July 26, 2020 Kim Jong Un puts North Korean city on lockdown over suspected coronavirus case, says 'vicious virus' may be in country After denying for months that it did not have a single case of coronavirus on its soil, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un placed a border city on lockdown after a person was discovered with suspected symptoms, state media reported Sunday.
July 25, 2020 US officials raid Chinese consulate in Houston believed to be spy hub U.S. officials pried open the doors of the Chinese consulate in Houston on Friday and took over the building shortly after Chinese officials vacated the facility on orders from the Trump Administration.Â
July 24, 2020 Chilean man facing murder charges in death of student is extradited to France A Chilean man accused of murdering a Japanese student in France nearly four years ago was extradited and landed in Paris on Friday morning. Â
July 24, 2020 China orders US to close Chengdu consulate in apparent retaliation for Houston shutdown order China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in an increasingly rancorous diplomatic conflict.
July 23, 2020 'Excessive' summer monsoon rains in Asia displace millions, cause at least 500 deaths Weeks of heavy rainfall that's spawned devastating flooding across parts of South Asia can be seen in new imagery from NASA as millions have been displaced.
July 23, 2020 Filipino President Duterte suggests disinfecting masks with gasoline, quickly corrected Philippine health officials on Wednesday swiftly corrected President Rodrigo Duterte after he wrongly advised residents to disinfect face masks with gasoline.
July 22, 2020 China harboring military-linked biologist fugitive at San Francisco consulate, FBI says The Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a biology researcher who falsely denied connections to the Chinese military to obtain a visa, according to court documents.
July 21, 2020 Hawley accuses LeBron, Nike, NBA of profiting off slave labor in China Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., accused major corporations such as Nike and the NBA, and those who profit off their endorsements such as LeBron James, of profiting off slave labor in China, after he introduced a bill to hold businesses accountable for having slave labor in their supply chain.Â
July 21, 2020 Rare rhinos among dead as India floods kill dozens of people, displaced millions in Assam state Intense rains and flooding across northeastern India from this year's monsoon season have left dozens dead across the region, including nine rare rhinos that have drowned.
July 21, 2020 Chinese hackers charged by Justice Department with trying to steal US coronavirus research The 11-count indictment against Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into the computer systems of hundreds of companies, government organizations as well as individual dissidents and clergy.