NASA, SpaceX target historic spaceflight despite pandemic
NASA and SpaceX said Friday they were pressing ahead with plans to launch astronauts to space from US soil for the first time in...
North Korea’s Kim reappears after weeks of speculation
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in nearly three weeks, state media reported Saturday, following intense speculation that the...
UN chief says lack of world leadership “allowed the virus to...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that world leaders bear some of the blame for the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The world was...
India extends coronavirus lockdown for two weeks
The Indian government on Friday decided to extend the nationwide lockdown, necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, by another two weeks. The earlier lockdown was...
Afghan president, feuding rival reach ‘tentative’ agreement
A bitter feud between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah appeared closer to resolution Friday after Abdullah said the two men...
Biden: alleged sexual assault ‘never happened’
US presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday emphatically denied sexually assaulting a former staffer, saying the incident she claims occurred 27 years ago "never...
Taliban kills 13 Afghan soldiers in Balkh province
Afghan security forces also killed at least two Taliban members in clashes in southeastern Paktia province on Friday.
Taliban has killed 13 members of the...
Britons fear leaving homes even if lockdown lifted, poll shows
Many Britons would be uncomfortable leaving their homes even if the government ordered the lifting of strict coronavirus lockdown restrictions in a month’s time,...
Japan PM Abe leaning towards extending state of emergency, to decide...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he was leaning towards extending the country’s state of emergency for about a month as experts...
South Africa begins to gradually ease coronavirus lockdown
South Africa begins to gradually loosen its strict coronavirus lockdown on Friday, allowing some industries to reopen after five weeks of restrictions that plunged...
