Wildfires scorch record area in US state of California
Wildfires have scorched a record 3.1 million acres (12,525 square km) of land in the U.S. state of California since August, authorities said Thursday. The previous record of 1.9 million…
UK reaches first major post-Brexit free trade deal with Japan
Britain and Japan on Friday secured a free trade agreement, which is Britain's first major trade deal as an independent trading nation after Brexit, the British government said Friday. According…
Nearly 640 US university students sanctioned for breaking coronavirus rules
Nearly 640 students at the University of Alabama and three student organizations in the United States have been sanctioned for violating the school's regulations on COVID-19. A fourth organization is…
UN chief calls for urgent funding for WHO-led mechanism to tackle COVID-19
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for urgent funding for the "Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator" (ACT-Accelerator), a global collaboration led by the World Health Organization for the development…
India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 4.5 million as 96,551 new cases reported
India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 4.5 million, reaching 4,562,414, and deaths reached 76,271 on Friday, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry. As many as 96,551 new…
US towns destroyed by wildfires
Firefighters battle deadly blazes under orange skies Hundreds of homes including entire communities were razed by wildfires in the western US Wednesday, as officials warned of potential mass deaths under…
Trump played down virus dangers
POTUS in Woodward's new book 'Rage' says he did not want panic US President Donald Trump admits he tried to minimize the seriousness of the threat from COVID-19 at the…
COVID-19 deaths hit 900,000
Americas still count for half of fatalities amid global battle The global death toll from the coronavirus passed 900,000 on Thursday, as worldwide cases topped 27.8 million, according to a…
British newspaper distribution hit by Extinction Rebellion blockade
Distribution of several British newspapers was disrupted on Saturday after climate change activists blockaded printworks used by Rupert Murdoch's News UK, publisher of The Times and The Sun, drawing condemnation…
‘No sign of life’ in rescue ops
Little hope left finding trapped victims alive in rubble Rescue workers said Saturday there was no longer any sign of life in a collapsed Beirut building, dashing hopes raised by…