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"From day one, any discussion of herd immunity or survival of the fittest or, you know, 'Say farewell to the elderly,' are the things that just did not sound right for us," Jordan's Prime Minister Omar Razzaz tells NPR. "So we went for a very different model in Jordan, based on social solidarity."

Jordan's Prime Minister Says His Country Contained COVID-19 By 'Helping The Weakest'

Prime Minister Omar Razzaz tells NPR Jordan is determined to protect the most vulnerable and "went for a very different model ... based on social solidarity." There have been just 11 COVID-19 deaths.

Public opinion surveys show that Chinese and U.S. respondents show increasingly negative attitudes toward each other's countries. In China, reported levels of satisfaction with the Chinese government have grown.

As U.S. Views Of China Grow More Negative, Chinese Support For Their Government Rises

Recent trends in public sentiment run parallel to deteriorating U.S.-China relations. In China, the pandemic "increased people's satisfaction and support for their government," says a sociologist.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seen here in March, spoke on the House floor Thursday to address vulgar and sexist comments directed at her by a Republican colleague.

'I Could Not Allow That To Stand': Ocasio-Cortez Rebukes Republican For Vulgar Insult

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., addressed a public confrontation she had with Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., earlier this week. She said her family "did not raise me to accept abuse from men."

Omar Shakir, who oversees Israeli and Palestinian policy for Human Rights Watch, awaits a hearing in September at Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem. The court affirmed Shakir's deportation, a move that has prompted protests from members of the international community.

Israel's Top Court Approves Expulsion Of Human Rights Official

Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch was ordered to leave the country for allegedly backing boycotts of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Aghast critics call it a blow to free expression.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says only about 2.6% of nearly 24,000 COVID-19 tests confirmed an infection on Monday, in a new low.

Florida Boosts COVID-19 Testing, Sending New-Case Rate To A Record Low

The governor celebrated the good news, which came after Florida reported two notable rises in the day-to-day number of new cases. The state is in the first phase of its reopening.

Cell culture operators prepare a 2000-liter single-use bioreactor to produce proteins used to make vaccines.

Vaccine Makers Hedge Bets On Which One Will Emerge As Effective And Safe

To speed vaccine production from years to months, companies must start making a vaccine in large quantities even before it's clear a vaccine works.

The San Diego County Administration Building downtown is shown in this undated photo.

Protesters Rally At County Admin Building To Demand San Diego's Full Reopening

Organizers who communicated through the "Reopen San Diego" Facebook page stated that the rally was "a peaceful protest to remind the county supervisors they work for us and that we want San Diego County reopened."

Expedition 59 Flight Engineers (from left) Anne McClain, David Saint-Jacques and Christina Koch inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory.

As NASA Aims For The Moon, An Aging Space Station Faces An Uncertain Future

The International Space Station is getting older, and NASA is hoping that commercial businesses will take over so that the space agency can focus its efforts on a return to the moon.

Félicien Kabuga, seen in this undated wanted poster, has been arrested for his alleged role in the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

Rwanda's Most-Wanted Fugitive, Félicien Kabuga, Arrested For War Crimes

Kabuga had eluded capture for about a quarter-century, despite an international effort seeking to bring him to justice for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He was arrested in France on Saturday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, shown here earlier this month, has explained how the state will decide to lift restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

California Governor Outlines How The State Will Decide To Open Again

"There's no light switch here. It's more like a dimmer," Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. "That dimmer is this toggling back and forth between more restrictive and less restrictive measures."

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