Poland’s Jewish leaders deplore stigmatisation of LGBT people
Jewish community leaders in Warsaw on Tuesday voiced their opposition to the “dehumanising” language they say is being used against LGBT (lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender) people in Poland’s presidential election campaign.
Nicaragua’s legendary guerrilla, Eden Pastora, dies at 83
Nicaragua’s legendary leftist guerrilla Eden Pastora, known as ‘Commander Zero,’ died early on Tuesday at age 83 of respiratory arrest, his son said.
U.S. extends limits on non-essential travel restrictions with Canada, Mexico
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it would extend existing limits on non-essential travel at land ports of entry with Canada and Mexico due to continued risks from the novel coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. concerned by libel verdicts against Philippine journalists
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it is concerned about court verdicts against two journalists in the Philippines and called for the case against them to be resolved in ways that reinforced a shared commitment to freedom of expression.
At least 12 Indian soldiers killed in border clashes with China
At least 12 Indian soldiers were killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputed border site between the two countries on Monday, three Indian government sources said on Tuesday.
Canada to extend income support by eight weeks, U.S. border to remain closed, Trudeau says
Canada will extend by eight weeks federal income support for those who lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and the border with the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel, the prime minister said on Tuesday.
Black Lives Matter protester in Denmark was infected with coronavirus, health minister says
Denmark’s health minister on Tuesday urged people who took part in a large Black Lives Matter demonstration in Copenhagen to get tested for COVID-19 after one protester tested positive.
In Canada’s COVID-19 capital, younger students return to class in ‘bubbles’
Quebec’s elementary and younger high school students will be divided into smaller subgroups, or “bubbles,” and no longer switch classes when they return to school this fall, education officials in the Canadian province hit hardest by the coronavirus ou…
Harvard professor pleads not guilty in U.S. to lying about China ties
A Harvard University professor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he lied to U.S. authorities about his ties to a China-run recruitment program and funding he received from the Chinese government for research.
China’s capital reimposes travel curbs to stop new coronavirus infections
China sharply ramped up restrictions on people leaving the capital on Tuesday in an effort to stop the most serious coronavirus flare-up since February from spreading to other cities and provinces.
