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Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline

Dec 26, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that took down police ...
[Graphic News] Record number of journalists imprisoned in 2020

Dec 23, 2020

A record number of journalists were imprisoned worldwide during 2020, as governments cracked down on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic or tried to suppress reporting of civil unrest, the Committe...
Biden says 'darkest times' in pandemic are ahead, not behind

Dec 23, 2020

US President-elect Joe Biden reiterated the importance of people taking necessary steps to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus on Tuesday, saying the "darkest times" have yet to come. He also...
Biden gets vaccinated for COVID-19, tells people to follow suit

Dec 22, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US President-elect Joe Biden received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine Monday, setting an example for others to follow while many Americans say they are unwilling to get the shot. Biden is o...
UK flights banned as Britain warns new virus strain 'out of control'

Dec 20, 2020

European countries started banning flights coming from the UK on Sunday as government in London warned that a potent new strain of the virus was "out of control". Following the example of the Nether...
Britain says new virus strain 'out of control'

Dec 20, 2020

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the government has imposed a strict Christmas lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the coronavirus was "out of contr...
[Breaking] Trump says US 'overwhelmingly approved' Moderna coronavirus vaccine

Dec 18, 2020

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States has authorized a second coronavirus vaccine. "Moderna vaccine overwhelmingly approved. Distribution to start immediately,...
VP Pence prepares for jab as Moderna vaccine nears US approval

Dec 18, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US Vice President Mike Pence prepared to roll up his sleeve for a public coronavirus jab on Friday as the country neared approval of a second vaccine and several European leaders quaran...
Chinese citizen journalist to face trial after Wuhan virus reporting

Dec 18, 2020

BEIJING -- A citizen journalist detained in China after reporting from the Covid-19 ground zero of Wuhan will face trial later this month, her lawyer said Friday, as fears grow for her health. The c...
Volkswagen loses top court case in EU in diesel scandal

Dec 17, 2020

The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue it was merely protect...
Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions

Dec 17, 2020

Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang'e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers, a top...
France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19

Dec 17, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, following a week when he has met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers are among those self-is...
Wistron violence could sour Apple's 'Make In India' plans

Dec 16, 2020

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Violence at a Wistron Corpfactory in southern India is likely to stall the company's and its client Apple Inc's drive to expand local manufacturing, while forcing the governmen...
Merkel urges tougher curbs as virus deaths soar

Dec 9, 2020

BERLIN (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday demanded tougher curbs to bring down coronavirus infections, as the German death toll reached a daily record of nearly 600 people. Germany has o...
World set for 3C warming despite pandemic, pledges: UN

Dec 9, 2020

PARIS (AFP) -- Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN sai...