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China Urges U.S. to Stop Increasing Ties with Taiwan
Geopolitics

China Urges U.S. to Stop Increasing Ties with Taiwan

In Ruins, Syria Marks 50 Years of Assad Family Rule
Profile

In Ruins, Syria Marks 50 Years of Assad Family Rule

Hong Kong’s Last Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Resign
Asia

Hong Kong’s Last Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Resign

UN: Pandemic Threatens Latin America’s Next Generation
Americas

UN: Pandemic Threatens Latin America’s Next Generation

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Claims to Have Won Majority in Myanmar Polls
Asia

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Claims to Have Won Majority in Myanmar Polls

Guatemalan Villagers Tell of Harrowing Escape from Landslide that Pushed Storm Eta’s Death Toll Near 150
Weather & Environment

Guatemalan Villagers Tell of Harrowing Escape from Landslide that Pushed Storm Eta’s Death Toll Near 150

A Worried Asia Wonders: What Will Joe Biden Do?
Geopolitics

A Worried Asia Wonders: What Will Joe Biden Do?

Does Weather Affect the Spread of the Coronavirus Outside?
Health Issues

Does Weather Affect the Spread of the Coronavirus Outside?

What’s Next? Saturday’s Election Verdict Is Not Last Step
Politics

What’s Next? Saturday’s Election Verdict Is Not Last Step

Ivory Coast Opposition Leader Calls on Military to Disobey President
Africa

Ivory Coast Opposition Leader Calls on Military to Disobey President

Denmark to Cull 15 Million Minks to Prevent Spreading Mutated COVID
Health Issues

Denmark to Cull 15 Million Minks to Prevent Spreading Mutated COVID

Space Station Marks 20 Years of People Living in Orbit
Science & Technology

Space Station Marks 20 Years of People Living in Orbit

Fighting Over Nagorno-Karabakh Drags Past 6th Week. What’s Behind the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict?
Asia

Fighting Over Nagorno-Karabakh Drags Past 6th Week. What’s Behind the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict?

Lab Tests Show Risks of Using CRISPR Gene Editing on Embryos
Science & Technology

Lab Tests Show Risks of Using CRISPR Gene Editing on Embryos

EU: Brexit Trade Talks Still Face “Too Many Difficulties”
Europe

EU: Brexit Trade Talks Still Face “Too Many Difficulties”

Presidency Hinges on Tight Races in Battleground States
Politics

Presidency Hinges on Tight Races in Battleground States

Philippines Braces for Another Cyclone, After Typhoon Kills 20
Asia

Philippines Braces for Another Cyclone, After Typhoon Kills 20

ISIS Attack on Afghan University Leaves 22 Dead, 22 Wounded
Middle East

ISIS Attack on Afghan University Leaves 22 Dead, 22 Wounded

Children Pulled Alive in Dramatic Turkey Quake Rescues; Death Toll Hits 94
Asia

Children Pulled Alive in Dramatic Turkey Quake Rescues; Death Toll Hits 94

Study: 1 to 2 Million Tons of U.S. Plastic Trash Goes Astray
Weather & Environment

Study: 1 to 2 Million Tons of U.S. Plastic Trash Goes Astray