Month: June 2020

Coronavirus drug remdesivir to cost $2,340 per patient in the U.S.

The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely…

At least 3 dead after militants attack Pakistan Stock Exchange building

Militants attacked the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi on…

‘We should be concerned’: Experts sound alarm after coronavirus reignites global trade conflict 

At the start of the year, U.S.-China tensions were easing after their…

South Korea’s capital eyes stronger restrictions as coronavirus cases climb

South Korea has reported 42 new infections of COVID-19 as infections steadily…

Mississippi votes to remove Confederate emblem from state flag

JACKSON, Miss.  — Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle…

Australia suffers from worst recession in 30 years as coronavirus recovery begins

Coronavirus has done to Australia what even the global financial crisis couldn’t:…

Officials warn coronavirus pandemic could worsen as global death toll hits 500,000

The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday — 500,000 confirmed deaths,…

For 3rd day in a row, U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 40,000

California on Sunday ordered some bars to close as that state and…

‘A door has opened:’ Black candidates in U.S. see campaign boost amid historic protests

It was a scene Jeannine Lee Lake never would have imagined when…

Louisville police identify man fatally shot at protest over Breonna Taylor’s death

Police in Kentucky on Sunday identified a man who was fatally shot…

New York, once epicentre of coronavirus, sees daily death toll drop to 5

Five people died Saturday from the coronavirus in New York state, a…

Starbucks halts Facebook ads amid movement to stop hate speech on social media

Starbucks is the latest company to say it will pause social media…