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.
- Police charge army officer, civilian for killing laborers in Indian-controlled Kashmir
- Sydney bans New Year's crowds as cases rise
- Canada's COVID-19 cases top 550,000
- COVID-19 pandemic will not be the last, warns WHO director-general
- Trump refuses to budge over aid bill, stunning Congress
- Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon set ablaze following migrant fight
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.
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.
- China, Russia FMs slam US sanctions in phone conversation
- So-called accusations of 'China bugging the AU headquarters' are totally fake news: Chinese FM
- Diplomat impressed by facilities, research into China's COVID-19 vaccines
- Preliminary evidence suggests the perpetrators of the nuclear scientist's death have a 'long list of assassinations': Iranian Ambassador
- China-ASEAN-Pakistan trade triangle to propel three-way cooperation
- New Japanese ambassador is an old China hand
A craftsman makes traditional caps at a workshop in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Dec. 28, 2020. Traditional caps made with woolen are popular among Pakistani people during the winter. (Xinhua/Saeed ...
A pedestrian walks in the snow in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 28, 2020. A snowfall hit Milan on Monday. (Photo by Daniele Mascolo/Xinhua)
Archaeologists recreate tiles of temple where Jesus walked
When Jesus strode through the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, his feet met hewn-stone, earth-tone tiles that were geometric in design and cool, dappled and scuffed to the touch.
EU drug regulator to decide on coronavirus vaccine authorization
The EU's drug regulator will decide on Monday whether to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, with desperate countries hoping for the green light to finally start inoculating their citizens.
Attackers 'behead' Tunisian shepherd
The decapitated body of a young man has been found in Tunisia's central Kasserine region, in a probable "terrorist" attack, a justice official said.
German verdict due in worst anti-Semitic rampage since WWII
A German court is to hand down its verdict Monday on a deadly far-right attack in Halle in 2019 that nearly became the country's worst anti-Semitic atrocity since World War II.
UN peacekeepers say C.Africa rebel push 'under control'
Rebel forces advancing on the Central African Republic's capital Bangui have been pushed back and the situation is "under control," a spokesman for UN peacekeeping forces said Sunday, as tensions mount a week before key elections.
So-called accusations of 'China bugging the AU headquarters' are totally fake news: Chinese FM
Wang made his comments in response to Reuters' report on December 16, which said that a suspected Chinese hacking group attacked the AU headquarters, mentioning a report by Le Monde in 2018 that China “bugged the AU headquarters.”
Debate over pulling fuses widens regulatory cracks on 737 MAX
Boeing's 737 MAX is set to return to the skies in Canada with a local twist in the cockpit, after Ottawa became the last major Western regulator to lift a 20-month safety ban.
Britain hit by virus travel bans
Countries worldwide banned arrivals from the UK on Monday over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain which Britain said was "out of control," as the WHO called for stronger containment measures.
Nepal PM challenged in top court
Opponents of Nepal's prime minister turned to the Supreme Court on Monday to challenge his dissolution of parliament and the calling of an election.
Japan sets record $52b military budget with stealth jets, longer-range missiles
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range anti-ship missile.
China has no judgment on Sweden's coronavirus policy: ambassador
China never interferes in other countries' internal affairs and respects the anti-epidemic policy the Swedish government has chosen, said China's Ambassador to Sweden Gui Congyou when asked about his view of Sweden's "failed" coronavirus policy in an interview with Swedish media Expressen.
Shanghai reports eight COVID-19 cases from Russia
Shanghai has recently seen more COVID-19 cases imported from Russia.
Death of Ezra Vogel a 'huge blow' amid China-US tensions
Ezra Vogel, a professor emeritus at Harvard University and a scholar on China, Japan and Asia studies, dies at 90, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard said on Sunday.