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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The shootings by North Korea across its border with South Korea were likely “accidental,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday (May 3) as speculation continues about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health. North and South Korea exchanged fire around a rural guard post on Saturday, …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday (May 3) that “enormous evidence” showed that the new coronavirus originated in a laboratory in China, further fueling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak. Pompeo’s comments came as Europe and parts of the United States prepared …

[ad_1] LONDON: Facing questions about why the death toll in Britain from COVID-19 was now the second-worst in Europe after Italy, a British minister said on Sunday (May 3) that people should not jump to conclusions and that the full picture was still unclear. The death toll was 28,131 as …

[ad_1] ROME: Italy was spending its last day in a total blockade on Sunday (May 3), but the partial relaxation of stringent coronavirus measures after a two-month shutdown was causing anxiety and confusion rather than euphoria. Across the country, attempts to make plans for the first day of freedom were …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 122 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday (May 3), bringing the total to 6,298 infections. It marks the third day in a row that the case count has risen again, just as the government prepares to ease movement restrictions. Ad Ad The health ministry …

[ad_1] MANILA: Families of COVID-19 victims in the Philippines are denied traditional death rites in favor of hasty and impersonal cremations, with virus restrictions that often mean one last look at their loved ones is prohibited . It is a painful and disorienting process for both families and crematorium workers …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: The Australian state of Victoria experienced its biggest increase in new coronavirus cases in weeks on Sunday (May 3) and the state of New South Wales struggled with a group of infections in a senior care facility, a As parts of the country began to relax the distancing …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The top US health official. The US, Anthony Fauci, will not testify next week before a congressional committee that will examine the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said Friday, calling it “counterproductive” for people involved in the response to testify. The White House …

[ad_1] MANAUS: An uprising of an inmate in a Brazilian prison fueled by fear of a coronavirus outbreak saw seven prison guards briefly taken hostage on Saturday (May 2) in Manaus, a state capital in the Amazon jungle, where public services have been overwhelmed by the pandemic. Prison authorities did …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump said Saturday (May 2) that he was “happy” about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korean leader is apparently healthy. “For my part, I’m glad to see he’s back, and well!” Trump tweeted, following Kim’s first public appearance in …