How world leaders handled the pandemic crisis
2020 was, arguably, one of the toughest years in the history of mankind, and even as it comes to a…
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How Covid-19 changed the world
In the last 12 months, the novel coronavirus has paralyzed economies, devastated communities and confined nearly four billion people to…
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Memorable sports moments of 2020 Nadal’s 20th, Dhoni’s lyrical farewell, Osaka’s statement triumph
The year 2020, perhaps, saw the least amount of competitive sport being played globally due to the unprecedented circumstances created…
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Greatest sports personalities the world lost
The sports fraternity grieved the loss of some of its greatest stars in 2020, including football legend Diego Maradona and…
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Meet the richest in 2020
The richest people on Earth are not immune to the coronavirus. As the pandemic tightened its grip on Europe and…
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Two smuggled Sumatran orangutans flown home fromThailand
Bangkok (TIP): Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled into Thailand three years ago were returned to Indonesia on Thursday, where they…
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In a first, UK court rules pollution as cause of child’s death
London (TIP): In a first in the UK and potentially the world, a British court made legal history after ruling…
Read MoreAustralia describes couple’s death as ‘terrorism incident’
Brisbane (TIP): Australian detectives suspect the deaths of an elderly couple in their Brisbane home is a “terrorism incident” perpetrated…
Read MoreNew Zealand inquiry finds quarter of a million abused in state and faith-based care institutions
Wellington (TIP): Up to a quarter of a million children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in New Zealand's…
Read MoreNigeria’s Boko Haram behind schoolboys’ abduction
Maiduguri, (Nigeria) (TIP): A man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said on Tuesday the Islamist group…
Read MorePrecious painting lost at German airport found at dumpster
Berlin (TIP): A surrealist painting worth more than a quarter million euros that was forgotten by a businessman at Duesseldorf's…
Read More18 miners killed due to excessive carbon monoxide level at a coal mine in China
Beijing (TIP): Eighteen of the 23 workers were killed in a coal mine in China due to an excessive level…
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Chinese scientists make world’s first light-based quantum computer: Report
Beijing (TIP): Chinese scientists claim to have created the world’s first light-based quantum computer which can solve problems far faster…
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China-Canada joint military exercises called off after US raises concerns: Report
Vancouver (TIP): Canada and China were set to carry out military winter exercises in 2019, which were cancelled by the…
Read MoreLebanese judge charges caretaker PM in Beirut port blast
Beirut (TIP): The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer’s port explosion in Beirut has filed charges against the caretaker prime minister…
Read MoreUK PM Johnson says no deal Brexit now strong possibility
London (TIP): There is a strong possibility that Britain does not reach a trade deal with the European Union, British…
Read MoreChina launches satellites for gravitational wave detection
Beijing (TIP): China on Dec 10 successfully launched two satellites for the detection of gravitational waves into planned orbit from…
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Italian police bust migrant trafficking ring, arrest 19
Rome (TIP): Italian police on Saturday arrested 19 suspects, dismantling what authorities say was a criminal organization that moved migrants…
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Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content
Sydney (TIP): Australia on Dec 9 finalised plans to make Facebook Inc and Google pay its media outlets for news…
Read MoreSouth Korea passes law allowing BTS stars to postpone military service
New York (TIP): In a major move, the South Korean parliament has passed a bill allowing music sensation BTS and…
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong defiant as he is jailed over 13 months for protest
Hong Kong (TIP): Joshua Wong, 24, one of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activists, was jailed on Wednesday for more…
Read MoreSuspected murderer remanded in custody after German car rampage
Trier (TIP): A 51-year old German man suspected of murdering five people, including a baby, by ploughing a speeding car…
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WeChat blocks Australian Prime Minister in doctored image dispute
Sydney (TIP): The Chinese social media platform WeChat blocked a message by Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison amid a dispute…
Read MoreArgentina cops search office of 2nd doctor in Maradona case
Buenos Aires (TIP): The investigation into Diego Maradona's death continued with police raids on the office and home of the…
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Israel hands over $1 billion in Palestinian tax backlog in sign of warming ties
Ramallah (West Bank) (TIP): Israel handed over a backlog of billions of shekels in tax money to the Palestinian Authority…
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China’s Chang’e-5 probe drills Moon’s surface, collects samples
Beijing (TIP): On the most complex mission to the Moon, China’s Chang’e-5 probe drilled the lunar surface, collected samples on…
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UK PM warns of New Year lockdown as he defends new tier system
London (TIP): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Friday fighting back rebels from within his own Conservative Party who…
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Pope backs Argentine women’s opposition to abortion Bill
Rome (TIP): Pope Francis is encouraging Argentine women who are protesting a proposed new law to legalise abortion, saying the…
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Suspected Iranian nuclear mastermind Fakhrizadeh assassinated near Tehran
Dubai (TIP): An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in…
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South Korea agency says North Korea executed people, shut Pyongyang
Seoul (TIP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and…
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