NY Governor Says 2 Conservative Newspapers Fueling COVID Surge

VOA — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is blaming the surge in coronavirus cases in Arizona, Florida and Texas on two conservative-leaning newspapers – The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post.  Cuomo... Read more »

US protests: Demonstrators in Seattle set fire to detention center

DW — Violence has flared in cities around the US as protesters clash with officers over issues of racial injustice and policing tactics. A car drove into a crowd in Denver and... Read more »

Mnuchin: Virus Aid Package Soon, $1,200 Checks in August

VOA — WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday and assured there was backing from the White House... Read more »

Christopher Columbus statues temporarily removed in Chicago

BBC — Two statues of Christopher Columbus have been temporarily removed in Chicago. It comes a week after protesters attempted to topple a statue of the Italian explorer in the city. Although... Read more »

Brush Fire Put Out in Iranian Capital, Authorities Say

VOA —DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – A short-circuit on a power line sparked a brush fire in an eastern neighborhood of the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday, police and the fire department... Read more »

US admits to ‘intercepting’ Iranian passenger plane

DW — The US Central Command has claimed responsibility for engaging with an Iranian passenger plane in Syrian airspace. Iranian officials have threatened to take legal and political action over the incident.... Read more »

Canada court rules US ‘not safe’ for asylum seekers

BBC — Canada’s federal court has ruled that an asylum agreement the country has with the US is invalid because America violates the human rights of refugees. The Safe Third Country Agreement... Read more »

US to Pay Nearly $2B for COVID Vaccine Under Development

VOA — The U.S. government will pay $1.95 billion to American drug maker Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech SE for 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, if it proves to... Read more »

Coronavirus Likely to ‘Get Worse Before It Gets Better’, Trump Says

VOA — President Donald Trump, who renewed daily briefings on the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, said the number of COVID-19 cases was spiking across the country, and “It will probably, unfortunately, get worse... Read more »

China, Iran Approach Major Accord Amid Deteriorating US-China Relations

VOA — WASHINGTON – Beijing is reported to be in the final stages of approving a $400 billion economic and security deal with Tehran, which some analysts say could give China a... Read more »