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Pandemic might get worse: Fauci


South Africa logged its millionth case of COVID-19 and South Korea on Monday became the latest country to detect the new coronavirus variant, as the pandemic showed no signs of letting up.

Turkey Cannot be Sanctioned for S-400 Purchase Since Deal Predates CAATSA Law, FM Says

Earlier this month, the US Senate passed the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), which included economic measures against Ankara for the acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defence systems.

Regaining healthy China-Australia relations might need tacit US approval: experts

Considering Australia's growing active role as a member of the Five Eyes Alliance, Chinese experts doubt the possibility of a U-turn in bilateral cooperation between China and Australia.


Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill into law

US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed the newly approved $900 billion COVID-19 relief package in to law, according to AP citing sources.
Source: CGTN | 2020/12/28 9:34:23

British Cold War double agent George Blake dies in Moscow

George Blake, a famous "mole" in British intelligence who spied for the Soviet KGB during the 1950s before fleeing across the Iron Curtain, has died aged 98, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.
Source: AFP | 2020/12/27 18:36:44

Europe begins vaccine rollout

Several EU nations were set to begin vaccinating their most vulnerable groups Sunday as a new coronavirus variant spread internationally and the WHO warned the current pandemic will not be the last.
Source: AFP | 2020/12/27 18:23:40

Spain ruling coalition divided over 4-day week

Spain's coalition government is split over a proposal to shorten the working week to four days to fight high unemployment sparked by the pandemic.
Source: AFP | 2020/12/27 18:23:39

Police search for clues to mysterious motor home blast in Nashville

Police and federal agents in Nashville sought clues on Saturday to determine how and why a motor home was blown to pieces in an apparent bombing on Christmas Day that injured three people and damaged dozens of buildings in the heart of America's country music capital.
Source: Reuters | 2020/12/27 18:18:40

Gulf Arab ministers to meet virtually to resolve diplomatic dispute

Gulf Arab foreign ministers were expected to hold a virtual meeting hosted by Bahrain on Sunday ahead of an annual summit to discuss steps toward ending a diplomatic row that has undermined regional stability and thwarted Washington's efforts to form a united front against Iran.
Source: Reuters | 2020/12/27 18:13:40

COVID-19 pandemic will not be the last, warns WHO director-general

The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are "doomed" without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization's chief said.
Source: AFP | 2020/12/27 18:13:39

Trump refuses to budge over aid bill, stunning Congress

Millions of Americans were about to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, insisting that it did not do enough to help everyday people.
Source: Reuters | 2020/12/27 18:08:39

Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon set ablaze following migrant fight

A Syrian refugee camp in northern Lebanon was set on fire Saturday night following a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family, state media reported.
Source: AFP | 2020/12/27 17:53:40

Central African Republic votes under threat of violence by rebel militias

Central African Republic voted on Sunday in presidential and legislative elections being held under a cloud of violence as the government, international partners and United Nations peacekeepers seek to hold off a rebel advance.
Source: Reuters | 2020/12/27 17:53:39

US jobless benefit cutoff pushes millions to financial cliff edge

When the US Congress passed a pandemic aid bill on Monday, Meghan Meyer, a single mom from Lincoln, Nebraska, thought she would get some respite from the daily struggle to feed and house her two kids during an unprecedented health and economic crisis.
Source: Reuters | 2020/12/27 17:13:39

Brunei launches Chinese cultural carnival to promote exchanges

The China Day cultural carnival, as part of the Brunei December Festival as well as an important event of the Brunei-China Year of Tourism 2020, was officially launched here on Saturday.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/12/27 16:13:01

Canada's most populous province of Ontario to enter lockdown from Saturday

Ontario, Canada's most populous province, announced Monday it will go into lockdown on Dec. 26 to curb the fast spread of COVID-19.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/12/27 14:20:11