final push for Brexit deal with new...
Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Britain on Friday vowing to make "every effort" to win over MPs opposed to her EU divorce deal,...
Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert dies
By AFP
Donald Trump’s younger brother Robert died on Saturday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, the US president said in a statement mourning...
Nigerian ‘sex slavery’ ring goes on trial in France
Twenty-four suspected members of a sex trafficking ring accused of forcing Nigerian women into prostitution in France go on trial Wednesday, the latest case...
Tear gas, mass arrests as new ‘yellow vest’ protests hit Paris
Police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds of people in Paris on Saturday as the French capital went on lockdown for the latest "yellow...
Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate
By AFP
White House hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday named Kamala Harris, a black US senator from California, as his choice for vice president, capping...
Defiant Australian paper reprints ‘racist’ Serena cartoon
AFP>>> An Australian newspaper defiantly republished a controversial cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams on its front-page Wednesday, slapping aside "politically correct" accusations that...
New era dawns in Japan as Naruhito becomes emperor
A new era dawned in Japan on Wednesday as Naruhito officially became emperor at midnight following his father's historic abdication from the Chrysanthemum Throne,...
Trump gets ‘complete exoneration’ after Mueller finds no collusion
US President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he had been completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016...