Tokyo coronavirus cases hit record 949 ahead of New Year holiday
Author: Reuters ID: 1608969657018748400 Sat, 2020-12-26 07:39 TOKYO: Coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record daily high of 949 cases on Saturday as Japan...
Kabul says presence of Taliban leaders in Pakistan poses challenge for Afghan peace
Sat, 2020-12-26 01:20 KABUL: The Afghan government said on Friday the presence of Afghan Taliban leaders in Pakistan posed a challenge to Afghanistan’s peace...
For months, factories in the city of Yiwu, known as China’s “Christmas town,” have been cranking out most of the tinsel, decorations and other...
At least seven people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Nigeria’s Borno state on Christmas Eve,...
Author: Reuters ID: 1608909268785618700 Fri, 2020-12-25 15:10 LONDON: One of the traditional fixtures of any Christmas Day in the UK is to see Queen Elizabeth...
Fri, 2020-12-25 19:18 NASHVILLE, Tennessee: An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding...
Fri, 2020-12-25 20:48 LONDON: Italian authorities said they seized 15 tons of amphetamine (Captagon), believed to be linked to Lebanese group Hezbollah, the Italian...
A mailman, two little sisters, and weeks-long games of Tic-tac-toe
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2020 was a terrible year. But the world’s in better shape than you might think
In 2020, a devastating virus officially disappeared from the continent it had once ravaged — a remarkable public health achievement that followed decades of...
Russia reports 29,018 new COVID-19 cases, 563 deaths
Author: Reuters ID: 1608885121854837700 Fri, 2020-12-25 08:20 MOSCOW: Russia on Friday reported 29,018 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, including 7,315 in...
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