Judge blocks tell-all by Trump niece – for now

BBC — A New York judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s niece from publishing a damning tell-all memoir about the US first family. Mary Trump’s upcoming book, Too Much and Never... Read more »

Coronavirus: EU to allow in visitors from 14 ‘safe’ countries

BBC — The EU has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed “safe” to be let in from 1 July, despite the pandemic – but the US, Brazil and China are excluded.... Read more »

Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump That Interpol Rejects

VOA — Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump, whom the Islamic Republic accuses of being involved in a January drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander.  ... Read more »

Iran Would Be ‘Arms Dealer of Choice’ for Terrorists, if UN Embargo Expires, US Expert Says

VOA — Iran would become the “arms dealer of choice” for terrorists if a U.N. weapons embargo is allowed to expire, a senior U.S. official says. The U.N. imposed its current arms... Read more »

Iran Warns Against US-led Efforts to Extend Arms Embargo

VOA — UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s U.N. ambassador said Thursday that he believes a U.S. resolution to extend an arms embargo against his country will be defeated and warned it would be... Read more »

Princeton removes Woodrow Wilson’s name from public policy school

DW — Princeton University will drop Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public policy school and a residential college amid nationwide anti-racism protests. The former US president was known for his segregationist policies.... Read more »

Governors Who Quickly Reopened Backpedal as Virus Surges

VOA — AUSTIN, TEXAS – When Texas began lifting coronavirus restrictions, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t wear a mask. He wouldn’t let mayors enact extra precautions during one of America’s swiftest efforts... Read more »

US Sets Another Single-Day Record for New Coronavirus Cases

VOA — he United States has set another single-day record for new coronavirus cases, surpassing 40,000 for the first time. Tracking by The Washington Post showed the number of new daily cases... Read more »

20 Years On, Human Genome Project Helps Drive COVID-19 Research

VOA — WASHINGTON – Until this March, machines at the Broad Institute in Massachusetts were decoding the equivalent of an entire human genome every 10 minutes. The automated DNA sequencing facility is... Read more »

Coronavirus: US cases ‘may have topped 20 million’

BBC News — At least 20 million people in the US may already have been infected with Covid-19, according to the latest estimate by health officials. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)... Read more »