World food prices hit nearly 6-year high in November
ROME – Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November, reaching their highest level in nearly six years.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the...
Biden, Harris named Time’s Person of the Year
US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have been chosen as Time magazine’s Person of the Year in 2020.
“The Biden-Harris ticket...
Magnitude-6.7 quake strikes off Taiwan’s northeastern coast
TAIPEI – Buildings shook in Taipei on Thursday as a deep, 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of Taiwan, though with reports of...
Mystery India illness wanes as officials search for source
BANGALORE – The number of people sickened by a mystery ailment in a southern Indian town has fallen off sharply, officials said Wednesday, as...
Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero dies at 64
ROME – Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi has died aged 64, his family says.
Rossi became a household name across the world after...
Four lions test positive for COVID at Barcelona zoo
MADRID – Four lions at Barcelona Zoo, three of them older females, caught COVID-19 last month but suffered only mild symptoms and have since...
Biden vows 100M shots for US in first 100 days
WASHINGTON – US President-elect Joe Biden has set a goal of 100 million COVID vaccinations in his first 100 days in office.
“My first 100...
Nigeria leader vows to reopen land borders ‘soon’
ABUJA – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated he could reopen the country’s land borders “as soon as possible” after they were shut last...
Singapore ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ turns back after COVID-19 case aboard
SINGAPORE – A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ from Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing all guests to be quarantined in their...
Pope Francis plans historic Iraq trip in March
VATICAN – Pope Francis will make a historic visit to Iraq in March, the Vatican said Monday, the first ever by a pontiff and...