Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:32:46 GMT
U.S. formalizes withdrawal from 34-nations Open Skies Treaty
WASHINGTON, DC - The United States is no longer a party to the Open Skies Treaty. The U.S, formerly left the treaty on Sunday, aband...[read more]
Published: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:40:02 GMT
French government planning lockdown relief in 3 stages
PARIS, France - Aware that the French are becoming weary of lockdown and need to have a better sense of what the lead-up to Christmas will look like, the government has drawn the shape of things to...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 06:35:24 GMT
Scotland First in the World to Make Sanitary Products Free
LONDON - Scotland on Tuesday made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against "period poverty."The measure makes tampons and sani...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 06:14:05 GMT
Last-gasp Alvaro Morata strike seals Juventus last-16 berth
Alvaro Morata grabbed a late winner with Cristiano Ronaldo also scoring as Juventus qualified for the Champions League last 16 wi...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 06:14:03 GMT
Fernandes bags brace as Man United sink Basaksehir
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted Manchester United are back on track after they avenged their humbling Champions League defeat against Istanb...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:18:12 GMT
New Zealand reports eight new cases of COVID-19
Wellington [New Zealand], November 25 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported eight new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, all in managed isolation. There are no new community cases.
One person arrived on Nov...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 04:55:13 GMT
Hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obesity
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates, says a new study.
T...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 03:51:05 GMT
Inter Milan chairman Zhang awarded by Italian government
Steven Zhang Kangyang (L) shows the "Leading Emerging Partner" award with Italian Ambassador to China Luca Ferrari as the Italian Consulate General in Shanghai celebrates the 50th anniversary of...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 02:27:04 GMT
France's Coronavirus deaths pass 50,000
Paris [France], November 25 (ANI/Sputnik): France's coronavirus death toll rose past 50,000 on Tuesday after another 458 patients died in hospitals in the past day, according to figures shared by the ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:05:22 GMT
Azerbaijan Army Moves into Second District Handed Back by Armenia
STEPANAKERT, AZERBAIJAN - Azerbaijan said Wednesday its forces had entered the second of three districts to be handed back by Armenia as part of a deal that ended weeks of fighting over the region ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 23:35:04 GMT
Biden: US Ready to Lead the World, Not Retreat From It
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden declared Tuesday that the United States is "ready to lead the world, not retreat from it," signaling a sharp pivot from outgoing President Donald Trump's "Ame...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:35:10 GMT
Russian Influence Peddlers Carving Out New Audiences on Fringes
WASHINGTON - After four years of warnings and preparations, the 2020 presidential election did not see a repeat of 2016, when intelligence officials concluded Russia meddled using a combination of ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:30:05 GMT
France unveils gradual easing of nationwide coronavirus lockdown
The Champs-Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe are seen after the Christmas illuminations were switched on in Paris, France, Nov. 22, 2020. The lighting ceremony was held on Sunday, but no au...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:15:16 GMT
Putin Discusses Nagorno-Karabakh With Armenian, Azerbaijani Leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the implementation of a Russian-brokered agreement that stopped the war in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region in separate phone calls with Azerbaijani ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:13:33 GMT
Rugby world mourns 'genius' Dominici after death at 48
Former rugby international Christophe Dominici, who was found dead at the age of 48 in a park near Paris on Tuesday, was undoubtedly one of the legends of modern French...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:19:08 GMT
Nisqy returns to Europe, signs with Fnatic
Belgium-born mid laner Yasin "Nisqy" Dincer is returning to Europe after signing with Fnatic.
