Defiant church linked to worrying new COVID surge in South Korea
The country's 1st major outbreak was blamed on a religious sect that kept membership secret, this time it's a church that refuses to cooperate.
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COVID appears to be spreading faster in India than any other nation
For the past 15 days, the nation of 1.3 billion people has reported more new daily cases than the U.S. or Brazil, but it says its "strategy has worked."
Pope warns against any prospect that rich would get priority for virus vaccine
After the COVID-19 pandemic, the pope said, the world can't return to normality if normal means social injustice and degradation of the natural environment.
Swiss town dusted in chocolate from Lindt factory mishap
Images show a car dusted with cocoa powder that was carried in the wind.
Why anger in Belarus has boiled over, and what happens next?
Protesters say they're "not afraid," as autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko tells his security forces to quash a popular uprising.
Mali coup leaders vow to hold elections as history repeats itself
President resigns after being detained by mutinous troops, 8 years after a very similar crisis left room for Islamic extremists to flourish.
Could COVID reverse trends and drive a teen pregnancy boom in Japan?
One group says lockdowns could bring a glut of unplanned pregnancies in developing countries, and there are signs the trend could extend into one of the world's most developed.
Car-sized asteroid just made the closest fly-by of Earth on record
Astronomers didn't even know about the asteroid until after it had already crossed our path.
Senate report details Trump campaign's 2016 Russia connections
The fifth and final chapter spans nearly 1,000 pages and deals with counterintelligence concerns.
New Zealand leader calls Trump's claim of virus surge "patently wrong"
After Trump's campaign-stop criticism of new COVID cluster in her country, PM Jacinda Ardern says it "does not compare" to U.S. outbreak.
Mali president "arrested," mutiny leader says
Norway has warned citizens in the African nation to stay home after being "notified of a mutiny in the Armed Forces."
Relatives remember loved ones who died in Beirut explosion
Lebanese nationals all over the world have entered a period of mourning following the powerful blast on August 4, which killed at least 171 people.
Man punches great white shark to save wife: "You just react"
An Australian man has been hailed a "hero" after repeatedly punching a shark until it released his wife's leg.
Long-awaited verdict delivered in assassination of Lebanon's Hariri
UN Tribunal's ruling comes at a tense time for Lebanon, and verdict finding just 1 of 4 Hezbollah suspects guilty may disappoint many in the divided nation.
Belarus opposition leader decries "rotting system" as strikes ramp up
Exiled opposition leader says husband's arrest is evidence of "blatant lawlessness and injustice" in country where "one person controls everything."
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