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North Korea Still Claims No Coronavirus Infections Ahead of Regime Event
Public health experts and North Korea watchers have been skeptical of Pyongyang's claim to have stopped coronavirus.
U.S., China Send Navies Into Contested Sea After Taiwan Show of Force
Beijing deployed its newest aircraft carrier south through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, prompting a response from Taipei.
Hundreds of Truck Drivers Stuck at British Border Due to New COVID Strain
At its height the backup saw about 500 truckers stranded, said U.K. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps in a press conference Monday.
Funding Bill With COVID Relief Has Section on Reincarnation of Dalai Lama
The legislation calls out China's "interference" in the succession process for the leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
Barr Says Russia Behind SolarWinds Hack After Trump Points to China
The attorney general sided with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in saying the Russians were apparently responsible for the massive cyberattack.
COVID Mutation 'Will Spread More' Says U.K. Chief Scientific Adviser
Due to household mixing over Christmas "there will be increases in numbers over the next few weeks", a U.K. government adviser warned.
70 London Flights Land in U.S. in 48 Hours As New COVID Strain Hits U.K.
Despite new regulations introduced in Canada and much of Europe to halt incoming flights from the U.K., the U.S. has shown no sign of shutting off the dozens of flights arriving each day.
Can People From the U.S. Travel To and From U.K After COVID Mutation?
Countries across Europe have suspended flights and closed borders to the U.K. over fears of a new strain of COVID-19.
British Schools Might Not Open After Christmas Following COVID Mutation
It remains a "national priority" for all pupils to return to school full-time in January but that may still be reviewed, a U.K. government spokesperson said.
Iran Suggests U.S. Conspiracy After Pompeo Blames Tehran for Embassy Attack
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is regularly targeted by Iranian-backed militias but Tehran denied responsibility for Sunday's rocket barrage.
Russia Denies 'Baseless' SolarWinds Claims as Trump Admin Divided on Hack
The president has shifted focus to China but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Moscow was the culprit.
Josi Maria, Anorexic Instagram Influencer, Dies in Friend's Arms, Aged 24
She openly discussed her battle with anorexia over the internet.
With Christmas Canceled Over England COVID Mutation, Dutch Ban UK Flights
The Dutch government announced that starting Sunday, no flights from the U.K. would be admitted after a case of a new strain of coronavirus originating in Britain appeared in the Netherlands.
U.K. Issues Strict Lockdown After Detecting New COVID Strain
The restrictions come after scientists found a new variant of the coronavirus in England's southeast that could be up to 70 percent more transmissible.
Could South China Sea Conflict Heat Up Before Joe Biden Presidency?
"We still believe that the risk of conflict is rising," the South China Sea Probing Initiative said in a statement sent to Newsweek.
Fact Check: Is Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Not Halal, as Viral Video Claims?
A video has emerged of a man, identifying himself as Muslim, claiming that the vaccine is haram (not permissible) for Muslims.
Zimbabwe Women Risk Safety, Arrest Entering South Africa to Grocery Shop
Due to drastic inflation in Zimbabwe, many people risk their lives to cross over to South Africa for basic goods such as cooking oil and laundry powder.
U.S.-China Conflict Would Be a 'Disaster' for Whole World, Beijing Warns
Wang Yi issued the warning with one month before President-Elect Joe Biden takes office, with Beijing waiting to see how tough a line he will take.
North Korea Negotiator Disappears As Kim Prepares for Biden Challenge
Hawkish foreign minister Ri Son Gwon has not been seen in public since August, and experts have suggested Kim could be lining up a more diplomatic replacement.
British Two-Year-Old Found In Germany One Year After Going Missing
Last month a judge made an appeal to help find toddler Emmanuel Biendarra who had been living with his father before he went missing.
Rottweiler Mauls One-Day-Old Boy to Death, Owner Charged
A man was charged with owning the dog that causes serious injury/death after the newborn was mauled by a rottweiler inside a home.
U.K. Hospitals 'Running Out of Beds' as COVID Cases Surge
Hospitals have begun diverting patients and discharging others to free up beds, with warnings it may come at the expense of "non-urgent" treatments for illnesses like cancer.