2020 Slinks Into History Around The World As Fireworks Light Deserted Streets
(Reuters) – Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost …
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Famed French Designer Pierre Cardin Dies At 98
PARIS (AP) — Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose famous name embossed myriad consumer products after his iconic Space Age …
Coworker Detained In Possible Poisoning Death Of Video Game Tycoon
BEIJING (AP) — Police in Shanghai say they have detained a suspect in the death by possible poisoning of the …
13 Images From Around The World That Defined 2020
Applause and anger from balconies as a pandemic rages; military trucks carrying coffins; health care workers in personal protective equipment; …
European Union Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
ROME (AP) — Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first …
UK And European Union Reach Brexit Trade Deal Ahead Of Deadline
The United Kingdom and the European Union have finally reached a provisional deal for post-Brexit trade, avoiding what would likely …
Georgia Teen Who Broke Quarantine To Attend Boyfriend’s Jet-Ski Race Gets Prison
A Georgia teenager who broke quarantine after two days in the Cayman Islands to attend her boyfriend’s jet-ski competition has …
How Worrying Is Britain’s Fast-Spreading COVID-19 Variant?
The strain, referred to by some experts as the B.1.1.7 lineage, is not the first new variant of the pandemic …
Christmas Rules Tightened In England As New Lockdown Introduced
Boris Johnson has announced strict coronavirus restrictions for England over Christmas, with London, the South-East and East also placed under a new …
French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive For Coronavirus
PARIS (AP) — France’s presidential palace says President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. “In accordance with the health …