Tag: Politics

Reality check: Trump suggests if you don’t look for coronavirus, it’ll go away

U.S. President Donald Trump’s persistent see-no-evil posture on coronavirus testing — if…

Micheal Martin becomes Ireland’s prime minister, will lead historic coalition

Centrist politician Micheal Martin became Ireland‘s prime minster Saturday, fusing two longtime…

Coronavirus: U.S. federal government’s mixed messages on masks creates confusion

Forgive the American people if they’re in a fog about face masks.…

2020 U.S. election: Democrats caution against overconfidence in fight against Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump is entering the final four-month stretch before Election…

Facebook announces plan to label newsworthy posts that break rules

Facebook Inc said on Friday it will start labelling newsworthy content that…

South Korea police raid office of activist whose anti-North campaign raised tensions

South Korea police on Friday raided the office of an activist whose…

Whistleblower who slammed U.S. coronavirus response says he’s been punished further

A government whistleblower ousted from a leading role in battling COVID-19 alleged…

Trump, Biden highlight contrasting views on U.S. coronavirus response

LANCASTER, Pa. — Both U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger,…

Caving to China’s demand to release Meng Wanzhou would put Canadians in danger: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says heeding a widely-criticized recent call from some…

Trump heads to Wisconsin to drum up support in critical battleground state

The last time U.S. President Donald Trump visited Wisconsin he staged a…

China says Kovrig, Spavor may be freed if Canada ends Meng Wanzhou case

China has explicitly tied the fate of two detained Canadians to the…

Democrats to hold mostly virtual convention for Biden nomination, party says

Democrats will hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention Aug. 17-20…