Russia overtakes Italy and the United Kingdom and ranks third in the world in...
Russia registered yesterday a record 11,656 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people to 221,344, surpassing Italy, the United Kingdom and close to Spain, which is now the world's second...
U.S. Congress approves debt limit extension through December
The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Tuesday the extension of the government debt limit until early December, a measure that will now have to be signed into law by the President of the...
Biden says he is disappointed with China in its fight against climate crisis
U.S. President Joe Biden said Sunday that he is "disappointed" with China, Russia and Saudi Arabia in their fight against the climate crisis, after those nations failed to commit during the G-20 summit to...
Israel launches heavy airstrike on northern Gaza Strip
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched this Thursday night a new airstrike against the northern Gaza Strip, in what is so far the round of attacks of greater impact of the Israeli army.
Families...
Thousands of citizens take a “holy dip” in the Ganges River as India reports...
At a time when India 264,202 cases of coronavirus, in a third wave that has led to a rapid rise in infections and record numbers in New Delhi, hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers...
88,000 Hong Kongers apply for visas to settle in the UK
Around 88,000 Hong Kongers applied to settle in the UK under a new visa that opens the door to citizenship, the British government announced as it published a report condemning China's crackdown on dissent...
Poland to build a wall on the border with Belarus because migration pressure will...
The Polish government has acknowledged that the migration crisis at the border with Belarus will not be resolved "quickly" and may even last for months, "if not years", after the most tense day since...
Biden says U.S. would defend Taiwan from China attack
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that Washington is "committed" to defend Taiwan from an attack by China and warned Beijing that the United States "has the most powerful army in the world".
At an...
How can you choose between charities during the pandemic?
Here, Amanda J. Stewart, an assistant professor of public administration at North Carolina State University, explains how you can pick the best charities to support during the pandemic. Stewart’s research focuses on nonprofit organizations...
UK reports more than 50,000 coronavirus cases for the first time in three months
The UK Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded more than 50,000 daily cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July 17, amid a surge in pandemic figures in the country and amid calls...
