'I've never heard such a thing': Tokyo officials deny reports that Olympics will be canceled
IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.
President Biden proposes 5-year extension of Russian nuclear arms treaty
The Biden administration is proposing to Russia a five-year extension of the New START treaty limiting the number of U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons, U.S. officials said Thursday.
'Don’t haste ye back': Scotland's leader says 'cheerio' to Trump, congratulates Biden, Harris
Speaking ahead of President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland, said the country “will be very happy to say ‘cheerio’ to Donald Trump.”
2020 becomes Earth’s second hottest year on record
2020 has officially been ranked as Earth’s second hottest year, according to scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
More than 2 million people dead globally from COVID-19
The number of dead from the virus is about equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna.
WHO: COVID-19 herd immunity won't happen in 2021, even with vaccines
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.
CDC: International travelers must test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flight to US
The CDC announced that all international travelers, including U.S. citizens traveling from abroad, must test negative for COVID-19 before boarding a flight heading to America.
COVID-19 linked to biggest drop in US greenhouse gas emissions since WWII, report finds
The COVID-19 pandemic caused greenhouse gas emissions in the United States to drop by 10.3% in 2020, according to preliminary data by the Rhodium Group.
Pope Francis says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests
Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, while reaffirming they cannot be priests.
Pope prays for dead in Capitol rioting, appeals for calm
Pope Francis said Sunday that he is praying for those who died in the U.S. Capitol rioting and has appealed for calm to prevail in the United States to help safeguard that nation's democratic values.
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
Authorities said they determined the location of the crash site and black boxes of a Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a day after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board shortly after taking off from Indonesia's capital.
Blizzard kills 4 in Spain, bringing country to standstill
A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, killing at least four people and leaving thousands trapped in cars.
Queen Elizabeth, husband Prince Philip receive COVID-19 vaccinations
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, have received their coronavirus vaccinations.
A year after Soleimani killing, Iraq issues warrant for President Trump's arrest
Iraq’s judiciary says it has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year.
'Disgraceful scenes in US Congress': World leaders express shock at pro-Trump rioters' breach of US Capitol
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among those in the United States and abroad speaking out after a mob of violent protesters made its way into the U.S. Capitol.
Study finds new UK coronavirus variant is 'substantially' more transmissible
A new study has confirmed that the new variant B.1.1.7 first discovered in the U.K. and since reported in the U.S. is more transmissible than COVID-19.
Oceana report says Amazon has a ‘plastic problem’, pollutes oceans with 22 million pounds of plastics per year
A new report estimates that Amazon generated enough plastic packaging waste in 2019 to circle the Earth 500 times.
New UK lockdown issued until mid-February to combat fast-spreading COVID-19 strain
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus, even as Britain ramped up its vaccination program by becoming the first nation to start using the shot developed by Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca.
UK ramps up vaccinations with first Oxford-AstraZeneca injection
Britain has taken another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving out the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.
British judge refuses to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange to US
A British judge has rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be “oppressive” because of his mental health.