10 accused of trying to flee Hong Kong by speedboat may plead guilty
A support group says their families have been told the ten have agreed to plead guilty in a court in mainland China.
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17 fishermen feared dead after ship sinks in Arctic Russia
Officials said that two people had been rescued, but hopes were quickly fading that more survivors could be found during a snowstorm over the Arctic waters.
Pilot traces 170-mile syringe in sky to mark vaccine rollout
"I wanted to give people food for thought for the day the vaccine became available," the 20-year-old pilot said.
Royal family spends Christmas apart as tumultuous year comes to end
Like many around the world — and many great-grandmothers — Queen Elizabeth had to forgo annual festive family gatherings.
Prominent Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to almost 6 years
Though Loujain al-Hathloul can apparently be freed as early as the end of March, rights groups are up in arms.
Coworker detained in tycoon's possible poisoning death
Lin Qi's company makes films based on the popular science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem," which will be an upcoming Netflix series.
Chinese citizen journalist sentenced for reporting early on COVID
Zhang Zhan is sentenced to 4 years in prison for reporting on the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan.
Transcript: "Face the Nation" book panel
The following is a transcript of an interview with authors Jon Meacham, Peter Baker, Susan Glasser and Isabel Wilkerson that aired Sunday, December 27, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Archaeologists unearth ancient "snack bar" in Pompeii
Archaeologists found containers at the site, which held nearly 2,000-year-old bone fragments of animals that were sold there.
British double agent dies in Russia, hailed by Putin as "brilliant"
In 1966, George Blake escaped from prison and was later driven to East Berlin inside a wooden box attached under a car.
U.K. hit with worst recession in 300 years amid COVID surge
London's famed Oxford Street was eerily quiet after the mutated COVID-19 strain put the nation under a strict lockdown.
South Korea, hailed as early COVID success, sees spike in cases
There were 1,241 infections on Christmas Day, the largest daily increase.
Japan to eliminate gas-powered cars, go carbon-neutral in 30 years
Some question whether the naturally resource-poor Asian nation will be able to wean itself off imported oil and gas.
Queen Elizabeth delivers reassuring Christmas message
"Remarkably, a year that has necessarily kept people apart has, in many ways, brought us closer," the queen said.
Astronauts beam Christmas message of hope to Earth from space station
"As we prepare to observe the holidays far away from our loved ones, we look down at our precious planet, and it becomes clear how connected we really are," said NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.
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