NEWS WORLD: 07/16/20

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Fighting erupts again in Taiwan parliament over disputed nomination July 16, 2020 at 07:39PM

Fighting erupted inside and outside of Taiwan's parliament again on Friday over the disputed nomination by President Tsai Ing-wen of a senior aide to a top government watchdog post, which the main opposition party has labelled cronyism.

UN blacklists Pakistan Taliban terror group's leader July 16, 2020 at 04:57PM

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group's leader Noor Wali Mehsud has been designated as a global terrorist by the UN for participating in the financing, planning and perpetrating acts on behalf of and in support of entities associated with al-Qaida.

US coronavirus cases shatter records and rise by 70,000 in single day July 16, 2020 at 04:16PM

More than half of all states - 30 out of 50 - have reported record one-day increases in cases this month. Infections are rising in almost all states, based on a Reuters analysis of cases the past two week compared with the prior two weeks.

UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials July 16, 2020 at 04:48AM

Uganda starts mass testing MPs for Covid-19 July 16, 2020 at 06:02AM

US carries second federal execution in a week July 16, 2020 at 03:30AM

China permits reopening of cinemas in low-risk areas from July 20 July 16, 2020 at 03:32AM

China has permitted movie theatres in low-risk areas to resume business beginning July 20 with 30 per cent capacity as the coronavirus cases abated in the country. China has the world's second-largest film market after Hollywood with a box office revenue of over 60.9 billion yuan (over USD 10 billion) in 2018. There are around 70,000 film theatres across the country.