2020-12-14

Japanese city of Akashi to certify same-sex couples, children as ‘family’; a first in Japan.

2020-12-14

Pakistani High Court Judge ruling condemns zoos as being concentration camps for innocent wildlife

2020-12-14

Brazil beef giants linked to illegal Amazon deforestation: Brazil’s biggest beef companies have been directly linked to more than 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) of illegal deforestation in the Amazon state of Pará.

2020-12-14

Australian woman dies trying to take photo at edge of 262-foot cliff

2020-12-14

Cuba says it will open its economy to majority-owned foreign investments

2020-12-14

Peru halts trial of China Covid vaccine after patient suffers neurological problems

2020-12-14

First shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Singapore by end-Dec; enough vaccines for all by Q3 2021

2020-12-14

EU NGO report uncovers 15-year long Indian disinformation campaign targeting the EU and UN to serve Indian interests.

2020-12-14

At least 387 people working in media around world imprisoned by December 1 of this year, German office of press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders announced in annual report Monday. China led pack with 117 jailed journalists, followed by Saudi Arabia (34), Egypt (30), Vietnam (28) and Syria (27).

2020-12-14

Iran says it would rejoin nuclear deal within an hour of US doing so

2020-12-14

Chinese government forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs to pick cotton

2020-12-14

Australia set to introduce a bill to decriminalize small amounts of MDMA, heroin, and other hard drugs

2020-12-14

'New variant' of coronavirus identified in UK, health secretary says

2020-12-14

Pakistan won’t approve new coal power plants

2020-12-14

Russian FSB hit squad poisoned Alexei Navalny, report says

2020-12-14

British navy to protect fishing if tensions flare after no-deal Brexit. Four patrol ships will be deployed to stop, check and impound all EU fishing boats operating within Britain’s exclusive economic zone There are concerns about possible clashes between British and foreign fishing vessels.

2020-12-14

African cheetah to be re-introduced in India after it was declared extinct 68 years ago

2020-12-14

BBC News - 'New variant' of coronavirus identified - Hancock

2020-12-14

Norway says it could block EU, British fishing vessels from Jan 1

2020-12-14

First case of coronavirus detected in wild mink. The wild mink had an identical strain of the virus as the infected mink from a nearby fur farm.