World’s largest iceberg still barreling toward penguin habitat, new footage confirms
Iceberg A-68a is just a few hundred miles from crashing into South Georgia island, new photos from the Royal Air Force reveal.
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The Wan Chai connection: The Washington-accused drug lords, gun runners and dictators’ financiers tied to one Hong Kong district
The Hong Kong neighborhood of Wan Chai may be home to the most eclectic and densest concentration of US-sanctioned enterprises anywhere on the planet.
Australian Covid-19 vaccine trials ended after test subjects return ‘false positive’ HIV results
An Australian produced coronavirus vaccine candidate has been scrapped after trial participants returned false positive test results for HIV, developers announced Friday.
See how Verbier, Switzerland, is staying open amid pandemic
While the European Union’s four biggest skiing destinations – Germany, France, Italy and Austria – have decided to keep their ski lifts closed over...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was charged under a controversial national security law on Friday, police said, amid a crackdown on democracy activists...
Using comb-shaped teeth, Baikal seals feed on tiny crustaceans like whales do
Baikal seals are fans of bite-sized portions, and this dietary quirk may be why the seals are thriving. Found in Russia’s immense Lake Baikal,...
EU leaders struggle to break deadlock on climate deal
Author: By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | AP ID: 1607667158307122800 Fri, 2020-12-11 06:08 BRUSSELS: European Union leaders were still looking Friday for an agreement to cut...
Sanofi/GSK announce delay in COVID-19 vaccine project
Author: Reuters ID: 1607668359827162100 Fri, 2020-12-11 06:26 PARIS: An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sanofi and Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline showed an insufficient immune response in...
Critics slam Indian PM Modi’s ‘vanity project’
Author: Fri, 2020-12-11 02:17 NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a new parliament building on Thursday that critics have...
EU plans to hit Turkey with more sanctions over Med drilling
Author: AFP ID: 1607646266026273700 Fri, 2020-12-11 03:17 BRUSSELS: European Union leaders early Friday gave the green light for the expansion of sanctions against Turkey...
An award-winning photo captures a ‘zombie’ fungus erupting from a fly 
South Sudan: ‘Urgent collective efforts’ needed in most dangerous humanitarian situation 
Grain deal ‘victory for diplomacy,’ UN chief tells journalists in Ukraine 
WHO expert group recommends second COVID-19 booster for vulnerable groups