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Sports May 07, 2020

Bundesliga 2019–20 Gets Government Approval To Restart League on May 15 Behind Closed Doors

Bayern Munich and Germany captain Manuel Neuer said the players now had an "enormous responsibility" to be role models and follow the hygiene guidelines. Representatives from the 36 clubs in the country's top two divisions will finalise details in a video conference on Thursday.
Technology May 06, 2020

Facebook Names Members of 'Supreme Court' for Decisions Related to Content Moderation

The 20 members of the panel announced Wednesday come from various countries and include jurists, human rights activists, journalists, a Nobel peace laureate and a former Danish prime minister.
World May 06, 2020

Iran Blasts US for 'Stupid' Pullout From Nuclear Deal, Warns Donald Trump Against Extending Arms Ban

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Ali Shamkhani, warned Sunday that the deal would "die forever" if the embargo is extended. Tehran has in the past threatened to retaliate against any reimposition of UN sanctions by withdrawing from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
World May 06, 2020

Germany to Reopen All Shops and Schools From May 9 After Weeks of Shutdown Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Germany will take new steps towards normalisation in May, including reopening shops and schools after weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus, according to a draft agreement seen by AFP Wednesday.
World May 06, 2020

Airbnb to Lay Off Nearly 1,900 Staff in Effort to Ride Out Coronavirus Pandemic

Home-sharing platform Airbnb said Tuesday it will slash one fourth of its workforce -- some 1,900 people -- as the coronavirus pandemic crushes the travel industry.
Sports May 06, 2020

Aaron Ramsey First Juventus Player Back For Training, Cristiano Ronaldo On 2-Week Quarantine

Welsh international Aaron Ramsey was the first Juventus player to return to individual training at the team's sports centre in Turin on Tuesday as Cristiano Ronaldo began two weeks' quarantine after returning to Italy.
World May 05, 2020

WHO Says Got No Proof From US on ‘Speculative’ Wuhan Lab Coronavirus Claims

The theory has been heavily pushed by the Trump administration, which has been increasingly critical of China's handling of the outbreak that first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. Since then, the virus has killed more than 247,000 people and 3.5 million have been infected worldwide.
World May 04, 2020

China Attacks US After Mike Pompeo Ties Coronavirus to Wuhan Lab, Says Secretary of State 'Insane'

The theory has been heavily pushed by the Trump administration, which has been increasingly critical of China's handling of the outbreak that first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. Since then, the virus has killed more than 247,000 people and 3.5 million have been infected worldwide.
World May 04, 2020

US Warns of ‘Consequences’ if China Abandons Trade Deal Amid COVID-19 Crisis

The US has been hit with tens of millions of layoffs as the virus has spread, significantly weakening the previously solid economy, which Trump was counting on to win re-election in November.
World May 04, 2020

Dubai Expo 2020 Postponed by One Year to October 2021 Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

The six-month, multibillion-dollar global innovation fair, set to be the largest event ever staged in the Arab world, was expected to attract some 24 million visitors starting October 20 this year.
World May 04, 2020

US Supreme Court to Resume Hearing Cases From Today, Justices Will Participate in Live Hearing from Home Amid COVID-19 Spread

After a pause occasioned by the coronavirus, the US Supreme Court will resume hearing cases Monday, but in a small revolution for the tradition-bound institution the justices will participate from home, with live audio broadcast on radio and television.
World May 04, 2020

US Presidential Election 2020: Donald Trump Relaunches Campaign with Coronavirus Vaccine Promise, Vision of 'Incredible' Future

President Donald Trump relaunched his election campaign Sunday with a live television event inside the iconic Lincoln Memorial, promising an early coronavirus vaccine and urging Americans to put the pandemic behind them to embrace an "incredible" future.
World May 03, 2020

Kim Jong Un Not Believed to Have Received Surgery, Says South Korea Day After North Korean Leader Appears in Public

"Chairman Kim is not believed to have received surgery," an unnamed senior official at the South's presidential office said, according to Yonhap news agency. "There were media reports speculating about Kim's surgery, citing a change in the way he walks," the official added, saying Seoul had enough grounds to draw the conclusion.
World May 03, 2020

Iran to Reopen Mosques and Schools as Lockdown Eases, Says President Hassan Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said mosques would reopen across large parts of the country Monday, after they were closed in early March amid the Middle East's deadliest novel coronavirus outbreak.
Agency News May 03, 2020

British PM Boris Johnson Reveals Doctors Prepared to Announce His Death as He Battled Coronavirus

Doctors treating Boris Johnson for coronavirus prepared to announce his death after he was taken to intensive care, the British prime minister said on Sunday, in his first detailed comments about his illness.
Agency News May 03, 2020

Venezuela: Los Llanos Prison Riot Leaves 47 Dead, 75 Wounded

A prison riot has left at least 47 dead and 75 wounded in western Venezuela, a country where NGOs and inmates' families regularly denounce unsanitary conditions, violence and overcrowding behind bars.
World May 03, 2020

US Economy Will Bounce Back From its Downfall Due to COVID-19, 'American Magic' to Spur its Recovery, Says Warren Buffet

Billionaire investor Warren Buffet said Saturday he's confident the US economy will bounce back from its pummeling by the coronavirus pandemic because "American magic has always prevailed."
World May 02, 2020

UK PM Boris Johnson and Fiancee Carrie Symonds Name Their Newborn Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson After Their Grandfathers and Doctors Who Treated the British PM

Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson was born on Wednesday, just days after his father returned to work following several weeks recuperating from the virus and a spell in intensive care. Symonds, 32, posted a picture on her Instagram account of her cradling her son.
World May 02, 2020

Iraq: ISIS Attack in North of Baghdad Kills 10 Members of Hashed al-Shaabi Forces

Ten Iraqi paramilitaries were killed in Islamic State group attacks north of Baghdad overnight, security forces said Saturday, the deadliest operation by jihadist sleeper cells in months.
World May 02, 2020

Philippines: Nearly 10,000 Inmates Freed as Coronavirus Hits Overcrowded Jails

Nearly 10,000 prison inmates have been released in the Philippines as the country races to halt coronavirus infections in its overcrowded jails, a Supreme Court official said Saturday.

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