Declassified report on COVID-19 origins Washington — The first case of COVID-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organization was actually days later than …
Fears grow for missing Chinese tennis star Geneva — The United Nations said on Friday it wants proof of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai , missing ever …
Jakarta, Indonesia — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation on its …
Small chance to keep peace in Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his first official visit to Africa on Wednesday in Kenya, with an appeal …
How scorpions help kill cancer Heavy rain and flooding in a southern province in Egypt have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings, state-run …
Bangkok — American journalist Danny Fenster, sentenced only days ago to 11 years hard labor in Myanmar, has been freed and is on his way home, former U.S. Ambassador to …
COP26 in Glasgow concludes with tentative agreement to curb emissions The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, came to a conclusion with participating countries promising to lower …
President Biden will meet virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday, the White House announced Friday. The virtual meeting follows a September phone call. White House press secretary Jen Psaki …
Woman demands change after nightclub spiking London — 19-year-old student Sarah Buckle was out clubbing with her friends when something went terribly wrong. “Apparently I started screaming and then throwing …
How climate change helped strengthen the Taliban Rural Afghanistan has been rocked by climate change. The past three decades have brought floods and drought that have destroyed crops and left …