New Zealand’s Ardern apologizes as report into mosque attack faults focus on Islamist terror risks
Author: Reuters ID: 1607434215474647400 Tue, 2020-12-08 10:34 WELLINGTON: New Zealand security agencies were almost exclusively focused on the perceived threat of Islamist terrorism before...
Athens accuses Turkey of facilitating Somali migration to Greece
Author: AFP ID: 1607433189964588300 Tue, 2020-12-08 13:01 ATHENS: The Greek government on Tuesday accused Turkey of encouraging Somali migration through promotion campaigns and visa...
Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective
Author: AP ID: 1607445154605376800 Tue, 2020-12-08 16:12 New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and...
Did the universe’s creator hide a message in the cosmos?
Did the creator of the universe leave a hidden message in the cosmos for intelligent life? If so, scientists have yet to find it....
What Indonesias Local Elections Mean for National Politics
JAKARTA, Dec 08 (IPS) – In just over a day, on 9 December, Indonesia holds 270 simultaneous local elections for executive office. This involves...
La Nieather Phenomenon Could Endanger Colombia’s Food Security
NEW YORK, Dec 08 (IPS) – After ten years without a strong La Niña weather phenomenon in Colombia, the climate pattern, coupled with the...
Hurricane Season: How Long It Lasts and What to Expect
Here’s a guide to the Atlantic hurricane season, including predictions, naming conventions and how to prepare for a storm.
Puerto Rican scientists mourn loss of Arecibo Observatory’s iconic telescope
In a year full of terrible new sorrows and burdens, the collapse of Arecibo Observatory’s iconic radio telescope feels like a particularly brutal loss...
Burnt ‘Great Pyramid’ notes reveal Isaac Newton’s research into the apocalypse
Sir Isaac Newton, the acclaimed physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, may be one of the most renowned scientists of all time, but his wide-ranging research...
Here’s how genes determine your facial features
Scientists scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to figure out how genes control facial features. Here’s what they found.
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians 
Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals 
World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant deaths at sea; human rights funding 
Yemen escalation displaces more than 57,000 children: UNICEF