Experts detect ‘mass death’ of sea life off Russia’s Kamchatka
MOSCOW – Pollution off the Pacific shoreline of the remote Kamchatka peninsula has caused the mass death of marine creatures, Russian scientists said Tuesday.
Locals...
Lawmakers urged to ban child marriage in Britain
LONDON – Britain is sabotaging girls’ futures and condoning child sex abuse by failing to scrap an “anachronistic” law allowing child marriage, a lawmaker...
Argentina has world’s highest COVID-19 positive rate
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina has the world’s highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests, according to Oxford-linked tracker Our World In Data, with nearly six...
Biden calls on Trump to send message: ‘Masks matter’
MIAMI – Less than two hours after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House after three days in hospital, challenger Joe Biden...
Nigerian scientists develop cheaper, faster virus test kits
SCIENTISTS in Nigeria have developed a cheaper and faster COVID-19 test kit that will enable testing to be ramped up in a place that...
New Zealand beat the virus again – Ardern
WELLINGTON – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared on Monday New Zealand “beat the virus again” and announced restrictions in the country’s largest city would...
Hungary PM urges gays to ‘leave our children alone’
BUDAPEST – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Sunday that homosexuals should “leave our children alone” when asked about a children’s book containing gay...
Pope criticizes lack of unity in world’s response to coronavirus
ROME — Pope Francis criticized the failures of global cooperation in response to the coronavirus pandemic in a document released Sunday that underscores the...
Trump’s COVID symptoms ‘very concerning’ – source
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is not yet on a clear path to recovery from COVID-19 and some of his vital signs over the...
At least 8 missing in France after heavy floods
PARIS – At least eight people were missing in France after a storm passed through the southeastern part of the country, causing strong floods...