Our favorite books of 2020 covered climate change, Mars, the end of the universe and more
A good read became a cherished distraction this year as many of us stayed home more than ever during the pandemic. Biographies of scientific...
Clashes erupt in US capital as anti-Trump activists counter pro-Trump protests
Author: Sun, 2020-12-13 06:44 WASHINGTON: Conservative groups claiming without evidence that the Nov. 3 election was stolen from President Donald Trump staged protests across...
Historic US COVID-19 vaccine campaign launches with convoy of trucks
Author: Reuters ID: 1607836350821700300 Sun, 2020-12-13 05:01 Tractor trailers loaded with suitcase-sized containers of COVID-19 vaccine will leave Pfizer Inc’s manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo,...
UN chief calls on all countries to declare a state of climate emergency
Sun, 2020-12-13 08:51 NEW YORK: Over 70 leaders from across all levels of government, as well as the private sector and civil society, spoke...
Bomb and gun attacks in Afghan capital kill 3
Author: Associated Press ID: 1607840389681798300 Sun, 2020-12-13 06:14 KABUL, Afghanistan: Separate bomb and gun attacks on Sunday left at least three dead in Afghanistan’s...
Ukraine seeks World Heritage status for Chernobyl zone
Author: Ania TSOUKANOVA, Dmytro GORSHKOV | AFP ID: 1607822843861071400 Sun, 2020-12-13 05:17 CHERNOBYL Ukraine: A soft snow fell as a clutch of visitors equipped...
Spike in number of female addicts lifts veil on Afghanistan’s drug war
Author: Zaynab Khojji ID: 1607793780476133800 Sat, 2020-12-12 20:21 KABUL: At first, Alina Yaqoobi says she found it “very difficult” to cope with aggressive drug...
Dhaka kickstarts drive to vaccinate 34 million children ‘despite pandemic’
Author: Zaynab Khojji ID: 1607795495736307600 Sat, 2020-12-12 20:51 DHAKA: Bangladesh’s government on Saturday launched a $50 million national campaign to vaccinate millions of children...
Trump-backed Texas bid to upend results swiftly ended
Sat, 2020-12-12 23:26 WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected a long-shot lawsuit by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to throw...
Family pressure, starvation forces Abu Sayyaf duo to surrender in Philippines
Author: Sat, 2020-12-12 21:17 MANILA: Two senior Abu Sayyaf (ASG) operatives and 13 followers of the Daesh-linked militant group in the southern Philippines surrendered...
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