New mutant strain of coronavirus threatens global fight to curb COVID-19
Mon, 2020-12-21 03:42 JEDDAH: A new mutant strain of the coronavirus is threatening the global fight to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The new strain causes...
Rockets fired at Baghdad Green Zone in ‘terrorist act,’ Iraq says
A rocket attack on Baghdad’s diplomatic Green Zone Sunday night was “a terrorist act” that undermines Iraq’s international reputation, the country’s president says.
Australia vowed to never let these men settle on its soil. Some just got visas
The day Farhad Bandesh turned 39, he heard the words he’d come to believe weren’t possible, after almost eight years in Australian immigration detention...
Mexicans making medical supplies for US fear Covid-19 risk
Already working under poor labor conditions, employees at Mexican factories manufacturing US-bound medical supplies say the coronavirus pandemic has made things even worse. CNN’s...
Germany brings home 3 women, 12 kids from camps in Syria
Author: Sun, 2020-12-20 18:55 BERLIN: Germany has organized the return of three women and 12 children from camps in northeastern Syria for humanitarian reasons,...
WHO Europe urges stronger action to contain new virus strain
Author: AFP ID: 1608488996204766100 Sun, 2020-12-20 17:11 COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization is calling on its members in Europe to step up measures against...
Chilean president handed $3,500 fine for mask-less selfie with stranger on beach
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was slapped with a $3,500 fine on Friday after posing for a selfie on the beach with a bystander without...
The many U-turns of Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson surprised the United Kingdom this weekend by announcing tough new coronavirus restrictions in some areas just days after saying such...
Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole is closer to Earth than we thought
The supermassive black hole hiding in the center of our galaxy is much closer to Earth, about 2,000 light-years closer, than scientists thought.
Alien hunters detect mystery signal coming from the closest star system
Astronomers hunting for radio signals from alien civilizations have reportedly detected an “intriguing signal” from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star system...
Nairobi Biodiversity Talks Set the Stage for Key COP17 Decisions 
Indigenous Peoples Call for Meaningful Influence in Climate Discussions — Nia Tero 
What Spider-Man gets right — and wrong — about turning off superpowers 
Yemen: Türk alarmed by rising civilian toll, urges restraint