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Hezbollah Doubled Its Precision-guided Missiles In A Year
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said Sunday his group now has twice as many precisionguided missiles as it had a year ago, saying Israel's efforts to prevent it from acquiring them has failed.
'Wonder Woman 1984' Debuts With Pandemic-best $16.7M
Despite premiering simultaneously by streaming service, Wonder Woman 1984 managed the best box office debut of the pandemic, opening with $16.7 million over the Christmas weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
What Happens If US Govt Runs Out Of Money On Monday as Trump Refuses to Sign Relief Package?
Without Trump’s signature, Congress would need to pass a stopgap funding bill that he is willing to sign to keep federal agencies fully operating.
Turkish Parliament Passes Associations Oversight Law That Critics Say Will Stifle NGOs
Turkey's parliament passed a law on Sunday that would ramp up oversight of foundations and associations and, according to rights groups including Amnesty International, risks limiting the freedoms of civil society organisations.
Netanyahu Expects Ties Visit By Morocco To Israel Next Week
A delegation from Morocco will travel to Israel in the coming week to advance newlynormalized relations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.
'For Us, Every Day Counts': Germany Begins Covid-19 Vaccination Earlier than Planned
Edith Kwoizalla was one of around 40 residents and 10 staff in a care home in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt to receive a jab of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the home's manager Tobias Krueger told AFP.
WHO Says its Wuhan Probe into Pandemic is Not to Find 'Guilty Party' but Trace Back Virus' Footsteps
Investigators will head to China in January and to Wuhan, where the first cases were detected 12 months ago in the pandemic that has swept the world, causing giant global health and economic crises.
China Reports 20 New COVID-19 Mainland Cases Vs 14 A Day Earlier
Mainland China recorded 20 new COVID19 cases on Dec. 25, compared with 14 cases the previous day, the country's health authority said on Saturday.
In Christmas Message Curbed By COVID, Pope Calls On Nations To Share Vaccines
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday said political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to take priority over making Covid 19 vaccines available to all, condemning nationalism and "the virus of radical individualis...
Anti-Myanmar Hate Speech Flares In Thailand Over Virus
"Wherever you see Myanmar people, shoot them down," read one Thai comment on YouTube after a surge of coronavirus cases among workers from Myanmar.
Nigeria School Abductions Sparked By Cattle Feuds, Not Extremism, Officials Say
The kidnap of 344 schoolboys in northwest Nigeria had the appearance of an Islamist militant attack. There was even a video purporting to show some of the boys with members of Boko Haram, the extremists behind the 2014 kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgi...
U.S. Hospitals Improve Care For Patients, Obesity Impairs Antibody Response
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID19, the illness caused by the virus.
Taiwan Cancels Tourism Event After COVID-19 Case
Taiwan's tourism department on Wednesday cancelled an annual New Year celebration at the northeastern tip of the island, after a report of the first locally transmitted COVID19 case since April 12.
Brazil Institute Says CoronaVac Efficacy Above 50 percent, But Delays Full Results
Brazil is the first country to complete a late-stage trial of the vaccine, called CoronaVac, but a release of the results, first set for early December, has now been delayed three times.
Brexit Trade Deal Marathon Heads To The Finish Line
Britain and the European Union appeared close to clinching a longelusive trade agreement on Wednesday, raising hopes that they were now set to avoid a turbulent economic rupture on New Year's Day.
South Korea To Import J&J, Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines For 16 Million People
South Korea has signed deals with Pfizer Inc and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen to import coronavirus vaccines to cover up to 16 million people, as it grapples with the third wave of infections, Prime Minister Chung Syekyun told a televised briefing on Thurs...