UAE set to launch ambitious Mars mission
Nation aims to join an exclusive club with its first interplanetary launch. China and the U.S. also have Mars missions set to launch this month.
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Bus driver beaten to death by passengers who refused to wear masks
Philippe Monguillot's widow called for "exemplary punishment" for his killers.
Japan accepted COVID's airborne spread months ago, and is fighting it
It took pressure from 239 scientists for the WHO to even admit the new coronavirus may spread via aerosols, but in Japan, they're focusing on solutions.
Pandemic: A snapshot of life in Rome
Minnesota native Annie Ojile captures scenes of a locked-down Italy devoid of American tourists during the coronavirus outbreak
Rome's empty streets reveal a tourism industry in crisis
With visitors from America (where coronavirus is raging) banned from Europe, Italy is suffering even further from the economic fallout of the pandemic
World Council of Churches "dismayed" by Hagia Sophia decision
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally converted the former museum back into a mosque Friday and declared it open for Muslim worship.
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized with coronavirus
Bachchan's son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus as well.
Bodies are being exhumed in Mexico to make room for coronavirus deaths
Photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie says the pandemic is stretching the system to its limits.
Coronavirus strains Mexico's cemeteries
As the death toll rises, some cemeteries are running out of space and even moving the long dead to make room for more.
How to see Neowise before it disappears
The comet is putting on quite the show this weekend.
Rare comet Neowise is closest to Earth today
Skywatchers still have a chance to spot the spectacular comet before is disappears for 6,800 years.
WHO says some countries may have to return to "total lockdown"
Global coronavirus cases have more than doubled in six weeks.
Turkey's president formally reconverts Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque
A 1934 Cabinet decision had turned the iconic and hugely symbolic site into a museum.
Philippines Congress officially silences nation's biggest broadcaster
President Duterte's office denies any role in depriving ABS-CBN of its broadcast license, but he's threatened the network for years.
Trump appointee cutting 10 visas for international journalists
The number of Voice of America journalists' visas being stalled may grow in the coming months after CBS News first reported last month that possible cuts to J-1 visas were feared under Michael Pack's leadership.
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Oil prices rebound slightly as Iran claims new attacks on ships
Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns
3 injured in shooting at Des Moines, Iowa, post office
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
Peanut allergy study finds babies should be retested. Here's what to know.
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