Japan’s Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of an 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting...
Climbers arrive in Pakistan to claim mountaineering’s last great prize: Winter ascent of K2
Author: Thu, 2020-12-24 00:30 ISLAMABAD: Chyang Dawa Sherpa is in Pakistan to attempt what no human has ever achieved before: A winter ascent of...
Trump throws pandemic relief into doubt
Author: Thu, 2020-12-24 00:59 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has thrown a long-awaited pandemic relief package into doubt days before millions of Americans will lose their...
UAE’s 2020 year in review
From a Mars mission to splitting the atom to helping develop a Covid-19 vaccine, 2020 was a big year for the United Arab Emirates.
The pandemic is forcing older workers to retire early
America has gone from having the strongest job market in decades to the very opposite during the pandemic. For older workers who have lost...
She thought she did everything right to avoid being evicted. She was wrong
Millions of struggling renters will likely be protected from eviction — at least for another month.
Nikola scraps plans for electric garbage truck
Nikola Motor Company’s plans to mass produce garbage trucks for Republic Services, one of the nation’s largest waste management service providers, were canceled Wednesday...
Plastic drinking water pipes exposed to high heat can leak hazardous chemicals
In August, a massive wildfire tore through the San Lorenzo Valley north of Santa Cruz, Calif., destroying almost 1,500 structures and exposing many others...
Jupiter and Saturn descend on world’s tallest building in epic ‘Great Conjunction’ video
A photographer filmed the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn as the heavenly bodies passed by Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.
UK imposes more lockdowns as mutated COVID variant causes record cases
Author: Reuters ID: 1608753195764213100 Wed, 2020-12-23 16:55 LONDON: The British government on Wednesday said huge swathes of England would be placed under its strictest...
Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide 
Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan 
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands 
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent