Beijing back in partial lockdown after new coronavirus cases emerge in airport district
A partial lockdown has been imposed in China’s capital, specifically its southern district of Daxing,…More
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New administration, same old regime change? Biden to recognize Guaido as self-declared leader of Venezuela & will keep sanctions
The incoming Joe Biden administration will maintain Washington’s view that opposition figure Juan Guaido is…More
‘Poker turns woker’: Media promotes Dutch designer’s gender-neutral playing cards, but critics see only jokers
A young Dutch designer has managed to land gushing feature stories by international media on…More
Prost! Bavarian court overturns statewide open-air alcohol ban imposed under Covid-19 curbs
Covid-19 is no reason to deny oneself a jug of beer or glass of wine…More
China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims in labor camps amounts to ‘genocide’ and ‘crimes against humanity,’ Pompeo says
Outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has used his last full day in office…More
Germany extends Covid-19 lockdown, makes masks compulsory amid fears of new virus strains
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany’s 16 state leaders have agreed to extend the country’s current…More
WHO panel ‘discouraged & frankly disappointed’ by global Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan
An independent WHO panel studying the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has criticized global vaccine…More
‘Giant’ Jurassic shark fossil unearthed in Germany was ‘most impressive’ fish of its time
The spectacular discovery of an almost complete skeleton of a Jurassic-period shark has given researchers…More
Madrid declared a ‘disaster zone’ after storm Filomena hammers the Spanish capital
The Madrid area has been declared a “disaster zone” by the national government after extreme…More
WHO must reform to ensure ‘faster, better’ pandemic response in future, says co-chair of panel on crisis handling
The World Health Organization (WHO) can and must address the failures that led to it…More