PYEONGCHANG, South Korea / TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to represent Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, kneeling and bowing to a seated “woman of comfort”, a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan’s war brothels. Japan’s …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police arrested six people on Tuesday and ordered 50 others to disperse after meeting in Sydney for a Black Lives Matter protest despite an official ban due to the coronavirus pandemic. Police officers issue fines to protesters, after police closed a demonstration that was deemed illegal, …
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(Reuters) – A rapid decline in the US dollar is reverberating around the world, adding fuel to a rebound in global momentum that has fueled prices for everything from tech stocks to gold. FILE PHOTO: Four thousand US dollars are counted by a bank counting currency at a bank in …
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FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS / Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus …
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1. Coronavirus The United States could see “more suffering and more death” if steps are not taken to contain the coronavirus, says Dr. Anthony Fauci. Given that the country has been averaging more than 1,000 deaths per day for a few days, it is not a surprise. Florida alone is …
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