What reformers want: Transparent selection process for the next UN secretary-general
Author: Sun, 2020-12-20 00:04 NEW YORK CITY: From the day it was founded, the role and responsibilities of the United Nations’ secretary-general have been...
The best coding toys for kids
From programmable robots to pocket-sized computers, there are a plethora of tools out there for kids to learn the basics of programming.
Two 12-year-old boys made $250,000 during the pandemic and are giving back to local animal shelters
Like most 12-year-olds, Ayaan and Mickey Naqvi love their family Christmas traditions, like making cookies and wrapping gifts. But most of all, they love...
China is opening the world’s largest radio telescope up to international scientists
Following the collapse of the historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, China has opened the biggest radio telescope in the world up to international...
Five rockets fired at US air base in Afghanistan
Author: AFP ID: 1608373717735803400 Sat, 2020-12-19 09:12 KABUL: A major US air base north of Kabul was targeted in a rocket attack on Saturday...
Macron ‘stable’ after virus infection: presidency
Author: AFP ID: 1608379708246127700 Sat, 2020-12-19 12:04 PARIS: The condition of French President Emmanuel Macron, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, is stable,...
UK discusses action after confirmation new COVID strain spreads more quickly
Author: Reuters ID: 1608384531976441600 Sat, 2020-12-19 13:10 LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discussing with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action...
The world’s largest iceberg has just broken in two
A chunk of ice about the size of Queens and the Bronx combined has broken off what was, until this fracture, the world’s largest...
The Milky Way is probably full of dead civilizations
If there are other intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way, they are probably much closer than we are to the galactic center, and fairly...
Deadly centipede ‘king’ rules over a poison hellscape cave
Dozens of species live in Romania’s toxic Movile Cave, and a newly described centipede species is the “king” of this unique ecosystem.
UN marks 81 years of global cooperation 
Women ‘first to suffer’ under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan 
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West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack