Category: News


Trump and Biden trade barbs over wearing a mask


President Donald Trump has not worn a mask for public engagements during the coronavirus pandemic. He mocked his likely presidential challenger, Joe Biden, for wearing a face covering on Memorial Day. The Democrat hit back.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-52828602/trump-and-biden-trade-barbs-over-wearing-a-mask

Larry Kramer: Playwright and Aids activist dies at 84


Kramer wrote the landmark 1985 play The Normal Heart, about the early years of Aids, and 1992’s The Destiny of Me.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52821957

Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000


The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52821090

Minnesota violence: Clashes over death of black man in police custody


There have been violent clashes between police and protesters in the US city of Minneapolis following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52817097