A new Statistics Canada report says communities with the most visible minorities had the highest mortality rates during the first wave of the novel coronavirus. The report’s authors say it is more evidence that the pandemic is disproportionately affecting visible minorities, who are more likely to live in overcrowded housingContinue Reading
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus has reached the upper echelons of the White House again, with an outbreak among aides to Vice President Mike Pence just over a week from Election Day. A top White House official declared: “We’re not going to control the pandemic.” Officials on Sunday alsoContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump has said he and the US first lady are in quarantine after one of his closest aides tested positive for coronavirus. He tweeted that both he and Melania Trump were now awaiting their own test results after Hope Hicks was infected. The 31-year-old adviser to theContinue Reading
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, announced his resignation due to poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defences. “I have decided that I will step down as prime minister, with theContinue Reading
Joe Biden used his nomination acceptance speech to appeal to Republican-leaning voters who are weary of the Trump administration, says David Frum, former speechwriter to U.S. President George W. Bush. “Those voters are not looking for big ideological change, they just want a president who doesn’t cause them embarrassment allContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Steve Bannon, an architect of Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, was arrested on a yacht on Thursday and pleaded not guilty after being charged with defrauding donors in a scheme to help build the president’s signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. As a top adviser to Trump’s presidentialContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump was abruptly taken from the White House briefing room Monday, but returned minutes later to explain what happened. 1:30 A uniformed Secret Service officer shot and wounded a man during a confrontation near the White House that led to U.S. President Donald Trump being abruptly escortedContinue Reading
MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adultContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of messenger app WeChat, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing. The executive orders, which were announced Thursday and go into effect in 45 days, come after theContinue Reading
A huge explosion near the centre of Beirut killed at least 25 people, injured thousands and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, shattering windows and causing apartment balconies to collapse. The most powerful explosion to hit Beirut in years shook the ground, leaving some residents thinking an earthquakeContinue Reading
