South Korea reports record coronavirus surge, ramps up testing
Author: AP ID: 1608876671524706700 Fri, 2020-12-25 05:51 SEOUL: South Korea has reported its largest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Christmas Day, as the...
SCIENTIFIC NEWS
Author: AP ID: 1608877312754720900 Fri, 2020-12-25 06:16 ATLANTA: The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before...
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of four men accused of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, saying...
Russia claims cyberattack may be plot to hurt ties with Biden
Top Russian officials are attempting to bat down claims that Russia is behind a massive cyberattack on the US.
Christmas Eve concert held in Paris’ fire-wrecked Notre Dame
Author: Associated Press ID: 1608841068361079200 Thu, 2020-12-24 15:19 PARIS: Wearing hard hats and protective suits, the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the...
Fauci says herd immunity could require nearly 90% to get coronavirus vaccine
Author: Thu, 2020-12-24 23:36 Herd immunity against the novel coronavirus could require vaccination rates approaching as high as 90%, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most...
Myanmar’s jade diggers take a deadly gamble to survive
Fri, 2020-12-25 00:47 YANGON: Thousands of people at the world’s largest jade mining site in northernmost Myanmar are turning to a hazardous illegal search...
Filipinos find a way to celebrate Christmas amid coronavirus quarantine
Author: Fri, 2020-12-25 00:51 MANILA: Filipinos are expected to find new ways of celebrating Christmas due to a disruption in festivities brought by coronavirus-related...
6.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Philippines: USGS
Author: AFP ID: 1608860030034502900 Fri, 2020-12-25 03:46 MANILA: A 6.3-magnitude quake rocked the Philippines Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with residents in the...
Police killing of unarmed Black man ignites fresh outrage in US
Author: AFP ID: 1608860958524535200 Fri, 2020-12-25 04:51 COLUMBUS, US: The fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man by police in Columbus, Ohio — the...
When the rains fail: Preparing for drought in Central America 
‘Here, you can eat until you’re full’: Oleshky evacuees savour first proper meals in years 
COP31: National Oil Companies Must Lead Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels, Says NRGI Expert 
COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay