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Official statistics in the United Kingdom show that people of color in there are much more likley to die from COVID-19 than the rest of the population. Health officials are trying to figure out why.

Demonstrators stormed the perimeter of Barclays Center, hurling bottles and debris at police officers. The police responded with pepper spray and arrested more than 200 people.

Emotions were already raw over the toll of a pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 people across the country and cost millions of jobs.

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said any negotiations with the United States would be “futile” as he delivered his first major speech to the conservative-dominated chamber on Sunday. Ghalibaf, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ air force, was elected

We want to hear your thoughts about recent high-profile incidents involving harm to black people. (Image credit: John Minchillo/AP)

Military says 5 soldiers killed or wounded in operations last week, as security forces battle local affiliate of Islamic State

With police cars set ablaze and stores looted as protests arose in at least 75 cities, mayors declared curfews and the National Guard was deployed. Demonstrators also reached the gates of the White House.

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened on how to deal with the pandemic. Latin American countries are bracing for difficult weeks ahead as the

Access to tests has improved significantly, and in some places, people can now get tested without having to demonstrate any symptoms. We asked experts how much you can really learn from the result. (Image credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Calling on public to get tested, Yuli Edelstein says Israel has capacity to test 15,000 people per day, positive tests 5 times higher than several days ago