See how Verbier, Switzerland, is staying open amid pandemic
While the European Union’s four biggest skiing destinations – Germany, France, Italy and Austria – have decided to keep their ski lifts closed over...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was charged under a controversial national security law on Friday, police said, amid a crackdown on democracy activists...
Using comb-shaped teeth, Baikal seals feed on tiny crustaceans like whales do
Baikal seals are fans of bite-sized portions, and this dietary quirk may be why the seals are thriving. Found in Russia’s immense Lake Baikal,...
EU leaders struggle to break deadlock on climate deal
Author: By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | AP ID: 1607667158307122800 Fri, 2020-12-11 06:08 BRUSSELS: European Union leaders were still looking Friday for an agreement to cut...
Sanofi/GSK announce delay in COVID-19 vaccine project
Author: Reuters ID: 1607668359827162100 Fri, 2020-12-11 06:26 PARIS: An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sanofi and Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline showed an insufficient immune response in...
Critics slam Indian PM Modi’s ‘vanity project’
Author: Fri, 2020-12-11 02:17 NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a new parliament building on Thursday that critics have...
Afghan MPs attack plan to move classes to mosques
Author: Fri, 2020-12-11 02:51 KABUL: Afghan Education Minister Rangina Hamidi has come under attack in the country’s parliament over a controversial plan to move primary...
EU plans to hit Turkey with more sanctions over Med drilling
Author: AFP ID: 1607646266026273700 Fri, 2020-12-11 03:17 BRUSSELS: European Union leaders early Friday gave the green light for the expansion of sanctions against Turkey...
One-day US deaths top 3,000, more than D-Day or 9/11
Author: AP ID: 1607647149266317200 Fri, 2020-12-11 04:23 MISSION, Kansas: Just when the US appears on the verge of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, the...
Bhutan parliament decriminalizes homosexuality, to delight of activists
A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to legalize gay sex, making the tiny Himalayan kingdom the...
Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-General 
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