‘Ignore’ Trump, Pelosi says, as House debates postal funds
Speaker Nancy Pelosi recalled lawmakers to Washington for the debate over objections from Republicans. President Donald Trump often rails against mail-in ballots, including in a...
China approves human testing for Covid-19 vaccine grown in insect cells
[caption id="attachment_9751" align="alignnone" width="935"] File photo of a technician working at a manufacturing facility of Chinese vaccine maker CanSino Biologics in Tianjin, China November 20,...
Virus curbs see elephant idols shrunk for major Indian festival
[caption id="attachment_9661" align="alignnone" width="923"] People walk past an idol of Hindu God Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, stepping on a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) replica before...
3 IED blasts rock Afghanistan’s Kabul; one dead, four injured
As per TOLO News quoting the Kabul Police statement, the first blast happened in the Sarak-e-Naw area in Kabul’s PD5 (police district 5). [caption id="attachment_9683"...
The Berlin NGO behind Kremlin critic Navalny’s rescue
[caption id="attachment_9664" align="alignnone" width="971"] A general view shows a sign of the Charite Mitte Hospital Complex near the facility, where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny...
India Covid-19 cases jump by record as tally nears 3m
[caption id="attachment_9762" align="alignnone" width="951"] A woman wearing a protective A woman wearing a protective face mask buys fruit in a market, amidst the spread of...
Putin critic Navalny arrives in Germany for medical treatment
[caption id="attachment_9689" align="alignnone" width="973"] Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a speech during a rally to demand the release of jailed protesters, who were detained...
California wildfires among largest in state’s history: What we know so far
At least 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as the “deadly” blaze continues to spread in the US state of California. [caption id="attachment_9686" align="alignnone"...
Antarctic winds trigger rare snowfall across southeast Australia
[caption id="attachment_9668" align="alignnone" width="973"] A view shows a snow-covered road in Oberon, New South Wales, Australia August 22, 2020, in this still image obtained from...
Facebook says more work needed on hate speech as India row mounts
[caption id="attachment_9671" align="alignnone" width="944"] Facebook has been caught in a growing controversy in its biggest market in terms of users since The Wall Street Journal...