Mainland China reports three new confirmed, five asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Mainland China reported three confirmed and five new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases by the end of June 9, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
Amnesty says abuses rampant as West African armies target jihadists
Soldiers in three West African countries unlawfully killed or caused the disappearance of at least 199 people between February and April during stepped-up operations against jihadist insurgents, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves, study shows
Population-wide facemask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lockdowns, according to a UK study published Wednesday.
Brazil restores detailed COVID-19 data after Supreme Court ruling
Brazil on Tuesday restored detailed COVID-19 data to its official national website following controversy over the removal of cumulative totals and a ruling by a Supreme Court justice that the full set of information be reinstated.
Boko Haram kills 69, razes village in northern Nigeria: sources
Boko Haram gunman killed at least 69 people and razed a village to the ground in northern Nigeria’s Borno state on Tuesday afternoon, three sources told Reuters.
Swedes await answer to riddle of Prime Minister Olof Palme’s 1986 murder
Swedes may get an answer on Wednesday to the mystery of who shot Social Democrat Prime Minister Olof Palme when the Swedish prosecutor in charge of the case presents his conclusions to an investigation that has lasted 34 years.
Factbox: Swedish Prime Minister Palme, the man and the murder
A Swedish prosecutor blamed Stig Engstrom, a graphic designer at an insurance company who died 20 years ago, for the shooting of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, and closed the case of the country’s most notorious unsolved murder. [ID:nL8N2DN1QD]
Colombia seizes $265 million worth of cocaine in shipping containers
Colombian police on Tuesday seized cocaine with an estimated value of $265 million in shipping containers at the Pacific port of Buenaventura, a city on the Andean country’s Pacific coast, a senior official reported.
Chile eyes new migration law after report predicts it will rise once pandemic eases
Chilean senators on Tuesday reopened a debate over a bill to tighten migration at the behest of the government after a report last week suggested Chile could again become a migration hotspot after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
IMF board approves $5 billion lifeline for Ukraine amid coronavirus recession
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved on Tuesday a $5 billion loan deal for Ukraine that Kiev says is needed to stave off default as the coronavirus pandemic plunges the Eastern European country’s economy into recession.
