European Union extends ban on American travelers as coronavirus surges in US

On July 16, the European Union updated its list of countries for which Member States should start lifting travel restrictions, but the United States was not included — extending an ongoing ban for Americans amid a surge in cases of the novel coronavirus in the U.S.

Red squirrel launches itself at grey squirrel in viral photo

A photographer has captured a remarkable image of a red squirrel just before it attacks a grey squirrel for getting too close, British news agency South West News Service reports.

US closes consulate in Chengdu, China, after Houston order

The American flag has been taken down at a U.S. consulate in southwestern China, according to state media, as officials vacate the premises under order of the Chinese government.

US COVID-19 cases surpass 4 million, according to Johns Hopkins

The troubling milestone comes a day after it was reported that more than 15 million people have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus across the world.

Fire at Chinese Consulate in Houston due to classified documents being burned ahead of eviction

In a statement, State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus confirmed that the U.S. ordered the Chinese Consulate in Houston to close "to protect American intellectual property and American’s private information".

US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

The Justice Department has accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Bahamas to ban American travelers beginning July 22 due to spike in COVID-19 cases

Visitors from Canada, the U.K. and the European Union will still be permitted to visit if they have a a negative COVID-19 test result from an accredited laboratory.

Remote region of Brazil's Amazon counts 1st COVID-19 deaths

The first deaths from COVID-19 have come to a vast, remote region of the Amazon that Brazil's government says is home to greatest concentration of isolated Indigenous groups in the world.

Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police

The Vatican issued a long-awaited manual for bishops and religious superiors on conducting in-house investigations into allegations of priests who rape and molest minors and vulnerable adults.

Time to make masks mandatory? It's not just a US debate

Whether to make masks mandatory isn't just a matter of debate in the United States, where infection rates are still climbing fast.

Missing Seoul mayor's body found after massive search

Park Won-soon’s body was located in hills in northern Seoul early Friday, more than seven hours after they launched a massive search for him.

'Several' killed in Ethiopia unrest after singer shot dead

Ethiopia's prime minister says "several people" have been killed in unrest that followed the killing of a popular singer this week.