The 22-year-old was with the Fnatic academy team in 2017 and most recently was with North American-based ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:12:53 GMT
Germany's DAX 30 index to add 10 companies in major revamp
Germany's blue-chip DAX 30 index will grow by 10 companies and tighten entry rules following criticism over the spectacular collapse of former member Wirecard, stock exchange operator Deutsche Boer...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:40:28 GMT
How Biden and Kerry could rebuild America's global climate leadership
John Kerry helped bring the world into the Paris climate agreement and expanded America's reputation as a climate leader. Th...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:15:19 GMT
Jailed Russian Historian Dmitriyev Goes On Trial Again
PETROZAVODSK, Russia -- Russian historian Yury Dmitriyev, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison on a controversial child sexual-abuse charge that he and his supporters have rejected as politicall...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:14:17 GMT
Colombian cyclist Lopez signs Movistar deal
Colombian climbing specialist Miguel Angel Lopez will ride for Movistar next season after five years at Astana, his new team announced on Tuesday.Lopez, 26, finished third a...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:14:14 GMT
Bayern Munich low on defenders with last 16 berth looming
Holders Bayern Munich are short on defenders for Wednesday's home Champions League match against Red Bull Salzburg with Niklas Suele out and Lucas Hernandez only l...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:14:12 GMT
Aguero won't be rushed back, says Man City boss Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will not rush Sergio Aguero back into action despite his side's lack of goals in the Premier...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:14:11 GMT
'Like a final:' Conte's Inter backs to wall against Real Madrid
Antonio Conte's Inter Milan take on Real Madrid in Wednesday's Champions League clash in a game the coach describes as "like a final" with both si...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:14:09 GMT
Guardiola, Klopp welcome virus fan-return plan
Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp on Tuesday welcomed the government's decision to allow fans back into stadiums, a move described by the English Football League chie...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:14:05 GMT
Firmino is key player in Liverpool 'orchestra', says Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Roberto Firmino is a key player in his Anfield "orchestra" despite the Brazil forward's recent lack of goals f...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:13:21 GMT
Coronavirus cases detected in farmed mink in Poland
Cases of novel coronavirus have been found in mink farms in Poland for the first time, scientists said on Tuesday, following an outbreak in Denmark that led to a mass cull.Scientists at Gdan...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:12:26 GMT
Car bomb in north Syria kills 5: monitor
A car bomb on Tuesday killed five people, mostly local police, on the outskirts of the Turkish-controlled town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, a war monitor said.Explosives were planted in the ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:12:24 GMT
Russia carries out mass raids on Jehovah's Witnesses, makes arrests
Masked law enforcement officers carried out mass raids on the Jehovah's Witnesses across Russia on Tuesday and made a number of arrests as part of a new criminal case against the group, the Investi...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:10:44 GMT
French rugby legend, Christophe Dominici, dies aged 48
Former French rugby international Christophe Dominici has been found dead at the age of 48 in a park near Paris, police said Tuesday.He had a deceptive chan...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:05:04 GMT
US Makes Rare Maritime Challenge Near Peter The Great Bay
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy says one of its warships conducted a freedom of navigation operation Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, making a rare challenge to a controversial maritime claim by Russia....[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:03:07 GMT
7000 PIA employees to be laid off, says Pakistan aviation minister
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Tuesday said that as many as 7,000 employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be la...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:51:05 GMT
Roundup: Italy's SMEs getting hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
Restaurants are closed at Campo dei Fiori in Rome, Italy, Oct. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)By almost any measure, the pandemic is the biggest crisis Italy has faced since Wor...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:49:13 GMT
Turkmenistan: The dammed united
The coronavirus fiction is slipping just a little bit more.Authorities in Turkmenistan on November 23 imposed a ban on anybody aged over 50 traveling between regions and cities in order to p...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:49:07 GMT
Kazakhstan to borrow $1.8Bln for COVID fight
Kazakhstan is borrowing $1.8 billion from development banks to help cope with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.The lower house of parliament, the Majilis, on November 24 approved agreeme...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:39:47 GMT
10 ways to provide adequate housing in the COVID-19 era
COVID-19 is a health, social, economic and political emergency. It is also a housing emergency.In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, more than ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:13:43 GMT
French centre Vakatawa extends contract with Racing 92
France centre Virimi Vakatawa has extended his contract with Racing 92, the Top 14 club announced on Tuesday, without giving more...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:12:56 GMT
