DHAKA, Bangladesh Bangladesh on Friday won the 2020 UN Public Service Award in the category of "developing a transparent and accountable public service" ... ( read original story ...)
Eight-year-old maid’s death spurs calls for child labour reform in Pakistan
Following an outpouring of anger on social media about Shah's death, the country's human rights ministry said it would work to ensure her killers were brought to justice. Image Credit: Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Four soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Indonesia
The men were in the middle of a flying lesson when the MI-17 helicopter crashed and caught fire in central Java province. ( read original story ...)
Global coronavirus cases top 7 million as outbreak grows in Brazil, India – Reuters tally
About 30% of those cases, or 2 million infections, are in the United States. Latin America has the second-largest outbreak with over 15% of cases. Globally, deaths from the novel coronavirus are ... ( read original story ...)
Global report: India’s Covid-19 case total surpasses Italy’s
India’s health ministry reports 9,887 new cases; China confirms three new cases; Russia’s death toll continues to rise ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: India’s cases top those of Italy; Brazil’s Bolsonaro threatens to pull out of WHO
The coronavirus has infected more than 6.75 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 393,383 people. ( read original story ...)
India surpasses Italy in cases with another record-breaking daily spike
As the global death toll nears 400,000, fears continue to mount over the growing number of cases in Latin America, particularly Brazil where almost 620,000 cases have been recorded and over 34,000 ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. ‘vulnerable’ to accusations of hypocrisy, as China and Iran criticize response to George Floyd protests
Yet the U.S. handling of the protests, with accusations of hypocrisy and police brutality coming from abroad, has also been the focal point of criticism, from historic allies of the U.S., like the ... ( read original story ...)
When China Met the West
As China comes into greater conflict with the West, and the United States in particular, now is a good time to consider the long arc of this relationship. In the West, Chinese history is commonly ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo criticizes China for using George Floyd death for ‘political gain’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized China for using the death of black American George Floyd for "its own political gain." ... ( read original story ...)