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Watch: UK PM Boris Johnson Vows to Ban 'Conversion Therapy'
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the U.K. is still committed to banning the pseudoscientific practice of so-called "conversion therapy," a quack "cure" for homosexuality that claims to turn gays straight.
Governments Around World Eye Tougher Steps To Fight Virus
Signs of governments reassessing their coronavirus response were scattered around the world Sunday.
Netanyahu's Graft Trial Resumes Amid Israeli Virus Anger
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will resume in earnest in January, with thrice-weekly evidentiary hearings set to begin then, a Jerusalem court decided Sunday.
Virus Deaths Top 600,000 and Hong Kong Warns of Resurgence
The number of people around the world who have died as a result of the coronavirus has passed the 600,000 mark as countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India struggle to contain infections.
Breathtaking Virus Numbers Show Normal Life Still Far Away
Confirmed virus cases worldwide have topped 14 million and deaths have surpassed 600,000, according to Johns Hopkins University data, a day after the World Health Organization reported a single-day record of new infections at over 237,000.
Poppers Prove Lethal for a Scottish Woman
A Scottish woman died after drinking a bottle of Poppers, mistaking them as alcohol, the UK edition of The Metro reports.
Mass Protests Rock Russian Far East City Again
Mass rallies rocked the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk again on Saturday, as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the arrest of the region's governor on charges of involvement in multiple murders.
In Bolivian City, People Buy Fake - and Toxic - Virus Cure
Long lines form every morning in one of the Bolivian cities hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic as desperate people wait to buy small bottles of chlorine dioxide.
Sudan Strikes Death Penalty, Flogging for Same-Sex Intimacy
Sudan is set to abolish its death penalty and flogging punishments for same-sex intimacy - but harsh prison sentences remain in place.
Dutch City Severs Ties with Polish Sister City over Homophobic Edict
On Thursday the Dutch town of Nieuwegein "voted almost unanimously to end its friendship with Pulawy in eastern Poland" because of the latter declaring itself "gay-free zone."
Pompeo Says US Should Limit which Human Rights it Defends
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo argued Thursday for a more limited U.S. view of global human rights advocacy based on the principals laid out by America's Founding Fathers.
Russia Is Hacking Virus Vaccine Trials, U.S., UK, Canada Say
Western governments on Thursday accused hackers believed to be part of Russian intelligence of trying to steal valuable private information about a coronavirus vaccine.
Lawmakers in Mexico City Ban Conversion Therapy
On Friday July 10, lawmakers in Mexico City voted to ban conversion therapy, Reuters reports.
Obama, Biden, Gates Twitter Accounts Hacked in Bitcoin Scam
Con artists on Wednesday apparently hacked into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians and major companies in an apparent bitcoin scam.
UN LGBTQ Expert Calls for Global Ban of Conversion Therapy
The United Nations' LGBTQ expert called for a global ban on so-called conversion therapy in Geneva last week.
Banksy's last COVID-19 Tags Scrubbed from London Tube Train
Even if you are Banksy, tagging is forbidden on London's Underground.
Valentina Sampaio Becomes First Trans Model to Appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio has already made history as an openly transgender model for Victoria's Secret and for making the cover of Vogue Paris. Now she's in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Countries Reimpose Restrictions to Curb Virus Resurgence
"The time for warnings, the time for cutting people slack is over," Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said. "Where we are is in a very serious and deadly position."
Going Dutch? Netherlands ID Cards Set to Lose Gender Specifications
Residents of the Netherlands will have gender-free identity cards in five years, when a new national policy - and other ID card changes - come into effect.
British Government to Reconsider Gender-Neutral Passport Option?
British lawmakers are about to reintroduce legislation that would provide a third, neutral option for British passports in addition to the binary choices of male and female.