Stocks boosted as Biden begins White House transition
Stock markets mostly rose Tuesday as news that Donald Trump's team will now work with Joe Biden ahead of his inauguration built on optimism that vaccines could soon be rolled out around the world....[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:45:25 GMT
Hungary To Test Russian Coronavirus Vaccine
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says Hungary is pressing ahead with testing on a Russian coronavirus vaccine after being the first European country to receive samples of the Sputnik-V last week....[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:45:15 GMT
New Russian Bill Would Expand Internet Censorship, HRW Warns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the Russian parliament to dismiss a new bill giving authorities the power to block websites that have censored Russian state media content, saying it would in...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:45:12 GMT
Moscow Says U.S. Destroyer Forced Out Of Russian Waters
Russia's Defense Ministry says a U.S. Navy destroyer has left Russian waters in the Far East after being warned it might be rammed.The ministry said in a statement that the USS John S. McCai...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:45:10 GMT
Early Release For Kazakh Activist Jailed On Terrorism Charge Denied
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- The Almaty regional court has upheld a lower court's decision to deny an early release request by Kazakh activist Kenzhebek Abishev, who was jailed for being linked to a polit...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:43:34 GMT
Klopp to give Liverpool the edge in Mbappe transfer pursuit
Liverpool could have the edge over Real Madrid in the chase for Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe due to Jurgen...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:37:22 GMT
Diamond League announces 14 meetings for 2021 season
Quai Antoine [Monaco], November 24 (ANI): Diamond League on Tuesday released a provisional calendar for the 2021 season, which will see a return to the full schedule of 14 meetings culminating in a se...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:55:26 GMT
GlobalLogic acquires ECS Group, a digital transformation company
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): GlobalLogic Inc, a leader in Digital Product Engineering, today announced that it has acquired ECS Group, a leading digital transformation and ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:55:23 GMT
Tensions with China expected to grow after US election
Hong Kong, November 24 (ANI): On 13 November, China finally offered its congratulations to Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris on their US electoral victory, one of the last major countries to do...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:13:40 GMT
Diamond League season to start in Morocco on 23 May
The calendar of elite Diamond League meetings for the Olympic year of 2021 was released on Monday with the season starting in Rabat, Morocco on 23 May and concluding in Zurich in S...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:12:35 GMT
Stocks boosted as Biden starts White House transition
Most stock markets rose Tuesday as news that Donald Trump's team will now work with Joe Biden to begin his transition into the White House built on optimism that vaccines could soon be rolled out a...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:12:30 GMT
Asia stocks boosted as Biden starts White House transition
Most Asian markets rose Tuesday as news that Donald Trump's team will now work with Joe Biden to begin his transition into the White House built on optimism that vaccines could soon be rolled out a...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:55:17 GMT
Russia registers 24,326 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Moscow [Russia], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 24,326 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from the record 25,173 the day before, bringing the total to 2,138,828, the federal r...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:18:17 GMT
Germany's COVID-19 cases rise by 13,554
Berlin [Germany], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany reported 13,554 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 942,687, said the federal government agency for disease contro...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 06:13:36 GMT
Can Pep Guardiola arrest Man City decline?
Pep Guardiola has committed to Manchester City for the long term but for the first time in his managerial career, results may determine the Catalan's future rather...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 06:13:32 GMT
Young Woods, bubbly Kim and big-hitter Wilco: golf talking points
A family affair, champagne celebrations and some very, very long drives feature in golf talking points this week:Tiger and cubMuch excitement is being generated by th...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 04:55:21 GMT
Golden Guardians announce new LCS Spring Split roster
Five days after Golden Guardians released their entire League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) roster, the team introduced an all-new lineup for the Spring Split that features two former collegiat...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 04:37:08 GMT
Global COVID-19 caseload tops 59 million
Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): The global coronavirus caseload has surpassed 59 million, just two days after it crosses the 58 million mark, according to John Hopkins University's data.
As of 8:2...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 03:18:07 GMT
'Delhi Crime' wins International Emmy Award for Best Drama series
New York [US], November 24 (ANI): In what comes as a proud moment for India, Netflix web series 'Delhi Crime' has won the 'Best Drama Series' award at the 48th International Emmys.
