Five key genes are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19, scientists said, in research that also pointed to several existing drugs that could be repurpos

Gendarmes guard during a demonstration in Paris, France, Dec. 5, 2020. Paris police made 22 arrests on Saturday after violence flared up in a demonstration aga

A man wearing a face mask walks down steps before an inflatable bear outside the Sejong theater in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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Policemen inspect the blast site in Rawalpindi district of Punjab province, Pakistan, Dec. 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
A blast hit a market area in the down

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2019 shows the bushfire in Taree in New South Wales, Australia. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
Just days after bushfires threatened an Australian W

The first nongovernmental aid convoy since fighting started arrived in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Saturday, as the government ordered b

Cars form a tailback in Bhutan's capital Thimphu on April 19. Photo: AFP
Israel established diplomatic relations with the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on Satur

Nearly 200 delegates attend the 14th Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Chu Daye/GT A

Supporters of US President Donald Trump wave a Betsy Ross flag with a circle of 13 five-point stars representing the 13 original colonies during a protest in Wa

Indian farmers participate in a protest against new farm laws at the border between New Delhi and Haryana State in India, Dec. 13, 2020. (Photo by Partha Sarkar

A prototype of the future giant SpaceX rocket Starship - which the company hopes will become its go-to for Mars missions - crashed in a fiery explosion during a

A man wearing a face mask walks down steps before an inflatable bear outside the Sejong theater in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday. Photo: AFPSouth Korean author

European Union leaders are likely to unblock on Thursday a stalled 1.8 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) package to help revive the economy after the COVID-19 pande

Tucked in the Hindu Kush Mountains, Kabul has long been a city of traditional homes - many of them centuries old - made of mud and straw, and others built in th

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a press statement after a phone call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium

Riot police stand guard during a protest outside the Iraqi capital Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday, demanding the departure of remaining US forces from Iraq. P

Afghan security forces stand guard at an Afghan National Army outpost after an attack by Taliban militants, in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan on Wednesday. Photo:

An illustration shows vials of a COVID-19 vaccine and syringes with the logos of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, released on Tuesd

New Commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq Lieutenant General Lloyd Austin speaks during a change of command ceremony at Camp Victory U.S. military base in Baghdad, I

Travelers wearing face masks line up for security checks at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, the United States, on Nov. 25, 2020.(Photo: Xinhua)


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The US' billionaires have seen their wealth rise by more than $1 trillion since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study Wednesday, fueling a

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US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday formally introduced retired four-star General Lloyd Austin as his nominee for defense secretary.

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In April 2019, Mexican police arrested suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in a plush area of the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen after linking him

Nearly 21 months after it was grounded following two deadly crashes, the Boeing 737 MAX will return to the skies Wednesday with a flight by Brazilian carrier Go

US president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris hold a press conference on November 19 in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo: AFPThe US Supreme Cou