The exiles and the inmates: The heart-wrenching hand dealt to Hong Kong’s democracy activists
In the dark small hours, two recurring nightmares terrorize the sleep of Eddie Chu. In the first, he is lost overseas and cannot get...
Nigerian government: Military has rescued all kidnapped schoolboys
More than 300 schoolboys who were abducted last week in northwestern Nigeria have been freed, according to the Nigerian government. CNN’s Arwa Damon reports.
Russia’s doping ban reduced to two years, Court of Arbitration for Sport rules
Russia’s ban from major international sporting events has been halved by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the country will still not...
How Europe will vaccinate 448 million people
In the name of “science and solidarity,” the European Commission has secured over 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for the bloc since June.
Hungary to announce new measures to fight economic fallout from COVID-19
Author: Reuters ID: 1608274839059755900 Fri, 2020-12-18 06:51 BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said he would announce new measures on Saturday to...
Fiji cyclone kills at least 2, destroys dozens of homes
Author: AP ID: 1608276041079787300 Fri, 2020-12-18 07:02 SUVA, Fiji: A powerful cyclone hit Fiji overnight, killing at least two people and destroying dozens of...
Shut down by corona, Berlin restaurant opens for homeless
Author: AP ID: 1608277192119807700 Fri, 2020-12-18 07:36 BERLIN: The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t made life on the streets of Berlin any easier for Kaspars Breidaks.For...
Russia reports 28,552 new coronavirus cases, 611 deaths
Author: Reuters ID: 1608278544219825700 Fri, 2020-12-18 08:00 MOSCOW: Russia reported 28,552 new coronavirus cases on Friday, including 6,937 in Moscow, taking the national case...
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 18 (IPS) – Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll of COVID-19, accounting...
French modeling agent arrested in Jeffrey Epstein investigation
A French modeling agent has been arrested in Paris as part of an investigation by the city’s prosecutor’s office connected to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey...
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