Biden Rejects Skipping Trump Debates, Vows to Fact-Check
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he won’t skip debates with President Donald Trump this fall, vowing he’ll use the opportunity to confront his rival and be a “fact checker on the floor.”
Why South Korea Is Facing the Coronavirus Resurgence
SEOUL (Xinhua) — South Korea, once praised as a model for response to the COVID-19 pandemic, currently faced a resurgence as mistrust and misinformation about the government's quarantine measures spread among the conservative members of a church in Seoul.
Tiktok CEO Resigns Amid US Pressure to Sell Video App
HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk.
Trump’s Convention Gives Platform to Some With Fringe Views
WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocate of “household voting” in which husbands get the final say. A woman who has argued that school sex-ed programs are “grooming” children to be sexualized by predators like Jeffrey Epstein. A candidate who has peddled in racist tropes and bizarre QAnon conspiracy theories.
Tokyo Pitches Disaster Prevention Through Animal Crossing
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo Fire Department has jumped on the bandwagon of the global smash-hit game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" to offer advice on disaster prevention in a virtual format as the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to hold real-life emergency drills.
Japan PM Abe Faces Uncertain Future Even as He Hits Milestone
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Shinzo Abe now holds the record for the longest uninterrupted tenure as Japan's prime minister, a milestone that comes after years of consolidating power by winning election after election and appointing allies to key government positions.
Melania Trump Tells Virus Sufferers They’re ‘Not Alone’
While others at the Republican National Convention spoke about the coronavirus largely as a challenge successfully conquered, the first lady on Tuesday night used her address from the Rose Garden to acknowledge the pain of lives lost and families upended by the pandemic.
UN Calls for Sustainable Recovery of Tourism From COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the recovery of tourism from COVID-19 in a sustainable way.
Florida Airport Discovers Live Air-To-Air Missile
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A live air-to-air missile discovered at a small central Florida airport has been secured in a munition storage facility at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.
Japan To Allow Stranded Foreign Tech Interns To Switch Jobs
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan will allow foreign trainees who are unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic even after their technical internship programs have ended to switch jobs and stay in the country from early September, the government said Tuesday.
