Lakers-Clippers highlight NBA’s return from COVID-19 hiatus

AFP 06/27/2020

NEW YORK — The NBA will offer a tasty Western Conference matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers when play resumes after a near four-month shutdown on July 30. The game is one of two…

Kim Yo Jong: North Korean leader’s increasingly powerful sister

AFP 06/17/2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister warned at the weekend that a Korean liaison office would soon be seen “completely collapsed.” On Tuesday, Pyongyang reduced it to rubble. Kim Yo Jong is one of her brother’s most trusted advisers…

Second wave fears as China reports most new cases in months

AFP 06/14/2020

BEIJING — China reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in months on Sunday, warning of a second wave as more European countries prepared to reopen their borders. The shock resurgence in domestic infections has…

6.6-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Japan: USGS

AFP 06/14/2020

TOKYO, Japan – A strong but deep 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southwest Japan early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of injury or…

US reverend slams Trump ‘wickedness’ at George Floyd funeral

AFP 06/10/2020

HOUSTON, United States — A civil rights leader at Tuesday’s funeral for George Floyd, whose death in custody sparked worldwide protests, accused US President Donald Trump of “wickedness” for cracking down on demonstrators instead of police brutality. Reverend…

New York starts reopening as WHO says virus ‘worsening’ worldwide

AFP 06/09/2020

NEW YORK, United States – New York City — the epicenter of America’s coronavirus outbreak — began partially reopening its shattered economy Monday after almost three months of lockdown, as the World Health Organization warned the health…

It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo—senior Olympic official

AFP 06/07/2020

High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics “will be held in 2021 or not at all.” The Belgian was reiterating the stance put forward by Japan and International Olympic Committee…

NBA players union want more talks over restart plan

AFP 06/07/2020

NBA players have requested further negotiations with league chiefs before signing off on plans to resume the season in Florida next month, a statement said on Friday. The National Basketball Players Association said its board of player representatives had…

Ex-champ Mayweather to pay for Floyd funeral: report

AFP 06/02/2020

LOS ANGELES, United States — Retired ring great Floyd Mayweather will pay for the funeral services for George Floyd, Mayweather Promotions chief executive Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN on Monday. George Floyd died last week after a Minneapolis…

Disney and other Florida theme parks to re-open in June, July

AFP 05/30/2020

MIAMI — Maintaining social distancing and wearing masks, tourists visiting Florida will be able to take photos with Mickey Mouse again when Disney World reopens on July 11, a month after SeaWorld and Universal Studios are set…

Smartphone tool helps users keep social distance

AFP 05/30/2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Smartphone users have a new way to keep their distance  – a tool that lets them know when people are getting closer than pandemic guidelines recommend. The Google-developed Sodar tool available this week taps into Android smartphone…

China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’

AFP 05/25/2020

BEIJING — China said Sunday that its relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War,” fuelled partly by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and…

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