Italy police battle virus protests
Italian police fired teargas at demonstrators protesting virus restrictions on Tuesday for the second night running, as dire figures on global tourism and investment highlighted the devastating economic impact of the pandemic.
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European Union Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier walks to a meeting in London on Wednesday. Barnier is in London to resume talks over post Brexit trade agreements. The talks are expected ...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech on the 2021 budget at the National Assembly on Wednesday, saying he will boost support for high-tech industries such as chips while ...
France to go back into nationwide lockdown as COVID-19 second wave hits hard
France will go into national lockdown starting from Friday to stem the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday evening.
Digital health tech helps China and Africa fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Digital technology has played a key role in China's effective anti-pandemic work and Africa is following China's lead, experts said Wednesday during an online conference to discuss how China's digital technology can assist Africa's COVID-19 fight.
UK Vaccine Taskforce Chair says early COVID-19 vaccines may be imperfect - The Lancet
UK Vaccine Taskforce Chair Kate Bingham said on Tuesday that the first generation of COVID-19 vaccines "is likely to be imperfect" and that they "might not work for everyone."
US firms fund deforestation, abuses in Amazon: report
Major US financial firms are helping fund environmental destruction and indigenous rights abuses in the Amazon with billions of dollars in investments in questionable companies, according to a report published Tuesday.
Bank loans scrutinized for harm to wildlife, climate in 2019: researchers
Campaigners called on Wednesday for global banks to stop financing industrial activities driving animal and plant species towards extinction, after a report ranked 50 lenders involved in sectors that pose the greatest threat to wildlife.
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Samsung's Lee mourned
The family of late Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee held a funeral ceremony on Wednesday for the patriarch, whose death on Sunday threw into question the control of the chipmaker and South Korea's largest conglomerate.
Malaysia budget woes
Malaysia's king urged federal lawmakers on Wednesday to give their full support to the 2021 budget to be unveiled next week, as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin grapples with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and a leadership challenge.
Molave lashes Vietnam
Two people were reported killed and 26 others missing as Typhoon Molave hit central Vietnam on Wednesday, knocking down trees and tearing roofs off homes in some of the worst destruction seen in years.
Bolivia's Morales calls for calm after protesters demand military junta
Exiled former Bolivian president Evo Morales called for calm on Tuesday after several hundred right-wing protesters demanded that a “military junta” replace socialist president-elect Luis Arce.
Italy police battle virus protests
Italian police fired teargas at demonstrators protesting virus restrictions on Tuesday for the second night running, as dire figures on global tourism and investment highlighted the devastating economic impact of the pandemic.
From bushfire to droughts: Climate change worrying more Australians than ever
A record number of Australians are concerned about the impacts of climate change, a survey has found.
India's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 120,000
Total deaths in India due to COVID-19 pandemic surpassed the 120,000-mark on Wednesday, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry.