International

Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:53 UTC
Beijing furious with Brazil after Education minister links COVID-19 pandemic to China's “plan for world domination”

China demanded an explanation from Brazil on Monday after the conservative government’s education minister linked the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to the Asian country’s “plan for world domination,” in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent.
Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Johnson in intensive care; Raab deputizes; support from Trump and Macron

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit on Monday after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, although his Downing Street office said he was still conscious. Britain has no formal succession plan should the prime minister become incapacitated, but Johnson, 55, has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him.
Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:49 UTC
US warns China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel near disputes islands

The United States on Monday warned China not to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to exert itself in the South China Sea after Vietnam said Beijing sank a trawler.
Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:19 UTC
US designates Russian white supremacist group as a foreign terrorist organization

The United States on Monday branded a Russian far-right group as a foreign terrorist organization, the first time it has targeted white supremacists with tools regularly used against Islamist extremists.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 11:22 UTC
“Greg Mortimer” off the coast of Uruguay has 81 passengers tested positive

Eighty-one people on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, which has been stranded off the coast of Uruguay for almost two weeks and has over 90 Australians on board, have tested positive for coronavirus.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
What if Boris Johnson is incapacitated? Who runs government?

Britain's constitution offers no clear answer to the question now on many Britons' minds: What happens if Prime Minister Boris Johnson, undergoing tests in hospital after persistent symptoms of coronavirus, cannot continue to lead.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
Pandemic: Boris Johnson hospitalized after seven days in self isolation

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday for tests, his office said, ten days after he tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson, 55, announced he had mild symptoms of COVID-19 on Mar 27 and had been in self-isolation at his Downing Street residence for seven days.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:01 UTC
Carnival's “Ruby Princess” with its crew docks in Australia and is subject of criminal investigation

Carnival Corp's troubled Ruby Princess cruise liner, the biggest single source of coronavirus infections in Australia, docked south of Sydney on Monday to get help for sick crew members requiring urgent medical treatment.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 07:48 UTC
The Queen invokes WW2 spirit to overcome pandemic: “we will meet again”

Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and self-isolation, invoking the spirit of World War Two in an extremely rare broadcast to the nation.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 07:39 UTC
Centrist Sir Keir Starmer new Labour leader with more than 50% of the vote

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to lead Labour “into a new era with confidence and hope” after decisively winning the contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. The 57-year old defeated Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey in a ballot of party members and other supporters.