EU delays some budget support to Ethiopia over Tigray conflict
Author: AFP ID: 1608099933934495700 Wed, 2020-12-16 06:24 ADDIS ABABA: The European Union is postponing nearly 90 million euros in budget support payments to Ethiopia...
European nations tighten virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow
Author: AFP Bureaus | AFP ID: 1608101569194524600 Wed, 2020-12-16 06:47 BERLIN: Several European countries on Wednesday imposed tighter coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas, as...
Russia scales back COVID-19 screening amid surging cases
Author: Reuters ID: 1608107996634725000 Wed, 2020-12-16 08:00 MOSCOW: Russia has conducted around 10% fewer COVID-19 tests so far this month than the same period...
‘Lock down,’ says Italy adviser, as coronavirus deaths head for wartime levels
Author: Reuters ID: 1608107940844723400 Wed, 2020-12-16 08:32 ROME: An adviser to Italy’s health ministry has called for coronavirus restrictions to be drastically tightened to...
Pandemic Puts Jamaican Children at Heightened Risk of Abuse
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 16 (IPS) – In Jamaica, school playgrounds are deserted, filled only with phantom shrieks of delight. Blackboards remain devoid of arithmetic...
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16 (IPS) – Siddharth Chatterjee, who has served with the United Nations for over 20 years, has been appointed as the...
A jumbo problem: Sri Lanka sees world’s highest elephant deaths
Author: Wed, 2020-12-16 00:52 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has set a world record for the highest number of elephant deaths in the world after more than...
Malaysia PM holds on to power with budget win
Author: Wed, 2020-12-16 00:56 KUALA LUMPUR: Malysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin secured his position in Parliament on Tuesday after securing 111 votes for his first...
‘Among Us’ arrives on Nintendo Switch
Among gamers’ favorite group pastimes this year has been playing “Among Us,” a 2018 murder mystery game set in space.
MacKenzie Scott donates $4.2 billion to 384 organizations
MacKenzie Scott announced on Tuesday her second major charitable contribution of the year, giving away nearly $4.2 billion to 384 organizations as part of...
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