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Virus crisis piles pressure on African media
June 7, 2020
Virus crisis piles pressure on African media
Collapsing revenues, rising layoffs: the coronavirus crisis is battering media outlets across Africa that were already struggling for cash and…
China imports plunge, exports fall on virus hit to global growth
June 7, 2020
China imports plunge, exports fall on virus hit to global growth
China’s exports and imports fell in May as the economic slowdown abroad started to take its toll, and after a…
‘The talk’: teaching black children about the world they face
June 7, 2020
‘The talk’: teaching black children about the world they face
The death of George Floyd and subsequent demonstrations nationwide have many families discussing racism — but for many African American…
Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
June 7, 2020
Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Sunday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America, as oil-producing countries…
Pandemic, dire economy, unrest upend US presidential race
June 7, 2020
Pandemic, dire economy, unrest upend US presidential race
Three concurrent crises scarring the United States — a deadly health pandemic, economic despair and widespread social unrest — have…
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
June 6, 2020
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the WHO over “ideological bias,” as his counterpart Donald Trump…
Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice
June 6, 2020
Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice
Momentum for what many hope is a sustained movement aimed at tackling racial injustice and police reforms promised to grow…
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
June 6, 2020
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics “will be held in 2021 or…
Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Trump
June 6, 2020
Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Trump
Joe Biden said Friday he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face Donald Trump in…
COVID-19 research scandal: Unwanted diversion during pandemic
June 6, 2020
COVID-19 research scandal: Unwanted diversion during pandemic
The first research scandal of the coronavirus pandemic has created unnecessary distraction around the politically divisive drug hydroxychloroquine, scientists say,…