Australia says China unresponsive to its pleas to ease tensions
Australia said on Monday China remains unresponsive to its weeks-long pleas to ease tensions between the two trading partners that escalated after Canberra called for an international enquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus.
New Zealand says it has no active COVID-19 cases in the country
New Zealand has no active cases of COVID-19 in the country for the first time since February 28, the health ministry said in a statement on Monday.
North Korea’s Kim stresses self-sufficient economy at a politburo meeting: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a meeting of the politburo of the country’s ruling Workers Party, where economic projects including the chemical industry were discussed, state news agency KCNA said on Monday.
Chile coronavirus death toll jumps sharply after new cases added
Chile revised its death toll linked to the novel coronavirus outbreak sharply higher on Sunday, adding fatalities from databases that previously had not been included.
UK anti-racism protests ‘subverted by thuggery’: PM Johnson
Anti-racism protests in Britain have been “subverted by thuggery”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, warning those responsible would be held to account.
Violence against protesters, press unacceptable, says France’s Le Drian
Violence against peaceful protesters and journalists is unacceptable, whether in the United States or elsewhere, France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Iran says it is ready for more prisoner exchanges with U.S.
Iran is ready for further prisoner exchanges with the United States, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday, according to the official IRNA news agency.
In violent Rio, U.S. protests stoke backlash against deadly cops
The killing of another black teenager by Rio de Janeiro police last month was, based on the numbers, unremarkable – one of hundreds gunned down every year by some of the world’s deadliest cops.
Global coronavirus deaths top 400,000 as outbreak grows in Brazil, India: Reuters tally
Global deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 400,000 on Sunday, as case numbers surge in Brazil and India, according to a Reuters tally.
Violence against protesters, press unacceptable: French foreign minister
Violence against peaceful protesters and journalists is unacceptable, whether in the United States or elsehwere, France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a newspaper interview.
