Manned Soyuz MS-16 crew successfully touches down in Kazakhstan after 196 days in space
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft have landed without…More
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Pompeo labels 6 Chinese news orgs as ‘foreign missions’ over ‘propaganda efforts’ in new media crackdown
The US State Department has designated a series of Chinese publications as foreign missions, accusing…More
State Department gives green light for $1.8bn arms deal to Taiwan after Beijing threatens countermeasures
The US State Department has approved a sale of advanced weaponry worth over $1.8 billion…More
Spain tops 1 million Covid-19 cases & UK sets daily record for positive tests as second wave surge continues
Spain has become the first Western European nation to exceed 1 million coronavirus cases, while…More
TikTok bans ‘white nationalism’ and ‘misinformation’ about Jews
Video sharing app TikTok has expanded its hate speech rules, and will remove a host…More
Greece, Egypt and Cyprus jointly condemn Turkey’s ‘aggression’ in Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey’s natural gas exploration and military activities in the disputed waters of the Eastern Mediterranean…More
Nigerian president appeals for ‘calm’ after soldiers fire on protesters amid chaos in the capital
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari called for “understanding and calm” a day after soldiers opened…More
Germany’s health minister tests positive for Covid-19 and has ‘cold-like symptoms,’ but no other Cabinet members will be isolated
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has developed “cold-like symptoms” after testing positive for coronavirus, but…More
Thailand’s PM vows to lift state of emergency, but protesters insist he must quit in 3 days
Embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has promised to lift the state of emergency in…More
Brazilian volunteer in AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine trial DIES, authorities say
A Rio de Janeiro man who was participating in the AstraZeneca trials of a coronavirus…More