The Milky Way’s central black hole may have turned nearby red giant stars blue
Innumerable stars reside within 1.6 light-years of the Milky Way’s central black hole. But this same crowded neighborhood has fewer red giants — luminous...
Australian woman dies trying to take photo at edge of 262-foot cliff
A woman in Australia fell off a cliff to her death on Saturday after trying to take a photo at the precarious location.
Singapore oil tanker hit by explosion caused by ‘external source’ off Saudi Arabia
A Singapore-flagged oil tanker was hit by “an external source” while discharging at the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia Monday, owner and operator...
Germany to go into national lockdown over Christmas to stem surge in Covid-19 cases
Germany will go into a “hard” national lockdown, starting next week and continuing through the Christmas period, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday, after...
CNN to Ivory Coast leader: Does that sound like democracy?
After winning a highly-disputed election last month President Alassane Ouattara had his political opponents either jailed or put under house arrest. In an exclusive...
Africa Readying for Free Trade, Come January 2021
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 14 (IPS) – One day in February 2020, Accra-based coffee and cocoa trader Meron Dagnew visited the Secretariat of the African...
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 16,362
Author: Reuters ID: 1607920518958934000 Mon, 2020-12-14 04:21 BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 16,362 to 1,337,078, data from the...
Protesting Indian farmers call for second strike in a week
Author: AP ID: 1607925541719041200 Mon, 2020-12-14 04:58 NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers have called for a national strike on Monday,...
Japan’s PM may curb tourism campaign to fight coronavirus
Author: Reuters ID: 1607928008189100200 Mon, 2020-12-14 06:25 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may further restrict a much-criticized travel subsidy program in a bid...
30 retailers and restaurant chains that filed for bankruptcy in 2020
There’s no way to sugarcoat it: 2020 was a brutal year for restaurants and stores. The pandemic, massive amounts of debt and a shift...
Lebanon: one in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF 
Malaysia: UN agency urges safeguards after refugees returned to Myanmar 
A new map points out U.S. rivers most worth protecting 
New Ocean Report Warns of Rising Seas, Ocean Heat and Acidification