U.S. sails warship near Taiwan a week ahead of presidential inauguration

The U.S. navy said on Thursday it had sailed a guided-missile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a week before Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration for a second term in office amid rising tensions with China.

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Canada, U.S. are likely to extend travel restrictions until June 21

Canada and the United States appear likely to extend a ban on non-essential travel until June 21 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Canadian government source and a top U.S. official said on Wednesday.

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Coronavirus: Uber and Addison Lee to install protective screens

Addison Lee and Uber are installing partitions and providing taxi drivers with protective gear.

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Fed warns of slow recovery without more virus relief

The comments by the head of America's central bank come as the US debates additional relief.

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Australia poised for surge in coronavirus-fuelled unemployment

Australia is expected to post its biggest ever monthly rise in unemployment on Thursday because of coronavirus lockdown measures, even as the country begins to gradually ease those social distancing rules.

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Japan expected to end state of emergency for most regions; Tokyo to remain on alert: media

Japan is expected to lift the state of emergency for 39 of its 47 prefectures on Thursday, local media reported, while the capital Tokyo is set to keep restrictions in place until it sees a convincing containment of the coronavirus.

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Burkina prosecutor launches probe after 12 detainees die in custody

A Burkina Faso prosecutor has launched an investigation after 12 people died during the same night in detention cells, hours after they were arrested for suspected terrorism-related offences in a town in the east of the country.

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U.S. judge asks if ex-Trump aide Flynn should be held in contempt

A U.S. judge on Wednesday signaled reluctance to allow the Justice Department to drop its criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn, tasking a retired judge with advising on whether the former Trump administration official should face an additional criminal contempt charge for perjury.

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New best story on Hacker News: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government
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Republicans snatch rare prize of California seat

It is the first Republican win from a Democrat in the liberal stronghold since 1998.

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U.S. commission says Taiwan's WHO exclusion caused lives to be lost

Lives have been lost in the coronavirus pandemic because of the World Health Organization's (WHO) exclusion of Taiwan and refusal to allow it to share best practices and information, a top U.S. government commission on China said in a new report.

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Australians told to 'maintain vigilance' as coronavirus curbs eased

Australians need to stay on guard against new outbreaks of novel coronavirus as mobility restrictions are eased across the country this week, authorities said, as the death toll rose to 98 on Wednesday.

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Coronavirus: Crew on virus-hit cruise ship allowed to disembark in Uruguay

Passengers on the Greg Mortimer had already left the ship last month.

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Rapper 6ix9ine has $200k charity donation rejected

US charity No Kid Hungry says it has a policy of rejecting funding from donors who do not fit its values.

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Coronavirus: Self-employed grant scheme to open to applications

Grants will be paid into the accounts of eligible people six days after applying, the government says.

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Coronavirus: India announces $264bn economic rescue package

Narendra Modi outlines financial support for farmers and small businesses hit by the virus shutdown.

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Coronavirus: 'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair

History shows school leavers' job prospects are often hardest hit after this kind of economic slump.

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Facebook to pay $52m to content moderators over PTSD

The class-action lawsuit covers moderators working in four US states from 2015 until now.

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Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus fears for future of West End theatres

Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus, co-writer of musical Mamma Mia!, says he fears for the future of the West End.

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'Peak season is starting, but we are at zero occupancy'

The boss of budget hotel chain Point A says the hotels' fate depends on how business picks up after the lockdown.

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The robot assistant that can guess what you want

In a five-year project a group of robotics experts have developed a robot that can assist in maintenance tasks.

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Russian ventilators implicated in deadly fires not used in U.S.: FEMA

Ventilators sent by Russia to the United States of the same model that reportedly caused two deadly fires in Russian hospitals were never used in the United States, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Tuesday.

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Brazil's coronavirus cases pass Germany's as Bolsonaro fights to open gyms

Brazil's confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus passed Germany on Tuesday, as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fought states over his wish to reopen gyms and beauty parlors even as his country becomes a new global hotspot for the pandemic.

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South Korea's LG Chem sends delegation to India to probe deadly gas leak

South Korea's LG Chem said on Wednesday that it had sent a delegation to India to investigate the cause of a toxic gas leak at its chemical plant there that killed 11 people and forced 800 into hospital for treatment from poisoning.

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Russian ventilators implicated in deadly fires not used in U.S.: FEMA

Ventilators sent by Russia to the United States of the same model that reportedly caused two deadly fires in Russian hospitals were never used in the United States, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Tuesday.

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Researchers revise U.S. COVID-19 death forecast upward again

A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts more than 147,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, up nearly 10,000 from the last projection, as restrictions for curbing the pandemic are relaxed, researchers said on Tuesday.

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