Xi Congratulates Biden On US Election Win: Chinese State Media
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden on his US election victory, state media reported.
Mutations Not Causing Coronavirus To Spread More Rapidly: Report
The COVID-19-causing coronavirus is mutating as it spreads around the world in the pandemic, but none of the mutations currently documented appears to be making it able to spread more rapidly,...
When And How Will COVID-19 Vaccines Become Available Around The World
Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc have released trial data showing their COVID-19 vaccines to be about 95 per cent effective at preventing the illness, while AstraZeneca Plc this...
Car Crashes Into The Gate Of Angela Merkel's Office, Driver Arrested
A car with slogans scrawled on its sides crashed into the gate of the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said.
Meghan Markle Says She Had Miscarriage: "I Knew... Was Losing My Second"
Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she had a miscarriage, an extraordinarily personal disclosure coming from a high-profile British royal.
Australia Revokes Citizenship Of Muslim Cleric Convicted For Terror
Australia has cancelled the citizenship of an Algerian-born Muslim cleric who was convicted of leading a terrorist cell that planned to bomb a football match in Melbourne in 2005, Minister for Home...
Nearly 100 Whales Dead In New Zealand After Mass Stranding
About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km off New Zealand's east coast, officials said on Wednesday.
Donald Trump Plans To Pardon Former Aide Michael Flynn: Report
US President Donald Trump plans to pardon his former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI over his Russian contacts, US media reported Tuesday.
Scotland Becomes First Country To Provide Free Period Products For All
Scotland on Tuesday voted to offer free universal access to period products, becoming the first country in the world to do so.
US To Distribute 6.4 Million Covid Vaccine Doses In First Tranche
The United States plans to distribute 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use, which is likely next month, officials said...
Lebanon Judge Wants Ministers Investigated Over Port Blast
The judge leading Lebanon's probe into the deadly Beirut port blast wants three members of the cabinet investigated over their possible responsibility in the disaster, a judicial source said Tuesday.
Saying "America Is Back," Biden Presents Security And Foreign Policy Team
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a slate of veteran diplomats and policy-makers who will make up his national security and foreign policy team, saying: "America is back, ready to lead...
Pakistan Prime Minister Approves Chemical Castration Of Rapists: Report
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approved in principle a law on chemical castration of rapists and fast tracking of sexual assault cases, a media report said on Tuesday.
"We're Drowning": Covid Cases Flood Hospitals In America's Heartland
The vital signs of the 30-year-old COVID-19 victim were crashing, and Kearny County Hospital in rural Lakin, Kansas, just wasn't equipped to handle the case. Miller, Kearny's chief medical officer -...
Charles Darwin's Notebooks Reported "Stolen" From Cambridge University
Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous "Tree of Life" sketch are missing, believed stolen, the Cambridge University Library said on Tuesday.
At Least 14 Killed In Twin Blasts In Central Afghanistan
At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.