School attack in Slovakia leaves two deaths, five others injured

Jun 12,2020
A man armed with a knife attacked a school on Thursday in the town of Vrutky in northern Slovakia, which led to two deaths, including a deputy headmaster and the assaulter, and five others injured, local media reported.
Sri Lanka to hold virus-delayed polls in August
Jun 12
Sri Lanka will hold parliamentary elections on August 5, more than three months late because of the coronavirus, the election commission said Wednesday after health authorities gave their approval.
Live COVID-19 updates: Cases top 800,000 in Brazil, with 40,000 deaths 
Jun 12
Brazil's total confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 800,000 and the death toll surpassed 40,000 on Thursday, local media reported citing the health ministry's data.
Global COVID-19 tally tops 7.2 million: WHO 
Jun 12
The global caseload of COVID-19 has risen to 7,273,958, including 413,372 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said late Thursday.
Two-thirds of sponsors unsure about 2021 Olympics: poll
Jun 12
Two-thirds of Tokyo 2020's corporate sponsors are undecided on whether to continue supporting the Games now the event has been pushed to 2021, according to a new survey.
NKorea FM voices 'despair' for ties with US on summit anniversary
Jun 12
Two years after a landmark summit between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, any hopes for improved ties have turned to feelings of "despair", Pyongyang's foreign minister said Friday.
Tokyo lifting coronavirus alert
Jun 12
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is lifting the capital's coronavirus alert. This paves the way for step three, which allows bars and restaurants to stay open until midnight and allows amusement parks and pachinko parlors to reopen.