A Vaccine That Was Hijacked by the Rich
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (IPS) – “Vaccinating the world against COVID-19 will be one of the largest mass undertakings in human history, and we...
Female-run police hotline aims to encourage Pakistani women to report abuse
Fri, 2020-12-11 18:51 RAWALPINDI: Police in Pakistan have set up a new female-operated hotline to encourage women to report cases of abuse. Officers in the...
Window opens for Virgin Galactic test flight from spaceport
Author: By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | AP ID: 1607706672879687700 Fri, 2020-12-11 15:23 ALBUQUERQUE: The window opened Friday for Virgin Galactic’s first rocket-powered test flight...
Rohingya widow seeks compensation from Myanmar government
Author: Reuters ID: 1607716974570318000 Fri, 2020-12-11 16:19 A Rohingya woman is seeking $2 million in compensation for the death of her husband who was...
Trial over deadly Paris extremist attacks to begin late 2021
Author: AFP ID: 1607717445630361700 Fri, 2020-12-11 16:25 PARIS: The trial of 20 people charged over the November 13, 2015 extremist attacks in Paris that...
Western pressure is needed to stop Rohingya genocide say experts
Fri, 2020-12-11 23:27 LONDON: More must be done by the international community to come to the aid of the Rohingya people and more pressure...
1,800-year-old altar to pagan god Pan hidden in a Byzantine church
Archaeologists in Israel have found an ancient altar to Pan that was repurposed as a brick in a church wall.
A Canadian man drives a stranded American family 1,000 miles to Alaska
There’s nice, and then there’s Canadian-nice, which sometimes involves driving a total stranger, her two kids, a pair of elderly dogs and a cat...
You could save thousands in interest with a cash-out refi 
This COVID-19 pandemic timeline shows how fast the coronavirus took over our lives
Few people noticed on New Year’s Eve last year when China reported a mystery illness to the World Health Organization. But soon, the never-before-seen...
Ebola: Motorbike riders carrying the sick may hold key to response boost 
Security Council LIVE: Drone strikes and political impasse in Libya 
Shrews’ noses grow in winter as their brains shrink 
Nairobi Biodiversity Talks Set the Stage for Key COP17 Decisions