The International E...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 03:03:01 GMT
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces prison
Hong Kong, November 23 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Monday has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to two charges related to a protest last year, the sentencing wi...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 02:37:05 GMT
India, EU can help shape global outcomes together, says Jaishankar
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that India and Europe's ability to work together can help shape global outcomes, adding that the partnership...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:39:20 GMT
How scribes of the ancient world were the pollsters of their day
In modern elections, pollsters have taken on an almost prophetic role. Pollsters read the signs of the times with big data and pulse...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:37:02 GMT
Italy announces temporary ban on mink farming
Rome [Italy], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree on Monday banning mink farming until at least March, amid fears that coronavirus mutations may affect ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:51:05 GMT
Italy's coronavirus death toll climbs above 50,000 mark
A medical worker works at a COVID-19 unit of the Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna, Italy, on Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)A total of 22,930 new cases we...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:43:25 GMT
Serin to captain France XV against Italy
Scrumhalf Baptiste Serin will replace Charles Ollivon as France captain against Italy, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced on Monday....[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:41:35 GMT
The perils of mixing music and politics in Nigeria
Musicians play a prominent role in Nigeria's dynamic political landscape, especially since the country became a democracy. Politics and music have always enjoyed a symbiotic relationship, even duri...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:13:43 GMT
Evergreen Ibra out for 10 days with thigh injury: source
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss AC Milan's Europa League clash at Lille after a source at the Italian club told AFP that the in-form veteran will be out for at least 10 days with a thigh injury....[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:13:41 GMT
Loew under pressure ahead of German FA probe into Spain thrashing
The German football association (DFB) announced on Monday that its presidential board will meet next month to discuss the consequences of the national team's humiliating defeat by ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:13:39 GMT
England star Grealish charged with fourth driving offence
England midfielder Jack Grealish has been charged with a fourth driving offence according to court documents published on Monday.The 25-year-old Aston Villa playmaker has be...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:13:36 GMT
Anthony Martial criticised for being arrogant
Manchester United striker Anthony Martial overrates his own abilities, according to one pundit.Craig Burley was speaking after United's narrow 1-0 win over ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:12:48 GMT
Germany steams ahead with new hydrogen-powered train
Germany will trial a new hydrogen-powered train, its state-owned rail company said Monday, signalling a transition away from gas-guzzling diesel engines as it aims for a carbon-neutral future....[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:12:03 GMT
France ex-president Sarkozy goes on trial for corruption
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial Monday on charges of corruption, becoming the first French ex-head of state to stand as an accused in the dock and risking a humiliating end ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:11:19 GMT
FACTBOX | As mediation calls mount, who has leverage in Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has rebuffed attempts at international mediation since conflict erupted in its northern Tigray region on 4 November.Federal troops are advancing on the Tigrayan capital Mekelle but ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:05:27 GMT
France at Odds with Mali Plan to Dialogue with Jihadists
PARIS - The eight-year Islamist insurgency in the West African nation of Mali shows no sign of ending and after an August coup toppled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The country's transitional g...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:05:23 GMT
Swedish PM Urges Citizens to Abide by Coronavirus Restrictions
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has urged his country to do what is necessary to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, warning that "people's health and lives are in danger."In ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:40:13 GMT
Heroic replacing EG in BLAST Fall Showdown
Heroic will replace Evil Geniuses at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown, which begins Wednesday.
EG, based in North America, ran into COVID-19 restrictions that kept the team from traveling to Europe fo...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:42:58 GMT
Liverpool will not have 11 fit players without changes, warns Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the Premier League's top six could be left without 11 fit players unless changes are made to protect the welfa...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:39:19 GMT
A brief history of Georgia's runoff voting - and its racist roots
Across the U.S., many states use different electoral systems. That's because the federal government doesn't run elections: States do.In January 2021, two Georgia runoff elections will take p...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:35:46 GMT
Speedboat Taking Migrants to Greece Partially Sinks; 1 Dead
ATHENS, GREECE - A speedboat that appeared to have been smuggling migrants to the Greek island of Rhodes from nearby Turkey partially sank before reaching land, leaving one person dead, Greece's co...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:55:26 GMT
Russian peasants who became MILLIONAIRES
From serfs to nationwide tycoons - such lengths could only be covered by sturdy Russian peasants.Even after former serf turned railroad tycoon Pyotr Gubonin became rich, he still dressed lik...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:42:56 GMT
Barcelona coach Koeman rests Messi, De Jong for Dynamo Kiev clash
