Russia scales back COVID-19 screening amid surging cases
Author: Reuters ID: 1608107996634725000 Wed, 2020-12-16 08:00 MOSCOW: Russia has conducted around 10% fewer COVID-19 tests so far this month than the same period...
‘Lock down,’ says Italy adviser, as coronavirus deaths head for wartime levels
Author: Reuters ID: 1608107940844723400 Wed, 2020-12-16 08:32 ROME: An adviser to Italy’s health ministry has called for coronavirus restrictions to be drastically tightened to...
Pandemic Puts Jamaican Children at Heightened Risk of Abuse
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 16 (IPS) – In Jamaica, school playgrounds are deserted, filled only with phantom shrieks of delight. Blackboards remain devoid of arithmetic...
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16 (IPS) – Siddharth Chatterjee, who has served with the United Nations for over 20 years, has been appointed as the...
A jumbo problem: Sri Lanka sees world’s highest elephant deaths
Author: Wed, 2020-12-16 00:52 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has set a world record for the highest number of elephant deaths in the world after more than...
Malaysia PM holds on to power with budget win
Author: Wed, 2020-12-16 00:56 KUALA LUMPUR: Malysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin secured his position in Parliament on Tuesday after securing 111 votes for his first...
‘Among Us’ arrives on Nintendo Switch
Among gamers’ favorite group pastimes this year has been playing “Among Us,” a 2018 murder mystery game set in space.
MacKenzie Scott donates $4.2 billion to 384 organizations
MacKenzie Scott announced on Tuesday her second major charitable contribution of the year, giving away nearly $4.2 billion to 384 organizations as part of...
Fake ‘decoy’ eggs are being used to track turtle poaching
The phone buzzed as the tracker came online, and a little circular blip appeared on the map. Helen Pheasey watched the dot intently as...
Small, quiet crickets turn leaves into megaphones to blare their mating call
The rules of the tree cricket world, sexually speaking, are simple. Perched from a leaf’s edge, males call out into the night by rhythmically...
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