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Fool’s Gold? $190,000 in Gold Bars Unclaimed from Swiss Train Stump Authorities
Authorities in the central city of Lucerne say a package containing bars worth some 182,000 Swiss francs was found in a train that arrived from the northern town of St. Gallen.
In a First, Saudi Arabia May Call Off This Year's Hajj Pilgrimage as Coronavirus Cases Spike
Muslim nations are pressing Riyadh to give its much-delayed decision on whether the annual ritual will go ahead as scheduled in late July.
Pakistan Should Stop Systematic Persecution of its Religious Minorities: India at UNHRC
In India's Right to Reply at the 43rd Session of UN Human Rights Council here, First Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs, Vimarsh Aryan, said the pathetic situation of minorities in Pakistan is well known where the systematic misuse of blasphemy...
North Korea Blows up Inter-Korean Liaison Office Amid Tensions With Neighbour
North Korea has made several threats against South Korea in recent days, and had threatened to destroy the office set up in 2018.
#RobbyMookCaucusApp: A Conspiracy Made in America May Have Been Spread by Russia
Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, was the target of an American-made social media conspiracy theory that was picked up by Americans and quickly amplified by accounts with Russian links.
WHO Says 'Hypothesis' about Cause of China's Latest Coronavirus Outbreak Needs More Testing
Several districts of the Chinese capital put up security checkpoints, closed schools and ordered people to be tested for the coronavirus on Monday after an unexpected spike in cases linked to the biggest wholesale food market in Asia.
PM Johnson Defends Churchill, Says Britain Cannot 'Photoshop Complex History': Telegraph
Johnson also defended Winston Churchill and said it was "absurd and deplorable" that the former prime minister's monument should have been in any danger.
Mortality Shocks: How the Coronavirus Compares With 100 Years of Deadly Events
Demographers call these “mortality shocks” — sudden spikes in the total number of people dying not seen in the weeks before an event, and not likely to last once it is over. They’re often found during natural disasters, severe flu seasons, famines or wars...
Indian-origin Academic Asks UK To Publish Study About Higher Covid-19 Risk for Minorities
Professor Raj Bhopal's revelation came as the UK's Opposition Labour Party branded the blocking of a paper that could help save more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) lives a "scandal", after it emerged that a Public Health England (PHE) report rele...
As World Grapples with Covid-19, How a Vaccine Made of Mosquito Spit Could Help Stop the Next Epidemic
The vaccine, if it pans out, would protect against all pathogens the insects inject into humans - malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, West Nile, Mayaro viruses.
US House Republicans to Put Forth Their Own Police Reform Proposals
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said lawmakers would meet later on Thursday with Senator Tim Scott, a black Republican who is working on police reform legislation in the Senate and added that they could have a joint proposal.
Dow Slumps 5% on Fears of Spurt in Coronavirus Infections, Economic Worries
The Dow Jones was on track for its biggest single day percentage fall since March 18.
Post Coronavirus, US is On Its Way to Very Big Comeback: Trump
Earlier during a news conference, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the President is encouraged because what "we're seeing is a belief in the Trump economy and the Trump presidency".
US Attorney General Group Sues 26 Dermatology Drug Makers Over Price Fixing and Other Violations
The lawsuit accuses Novartis unit Sandoz, Teva generic unit Actavis, Mylan Inc, Pfizer and other companies of breaking antitrust law by dividing up markets and rigging bids.
English One-adult Households, Single Parents to Be Allowed to Meet Others Indoors
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said they will be allowed to form their "support bubble" during the coronavirus pandemic.
UK Lockdown a Week Earlier Could Have Halved Coronavirus Death Toll, Says Scientist
Britain has an official death toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases of over 40,000, rising to over 50,000 cases when deaths from suspected cases are included.
