Author: AFP Bureaus | AFP ID: 1608798061869139700 Thu, 2020-12-24 08:04 LONDON: Thousands of truckers endured Christmas Eve stranded near a major British port, ensnared...
Seven troops, 11 extremists killed in Niger ahead of vote
Author: AFP ID: 1608812416899684300 Thu, 2020-12-24 12:02 NIAMEY: Seven troops and 11 suspected extremists have died in clashes in a troubled western region of...
The days are meant to get longer now. Even if many Britons wish they would not.
New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
Author: By ERIC TUCKER | AP ID: 1608779815248600200 Thu, 2020-12-24 03:08 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including...
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 32,195
Author: Reuters ID: 1608785998178791900 Thu, 2020-12-24 04:41 BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 32,195 to 1,587,115, data from the...
Trump warns Iran over rocket strike on embassy in Iraq
Author: AFP ID: 1608787355358837200 Thu, 2020-12-24 05:20 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he would hold “Iran responsible” in the event of a...
India records 24,712 new coronavirus cases
Author: Reuters ID: 1608788749498884300 Thu, 2020-12-24 04:41 MUMBAI: India recorded 24,712 new coronavirus infections, taking its total to 10.12 million, data from the health...
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...
A medieval remedy could offer ideas for beating antibiotic resistance 
Fragmented Policies Hold Back Agroecology Adoption in Africa’s Congo Basin 
In the wake of the flood, could Nepal avert the next disaster? 
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