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2020 ties 2016 as among hottest years since 1981

Temperatures in 2020 were 1.08 degrees hotter than the average from 1981 to 2010, tying for the hottest year on record, according to a...

US study: half of Covid cases caused by symptom-free people

At least half of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) transmissions globally may have been caused by symptom-free infected people unknowingly spreading the virus to others, a study published...

Corrupt former head of Chinese state-owned firm sentenced to death

The former head of state-owned China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd. was sentenced to death on Tuesday for bribe taking in one of the...

Trump finally concedes and assures ‘orderly transition’ of US top post to Biden

President Donald Trump said there would be an “orderly transition on January 20th” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count early Thursday certifying President-elect...

4 dead, 52 arrested after Trump-influenced riot in Capitol

At least four people died on or near the US Capitol as President Donald Trump's supporters rioted and besieged the federal legislature, police said...

China gears up for possible surge in Covid cases

Chinese authorities are on high alert after an outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Hebei Province, situated next to Beijing, which includes...

Trump supporters storm US Capitol; national guards deployed to restore order

The US Sergeant-at-Arms and Capitol police announced on Wednesday night that the US Capitol building was secure hours after supporters of President Donald Trump breached...

North Korean leader admits economic failures

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un kicked off a rare congress of the ruling Worker's Party with a speech that admitted failure to reach the...

Actress Tanya Roberts passes away

A View to a Kill and That '70s Show actress Tanya Roberts has died at age 65, her representative announced on Sunday. "I'm devastated. She was brilliant and...