WORLD
Donald Trump honors war dead in events colored by pandemic’s threat
President Donald Trump honored America’s war dead Monday in back-to-back Memorial Day appearances colored by an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the coronavirus.
BUSINESS
Branson’s Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt
The inaugural launch had appeared to be going well until moments after the rocket was dropped from beneath the left-wing of the jumbo jet dubbed Cosmic Girl.
WORLD
Alligator rumored to have been Hitler’s dies in Moscow
An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo.
BUSINESS
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky: "My world’s gotten really small”
The Associated Press spoke with Chesky about Airbnb and the future of travel. Answers have been edited for length.
WORLD
Mexico finds a kilo of meth hidden in wheel of cheese
The National Guard said the “artisanal” cheese was apparently not produced in a factory. It was found at a package shipping warehouse near Mexico City and was being sent to an address in the United States.
WORLD
Japanese Author Haruki Murakami DJs ‘Stay Home’ radio show to lift spirits
Murakami opened the two-hour late night show “Murakami Radio Stay Home Special” with “Look for the Silver Lining” by the Modern Folk Quartet, followed by 18 other songs, selected from classical to jazz, pop and rock. Their common thread: smile, sunshine, rainbow, birthday memories and other happy sides of life.
WORLD
These reporters get under Trump's skin
The reporters symbolise the test of covering a White House like none other, with a president who views the press as an enemy yet is accessible almost daily. A question may elicit a candid response, misdirection, falsehood or attack — you never know what’s coming.
BUSINESS
Disinfected dice: Las Vegas casinos getting ready to roll
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has set a tentative June 4 date for reopening casinos. The Democratic governor said in a statement Friday that Nevada has continued to see decreasing cases of the coronavirus and hospitalisations of COVID-19 when some restrictions began to be eased nearly two weeks ago.
WORLD
Donald Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
Twice this week, Trump has not only dismissed the findings of studies but suggested — without evidence — that their authors were motivated by politics and out to undermine his efforts to roll back coronavirus restrictions.
WORLD
Astronauts arrive for NASA’s 1st home launch in decade
The two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for NASA arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, exactly one week before their historic SpaceX flight.
WORLD
Joe Biden warns of ‘abuse of power’ in measured Donald Trump critique
His comments come amid escalating rhetoric from Trump and his allies pushing conspiracy theories and alleging improper behaviour during the Obama administration.
INDIA
Cyclone batters India and Bangladesh coasts, millions flee
Cyclone Amphan, the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane, was packing sustained winds of up to 170 kilometers (105 miles) per hour with maximum gusts of 190 kph (118 mph).
BUSINESS
Stocks open higher on Wall Street a day after a late slide
The S&P 500 was up 1.4 percent in the first few minutes of trading, more than it lost a day earlier.
BUSINESS
China says boy picked by Dalai Lama now a college graduate
Very little information has been given about Gedhun Choekyi Nyima or his family since he went missing at age 6 shortly after being named the 11th Panchen Lama.
WORLD
Pandemic turns Egyptian soccer player into a street vendor
At this time of the year, Mahmoud would be on the field playing as a defender for Beni Suef, a club in Egypt’s second division.
WORLD
Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking is having some issues
Privacy advocates warn that the danger of creating new government surveillance powers for the pandemic could lead to much bigger problems in the future.
BUSINESS
Stocks open higher on Wall Street, extending global gains
Investors were encouraged to see that European countries were taking more steps to lift lockdowns put in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
WORLD
China warns US of ‘all necessary measures’ over Huawei rules
An unidentified spokesperson quoted Sunday in a statement on the ministry’s website said the regulations also threatened the security of the “global industrial and supply chain.”
WORLD
US, European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine
In separate stark warnings, two major European leaders bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to adapt to living with the coronavirus and cannot wait to be saved by a vaccine.
BUSINESS
Chinese survey team plans to summit deserted Everest
Bad weather forced the team charged with measuring the mountain’s current height to return to base camp, but they have since taken up their former position, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
WORLD
Malaysia drops charge against ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer
The anti-graft agency said in a statement that the government will recover $107.3 million of overseas assets involved in the case — about 43 percent of the $248 million Aziz was accused of having laundered from the 1MDB state investment fund — and Riza is also required to pay an unspecified fine.
WORLD
Coronavirus masks a boon for crooks who hide their faces
It underscores a troubling new reality for law enforcement: Masks that have made criminals stand apart long before bandanna-wearing robbers knocked over stagecoaches in the Old West and ski-masked bandits held up banks now allow them to blend in like concerned accountants, nurses and store clerks trying to avoid a deadly virus
BUSINESS
Pizzas (and haircuts) back on the menu, but with warnings
Public health experts are urging caution as governments ease restrictions on eateries, shops and parks in many countries and roll out measures to restart dormant factories.
BUSINESS
China uses trade as weapon to silence coronavirus criticism
Beijing has suspended beef imports from four Australian slaughterhouses, however, and is threatening huge tariffs on barley in moves it says are simply about regulations.