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said Monday that Lionel Messi and Frenkie de Jong will not feature against Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League this ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:12:33 GMT
Stock markets rise on Covid vaccine results
Global equities rose Monday following mixed Covid vaccine results, while investors also digested gloomy economic data that could herald another virus-driven downturn, dealers said.British dr...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:40:28 GMT
Oxford vaccine results are in: here's how to ensure it is used
The Oxford vaccine - developed in partnership with AstraZeneca - stops 70% of people developing COVID symptoms. And, depending on how the do...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:38:34 GMT
Oxford vaccine results are in: here's how to ensure it's used
The Oxford vaccine - developed in partnership with AstraZeneca - stops 70% of people developing COVID symptoms. And, depending on how the do...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:11:40 GMT
FACTBOX | Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Britain's AstraZeneca said its Covid-19 vaccine could be around 90% effective without any serious side effects, while the United States and Germany said they could start inoculating their citizens ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:55:31 GMT
The most mysterious neo-Gothic mansions of old Moscow
Travel Nov 23 2020 Anna Sorokina The Bakhrushin Theater Museum.Legion Media These buildings look like they belong in medieval Europe and may come as a revelation even for people wh...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:12:56 GMT
Scotland captain Hogg rues 'schoolboy error' in France defeat
Scotland captain Stuart Hogg admitted he had made a "schoolboy error" after a failure to find touch denied his side the chance of a dramatic draw against France at...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:12:12 GMT
Asian markets mostly up but surging infections fuel fear
Asian markets mostly rose again Monday but investor sentiment remains divided between optimism over vaccine developments and concern about surging virus cases around the world.A lack of move...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:12:11 GMT
Vaccine news buoys European stock markets
European stock markets opened firmer Monday, buoyed as positive news on another coronavirus vaccine trial helped offset concerns over soaring case numbers, dealers said.In London, the FTSE 1...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:05:38 GMT
AstraZeneca Announces 'Highly Effective' COVID-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca said early Monday that clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in Britain and Brazil have shown it is "highly effective in preventing COVID-19" without "hospitalizations or severe cases...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:55:29 GMT
How many Russian cosmonauts have been aboard the ISS
American astronauts have been aboard the International Space Station three times more than the Russians. But there's a very good reason for that.History was made on Halloween night in the ye...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:41:51 GMT
Equity markets rise by vaccine hope, surging infections fan fear
Equity markets rose again Monday on growing optimism over vaccine developments but concern about surging virus cases around the world tempered sentiment once again.A lack of movement in stim...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:27:13 GMT
While Trump considered bombing Iran, Biden ponders a new deal with it
By John SolomouNicosia [Cyprus], November 23 (ANI): The New York Times reported that on November 12, US President Donald Trump asked his senior advisers to examine options for airstrikes against Iran'...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:03:22 GMT
Pak Human Rights Minister deletes tweet of Macron's presidency
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 23 (ANI): Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Sunday deleted her objectionable tweet, where she said that French President Emmanuel Macron was treating Musl...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:42:29 GMT
Big-hitting Nienaber pleased with runner-up finish at Joburg Open
South African golfer Wilco Nienaber acknowledged that finishing second at this past week's Joburg Open "sucks" but that he was pleased with his performance....[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:42:38 GMT
Kings coach off to Russia
Former Springbok Sevens assistant coach and Southern Kings backline coach Vuyo Zangqa is set for a coaching stint in Russia.Zangqa recently lost his job when the Kings were ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:41:37 GMT
Trump campaign axes conspiracy-mongering member of legal team
Washington - Donald Trump's campaign announced on Sunday it was no longer working with a member of the president's legal team who was widely mocked for alleging baseless conspiracy theories related...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:37:08 GMT
Chinese authorities detaining hundreds of Uyghur Imams in Xinjiang
Beijing [China], November 23 (ANI): As atrocities against Uyghur Muslims in China continue, Chinese authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), have now detained hundreds of Muslim Imams,...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:18:05 GMT
Xinhua Photos of the Day (Nov. 23)
BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud chairs the final session of th...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:03:12 GMT
Germany's COVID-19 caseload tops 929,133
Berlin [Germany], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany reported 10,864 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 929,133, said the federal government agency for disease co...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 06:11:40 GMT
World leaders praise Paris climate pact as Trump justifies exit
World leaders urged countries not to lose sight of climate goals in the coronavirus pandemic, endorsing the aims of the Paris agreement amid hopes that US President-elect Joe Biden will rejoin the ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:35:42 GMT
French Ex-President Sarkozy Goes on Trial, Accused of Corruption
PARIS - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling, one of several criminal investigations that threaten to cast an ig...[read more]
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:35:09 GMT
Leaders at G-20 Summit Vow to Make COVID Vaccine Widely Available
The Group of 20 virtual summit vowed Sunday to spare no effort in making a COVID-19 vaccine widely available to all populations.Regarding vaccines, tests and treatment for COVID-19, the dise...[read more]