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[Photo News] ‘Justice for Floyd’

Jun 6, 2020

Members of Workers’ Solidarity hold a rally in front of the US Embassy in Seoul on Friday morning over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed on May 25 in Minneapolis by a whi...
Hong Kong protesters seek sanctuary overseas as noose tightens

Jun 5, 2020

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong Kong protester Crystal has yet to tell her parents she has fled overseas to seek asylum in Canada, one of a growing number of residents choosing self-exile as Beijing tightens...
[Graphic News] Only half of Americans would get COVID-19 vaccine: poll

Jun 4, 2020

Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control

Jun 1, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) -- Protests erupting across the nation over the past week -- and law enforcement's response to them -- are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spre...
Lockdowns ease across Europe, Asia with new tourism rules

Jun 1, 2020

ROME (AP) -- The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe on Monday, even as US protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks. The Colosseum opened i...
Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports

Jun 1, 2020

HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong police rejected an application Monday by organizers for an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary this week of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as residents ...
[Photo News] Greeting Man cheers up Brazil amid COVID-19

May 27, 2020

In the midst of COVID-19 crisis, a statue standing in front of the Korean Cultural Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, displayed a four-minute-long video clip on Tuesday, conveying a message of hope to Braz...
Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal

May 24, 2020

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most in...
China warns US pushing relations to 'brink of new Cold War'

May 24, 2020

BEIJING (AFP) -- The United States is pushing relations with China to "the brink of a new Cold War", China's foreign minister said Sunday, rejecting Washington's "lies" over the coronavirus while say...
[Graphic News] N. Korea spent estimated $620m on nuclear weapons in 2019

May 19, 2020

North Korea is estimated to have spent $620 million on its nuclear weapons program last year, an international anti-nuclear weapons group said. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons,...
[Cartoon] The Pandemic Pals

May 18, 2020

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Alarm in Germany as 'corona demos' take off

May 16, 2020

Second populist wave "I consider this type of protest to be extremely dangerous," Felix Klein, the government's pointman on tackling anti-Semitism, told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. "It unde...
Online graduations still bring stars to the virtual lectern

May 15, 2020

As the coronavirus leaves colleges holding "virtual graduation" events online, many schools are recruiting famous figures to deliver speeches over their laptops instead of the lectern. This year's c...
Trump threatens to cut China ties as virus toll tops 300,000

May 15, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump threatened to cut ties with China over its role in the spread of the coronavirus, as the global death toll from the disease topped 300,000. Despite fear...
Pandemic to cost global insurers $203b: Lloyd's

May 14, 2020

LONDON (AFP) -- The deadly coronavirus pandemic will cost the global insurance industry about $203 billion (188 billion euros), Lloyd's of London insurance market forecast on Thursday. Lloyd's said ...