Text size Johannes Eisele / AFP via Getty Images Almost mid-2020, one of the many ironies of the year is that its number is associated with perfect vision. Just as no one could have foreseen the coronavirus calamity when the year began, the view into the second half remains hazy. …

People in Moscow received text messages this week telling them they had been registered to win “millions of prizes”. The capture? They have to vote on constitutional amendments that include allowing Vladimir Putin to remain in the Kremlin potentially until 2036. Organizers of Russia’s pseudo referendum to amend the constitution, …

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) said for the first time on Saturday that he would sign a bill to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag if the legislation reaches his desk. “The legislature has been stagnant for days because it considers a new state flag,” he wrote in …

(Retransmissions, owner changes, add details at all times) By Gary McWilliams and Nathan Layne HOUSTON, June 27 (Reuters) – Florida and Arizona posted daily highs for COVID-19 cases on Saturday, highlighting the worsening spread of the virus in several southern and western states, some of which are taking steps to …

Manchester United beat brave 10-man Norwich 2-1 after extra time to reach the FA Cup semi-finals. Captain Harry Maguire scored the winner in the 118th minute to send Man United to Wembley, as Norwich had Timm Klose sent off in normal time but fought hard to almost hold the penalty …