Saturn and Jupiter to almost ‘kiss’ this winter solstice
From Earth’s perspective, Jupiter and Saturn will appear a moon’s distance apart on Dec. 21.
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Archaeologists find vast network of Amazon villages laid out like the cosmos
The remnants of circular and rectangular villages dating to 1300 were discovered in the Amazon rainforest.
As 2020 comes to an end, here’s what we still don’t know about COVID-19
More than 68 million infected with the novel coronavirus and more than 1.5 million dead. 2020 has been a year defined by global sickness...
Angela Merkel says there is ‘still a chance’ for Brexit accord
Author: AFP ID: 1607504137011275300 Wed, 2020-12-09 08:51 BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she still saw a “chance” for a deal with Britain...
World set for 3C warming despite pandemic, pledges: UN
Author: Patrick GALEY | AFP ID: 1607508987041456500 Wed, 2020-12-09 10:03 PARIS: Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the...
France to delay easing of coronavirus lockdown if necessary
Author: Reuters ID: 1607505543981321700 Wed, 2020-12-09 09:16 PARIS: France will delay relaxing some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions if necessary to stave off a third wave...
Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ turns back after passenger tests positive for Covid-19
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship has returned to port in Singapore after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19.
Men who rape women in India can be jailed for life. But if their victim is transgender, it is a two-year maximum sentence
“He was an animal. He raped me that night — I thought I would just have to dance.”
PSG vs Istanbul Basaksehir: Teams walk off pitch following alleged racist incident
The Champions League football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended inside the opening 15 minutes following an alleged racist incident involving...
Japanese councilor expelled by 92% of votes after she accused mayor of sexual assault
Residents of a small town in central Japan have overwhelmingly voted to remove the local council’s only female member after she accused the mayor...
Sudan: ‘It made me dream again’: The students refusing to let war stop their education 
Palestinian Children Deserve Education, not Ethnic Cleansing 
INDIA: ‘The Cockroach Janta Party Brings Together Everyone Who Has Been Neglected for Years’ 
Where Some See Waste, Others See Opportunity: Young Sierra Leoneans Fight Against Electronic Waste, Plastic Pollution