UK scientists trialing drug to prevent infection that leads to COVID-19
Sat, 2020-12-26 16:50 LONDON: Scientists in Britain are testing a new drug that could prevent someone who has been exposed to coronavirus from developing...
Philippines extends ban on flights from UK, evaluates emergency use for Pfizer vaccine
Author: Reuters ID: 1608991942169303200 Sat, 2020-12-26 13:55 MANILA, Dec 26 : Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday extended a ban on flights from the...
Analysis: 2020 derailed even Putin’s plans
Russian President Vladimir Putin began 2020 with a surprise, sweeping his entire government aside on January 15 after unveiling a raft of constitutional reforms.
6 times that 2020 showed us women from antiquity were totally badass
This year, archaeologists discovered intriguing evidence showing that women of the ancient world were not to be trifled with.
Live Science’s top stories of 2020: Writers’ choice
From a mirror universe to X-shaped galaxies, these stories guaranteed that 2020 would be a year to remember.
Fireballs, spaceships and … iguanas? 7 strange things that fell from the sky 
Why aren’t peanuts, pecans and almonds real nuts?
Brazil nuts and cashews are crunchy and small, so why aren’t they nuts?
Three seriously injured in Berlin shooting in Berlin, fire service says
Author: Reuters ID: 1608961633448627600 Sat, 2020-12-26 05:38 BERLIN: Three people were injured in a shooting in the German capital Berlin in the early hours...
Sydney residents discouraged from Boxing Day shopping, some suburbs to re-enter lockdown
Author: Reuters ID: 1608962338968640700 Sat, 2020-12-26 03:03 MELBOURNE: Sydney residents were urged not to head to the shops for Boxing Day bargains, while those...
France confirms case of new coronavirus variant
Author: AP ID: 1608963112908664800 Sat, 2020-12-26 00:15 PARIS: French health authorities have confirmed the country’s first case of the virus variant that prompted strict...
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