UN chief determined to defend multilateralism, commends China's role

​United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told Xinhua he believes that the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to strengthen multilateralism, while also expressing hope to continue to work closely with China to address the common challenges facing the world.

UK at coronavirus 'tipping point': Health secretary

​British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that Britain is facing a "tipping point" regarding the coronavirus pandemic and more restrictions are possible to cope with the spread of virus.

• US judge temporarily blocks Trump's order on WeChat ban
• Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reaches 136,895
• COVID-19 cases rise to 5,487,580 in India
• 9 soldiers killed in Taliban ambush in N. Afghanistan
• France's daily COVID-19 infections hit new record of 13,498
• Japan's new PM holds 1st phone conversation with Trump
• Iran urges US to perform duties, respect int'l laws
• Four killed in small plane crash in US Texas
• Syria backs China's global initiative on data security
• Iran's FM says US cannot restore pre-2015 sanctions

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  Coronavirus and Trump's policies hurting beleaguered American universities

  Asia is on the rise and the U.S. on the decline in the latest rankings of the world's best universities. COVID-19 and Donald Trump's xenophobia is exacerbating this trend.

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  The steps being taken by Donald Trump to tackle the perceived regional threat posed by Iran may have some impact, but cannot truly solve the problem while the old American logic is followed.

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Japan's new PM Suga inaugurated to succeed Abe

Yoshihide Suga, the newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was sworn in as Japanese Prime Minister by Emperor Naruhito on Wednesday after being elected to succeed Shinzo Abe in an extraordinary parliamentary session.