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8 Dec
A suspect in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, according to a French judicial official. The official said the suspect was being detained on Tuesday on the basis of a...
8 Dec
Mexico began a national booster vaccination plan against the coronavirus on Tuesday.  People over 60 years of age will receive a third dose, in six of the 32 states of the country. Among the first to receive...
8 Dec
The Chilean Congress approved Tuesday a historical bill that allows marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. With 21 votes in favour, eight against and three abstentions, members of the upper house approved the...
8 Dec
Germany's incoming governing parties signed a formal coalition agreement on Tuesday, a day before Olaf Scholz is due to succeed longtime leader Angela Merkel as chancellor. The agreement hammered out last...
8 Dec
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden spoke via a video call on Tuesday amid tensions between the two countries over Ukraine. Biden was expected to warn Putin that Russia will face further...
7 Dec
Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes in chemistry, physics and medicine received their awards in scaled-down ceremony in Washington, adapted for pandemic times.  U.S.-based physics laureate Syukuro Manabe,...
7 Dec
Travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and other African nations are hypocritical, harsh and not supported by science, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday at the Dakar International Forum...
7 Dec
According to WHO’s latest World Malaria report , there were an estimated 241 million malaria cases and 627 000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2020. This represents about 14 million more cases in 2020...
7 Dec
Stingrays, sharks and other fishy residents of an aquarium in Germany had a very special visitor to mark St Nicholas Day on Monday. A diver wearing the traditional long red coat of Santa Claus and a sack of...
7 Dec
Chilean health authorities on Monday began rolling out a vaccination campaign against the coronavirus for children between the ages of 3 and 5. Children were inoculated with the Sinovac vaccine. China has...

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