WORLD
Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action
For many white Americans, recent protests over police brutality have driven their awareness of Juneteenth’s significance.
BUSINESS
India-China Himalayan standoff deadly for cashmere herds
For most of the year the Changpa raise their herds in the vast cold desert of the Changtang plateau of Ladakh, which straddles Tibet at over 5,000 meters (16,404 feet) above sea level.
WORLD
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 years
The survey, conducted in late May, draws on nearly a half-century of research from the General Social Survey, which has collected data on American attitudes and behaviors at least every other year since 1972.
WORLD
Warner Bros. sets late July theatrical release for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet'
The studio said it would delay the release by two weeks and instead re-issue Nolan’s 2010 sci-fi blockbuster “Inception” in mid-July.
WORLD
Book: First lady Melania Trump delayed 2017 move to DC to get new prenup
Mary Jordan, author of the book “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump,” wrote that the 2016 campaign had been rife with reports about Trump’s alleged infidelities and the first lady was learning new details about them from media reports.
WORLD
Researchers ask if survivor plasma could prevent coronavirus
Thousands of coronavirus patients in hospitals around the world have been treated with so-called convalescent plasma — including more than 20,000 in the US — with little solid evidence so far that it makes a difference. One recent study from China was unclear while another from New York offered a hint of benefit.
WORLD
Historical figures reassessed around globe after George Floyd death
Protests and, in some cases, acts of vandalism have taken place in such cities as Boston; New York; Paris; Brussels; and Oxford, England, in an intense re-examination of racial injustices over the centuries. Scholars are divided over whether the campaign amounts to erasing history or updating it.
BUSINESS
Federal Reserve to keep buying bonds and sees no rate hike through 2022
The Fed has cut its benchmark short-term rate to near zero. Keeping its rate ultra-low for more than two more years could make it easier for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend enough to sustain an economy depressed by business shutdowns and high unemployment.
BUSINESS
2 accused in ex-Nissan boss escape scheme fight extradition
Michael and Peter Taylor are wanted in Japan on allegations that they helped Ghosn flee the country in December while he was out on bail and awaiting trial on financial misconduct allegations.
BUSINESS
Coronavirus pummels global economy, jobs - even without 2nd wave
If the coronavirus re-emerges later in the year, however, the global economy could shrink 7.6 percent, the OECD said.
WORLD
Long running show Cops cancelled after US protests over George Floyd’s death
The show had been pulled temporarily from the air in late May, when protests aimed at police over the death of George Floyd began to gain momentum. That move was made permanent Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nepal calls again for border talks with India
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told The Associated Press in an interview that requests to talk were made in November and December last year, and again in May.
WORLD
South China Sea disputes again putting spotlight on Beijing
The alliance is seen as having deterred aggressive Chinese actions in the disputed South China Sea, including possible construction of structures in Scarborough Shoal, a disputed fishing area off the northwestern Philippines that China effectively seized after a tense standoff in 2012.
BUSINESS
Autonomous vehicles won’t make roads completely safe: Study
Auto safety experts say humans cause about 94% of U.S. crashes, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study says computer-controlled robocars will only stop about one-third of them.
WORLD
Former Chinese soccer player Hao Haidong allies with party critic
In the video, Hao reads out an 18-point manifesto demanding an end to the current power structure, calling the ruling party a “terrorist organisation” that “tramples on democracy,” violates the rule of law and makes contracts it doesn’t intend to keep.
BUSINESS
European Central Bank nearly doubles coronavirus pandemic support scheme
The central bank for the 19 countries that use the euro also extended its monetary stimulus program to at least the end of June next year, from the end of 2020 currently.
WORLD
Focus shifts to Hong Kong’s fate on Tiananmen anniversary
With democracy all but snuffed out in mainland China, the focus has shifted increasingly to semi-autonomous Hong Kong, where authorities for the first time banned an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown.
WORLD
Showdown: Law-and-order president versus protesters
In New York City, nonviolent demonstrations were punctuated by people smashing storefront windows near Rockefeller Center and breaching the doors into the storied Macy’s store on 34th Street, littering parts of Manhattan with broken glass.
WORLD
Kylie Jenner, Forbes spar over story on billionaire status
Forbes magazine, which once declared Kylie Jenner a billionaire on its cover, says she no longer deserves the title, but Jenner is pushing back.
WORLD
Can Donald Trump feel your pain? US nears haunting coronavirus milestone
As diverse as they were in eloquence and empathy, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama each had his own way of piercing the noise of catastrophe and reaching people.
WORLD
Virus expands grip in many areas, as US nears 100,000 deaths
Still, optimism over reopening economies from business shutdowns to fight the virus spurred a rally on Wall Street, even as the official U.S. death toll approached 100,000.
WORLD
JK Rowling publishes first chapters of new story online
J.K. Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
WORLD
Coronavirus pandemic | Death and denial in Brazil’s Amazon capital
Manaus is one of the hardest hit cities in Brazil, which officially has lost more than 23,000 lives to the coronavirus.
WORLD
Risks complicate reopenings as WHO warns 1st wave not over
“Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle of the first wave globally,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, a World Health Organization executive director.
