NKorea FM voices 'despair' for ties with US on summit anniversary

Jun 12,2020
Two years after a landmark summit between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, any hopes for improved ties have turned to feelings of "despair", Pyongyang's foreign minister said Friday.
Tokyo lifting coronavirus alert
Jun 12
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is lifting the capital's coronavirus alert. This paves the way for step three, which allows bars and restaurants to stay open until midnight and allows amusement parks and pachinko parlors to reopen.
Exhausted Indian doctors fear virus crisis has only begun
Jun 12
Doctors in one of India's top private hospitals shuffle through the intensive care unit wearing full protective suits. Every bed is occupied by coronavirus patients, and fear is building that the worst is still to come.
Palestinians stranded by coronavirus seek way home
Jun 11
Thousands of Palestinians stranded around the world by the coronavirus are still seeking a way home, months after countries closed their borders and grounded flights in the face of the pandemic.
Peru reports over 5,000 new COVID-19 infections
Jun 11
Peru has reported 5,087 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 208,823, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
Jun 11
More than 70,000 people have died from coronavirus in Latin America as the pandemic sweeps through the region, putting growing pressure on an already stretched healthcare system.
China provides anti-coronavirus medical aid to Libya
Jun 11
The Chinese Embassy to Libya said on Wednesday that a shipment of Chinese medical aid will reach Libya in a few days to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.