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WHO says Beijing welcomes COVID-19 investigators trip to China
Author: Reuters ID: 1608182229022778900 Thu, 2020-12-17 05:11 SINGAPORE: Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID-19 investigators due to travel to China in January,...
South Korea reports record coronavirus deaths as lockdown fears spark panic buying
Author: Reuters ID: 1608184354882814800 Thu, 2020-12-17 05:49 SEOUL: South Korea reported a record number of coronavirus deaths on Thursday as the country’s biggest wave...
Brazil announces Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan
Brazil’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced its national vaccination rollout plan to counter Covid-19, set to start early next year.
Cyclone Yasa set to make landfall
Fiji’s government ordered a nationwide curfew on Thursday, including a ban on public transportation, with a potentially devastating cyclone expected to unleash powerful winds...
Bitcoin has blown past the $20,000 mark and continues to hit record highs as investors flock to the cryptocurrency during the coronavirus pandemic.
This mighty ship broke all the records — then was left to rust
At the age of 10, David Macaulay immigrated to America from England in 1957 with his mother, brother, and sister aboard the SS United...
China’s luxury market boomed this year, even as global sales shrank
China’s luxury market has proved “unstoppable” this year even as the coronavirus pandemic hammered global demand for expensive goods.
Bill Gates, Amazon and British Airways are backing a hydrogen plane startup
A California-based startup that promises to make zero-carbon flight a reality has just received a major vote of confidence.
One year later, New Delhi continues to drag its heels on controversial citizenship law
Author: Thu, 2020-12-17 02:54 NEW DELHI: Dec. 11 marked the first anniversary of the passing of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India....
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now