Category: World

Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist. COVID-19 has absorbed the world’s energies and isolated […]

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – The South African government on Wednesday (July 14) sought to deploy around 25,000 troops to curb unrest, now in its sixth straight day, amid fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite. Seventy-two people have died and more […]

With the postponed Summer Olympics set to open in Tokyo next week, Beijing has made moves to show its preparations for the Winter Games are well on track for February despite the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journalists taken on a tour of snow event venues in the outlying […]

LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS (AFP) – It had been billed as the “Summer of Love” in the Dutch media, with the relaxing of coronavirus measures promising a return to going out and having fun. But just weeks after restrictions were rolled back in the Netherlands, those hopes look all but dashed as […]

BEIJING—China’s economic rebound slowed in the second quarter but continued to show unusual resilience more than a year after the country largely got control of the coronavirus within its borders. China’s factories delivered another stronger-than-expected quarter of output while its consumers beat lowered expectations, raising hopes that domestic spending might […]

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in his government’s handling of shortages and of neglecting certain sectors, but he urged Cubans to not act with hate — a reference to violence during recent street protests. Until now, the Cuban government had only blamed social media and the […]

MEXICO CITY (REUTERS) – A Honduran toddler who was found alone in southern Mexico after becoming separated from his father on their journey to the United States will be sent back to his country on Friday (July 16), according to officials involved in the case. The boy, Wilder, gained international […]

SÃO PAULO—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transported by air late Wednesday afternoon for medical treatment in São Paulo after his doctor diagnosed him with an intestinal obstruction earlier in the day in the capital, Brasília. Mr. Bolsonaro was admitted to the Vila Nova Star hospital, where he underwent a series […]

Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure. The affected products, packaged in aerosol cans, are Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and […]

In our news wrap Wednesday, COVID-19 cases in Tokyo are higher than any time since May — nine days before it hosts the summer Olympics. In the U.S., federal figures show 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020 — nearly 30% higher than 2019, with Fentanyl a major driver. The European Union […]