Putin says Russia has reason to appeal sports ban
[2019-12-11 00:00]Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country has "reason to appeal" the decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency, or WADA, to ban Russian athletes from major international sport events for the next four years.
Youth makes its voice heard at COP25
[2019-12-11 00:00]Greta Thunberg is already known around the world for her climate change activism, but the Swedish teenager has also shown she is good at managing the media with her actions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP25, in Madrid.
Africa's problem is not debt but poor investment, experts say
[2019-12-11 00:00]The debt levels of some African countries have sparked fears that the continent is headed toward a crisis. Experts, scholars and government officials from both China and Africa, however, argue that there is no reason for alarm and that debt in itself is not a problem: The problem is how Africa inves
Report: US officials lied on Afghanistan
[2019-12-11 00:00]For nearly two decades, senior US officials didn't tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan, the Washington Post reported on Monday after reviewing more than 2,000 pages of government documents.
Christmas in Iceland means 'flood' of books under the tree
[2019-12-11 00:00]REYKJAVIK, Iceland－In the land of the Sagas, it isn't Christmas if there isn't a deluge of books under the tree－literally.
Moscow, Kiev agree on truce in east Ukraine
[2019-12-11 00:00]Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky agreed on a full and comprehensive implementation of a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine before the end of 2019 during their first face-to-face meeting on Monday.
Deadly snakes milked for antivenom
[2019-12-11 00:00]SAO PAULO, Brazil－Gripping the deadly snake behind its jaws, Fabiola de Souza massages its venom glands to squeeze out drops that will save lives around Brazil where thousands of people are bitten every year.
2022 Games introduced to UN Assembly
[2019-12-11 00:00]The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games have been introduced to the 74th General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York.
NASA finds Indian lunar lander with help of amateur
[2019-12-04 00:00]WASHINGTON－India's Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the moon's surface in September, has been found, thanks in part to the sleuthing efforts of an amateur space enthusiast.
Protection urged for Ebola workers in DR Congo
[2019-12-04 00:00]The World Health Organization has called for improved security for medical workers trying to contain an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a conflict-ridden part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, or DR Congo.
Mexico hunts cartel gunmen after deadly firefight kills 22
[2019-12-04 00:00]VILLA UNION, Mexico－Mexican forces hunted on Monday for drug cartel gunmen behind a bloody firefight in a town near the US border that left six locals and 16 gunmen dead－the latest security embarrassment for Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
UK military sticks with TikTok despite Washington's fears
[2019-12-04 00:00]The British Army is using a Chinese-owned app that the United States military has ordered its personnel to stay away from over Washington's fears that it could be used for spying.
