What will life be like after the coronavirus pandemic ends?
As 2020 blessedly clangs to a close, it’s tempting to wonder where we’re headed once the pandemic is history. In the spirit of year-end...
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The exiles and the inmates: The heart-wrenching hand dealt to Hong Kong’s democracy activists
In the dark small hours, two recurring nightmares terrorize the sleep of Eddie Chu. In the first, he is lost overseas and cannot get...
Russia’s doping ban reduced to two years, Court of Arbitration for Sport rules
Russia’s ban from major international sporting events has been halved by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the country will still not...
Nigerian government: Military has rescued all kidnapped schoolboys
More than 300 schoolboys who were abducted last week in northwestern Nigeria have been freed, according to the Nigerian government. CNN’s Arwa Damon reports.
How Europe will vaccinate 448 million people
In the name of “science and solidarity,” the European Commission has secured over 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for the bloc since June.
Hungary to announce new measures to fight economic fallout from COVID-19
Author: Reuters ID: 1608274839059755900 Fri, 2020-12-18 06:51 BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said he would announce new measures on Saturday to...
Fiji cyclone kills at least 2, destroys dozens of homes
Author: AP ID: 1608276041079787300 Fri, 2020-12-18 07:02 SUVA, Fiji: A powerful cyclone hit Fiji overnight, killing at least two people and destroying dozens of...
Russia reports 28,552 new coronavirus cases, 611 deaths
Author: Reuters ID: 1608278544219825700 Fri, 2020-12-18 08:00 MOSCOW: Russia reported 28,552 new coronavirus cases on Friday, including 6,937 in Moscow, taking the national case...
Shut down by corona, Berlin restaurant opens for homeless
Author: AP ID: 1608277192119807700 Fri, 2020-12-18 07:36 BERLIN: The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t made life on the streets of Berlin any easier for Kaspars Breidaks.For...
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 18 (IPS) – Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll of COVID-19, accounting...
‘Connect the dots’ between street protests and global turmoil, urges Guterres 
DR Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands 
A nanoparticle revealed the tiny impact of a single gas atom 
Was van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ a flight of fancy or a real sky?