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China says legal moves on Hong Kong a 'combination of punches' to end chaos
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» BEIJING - China's plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a "combination of punches" to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official said Friday.
China approves plan to veto Hong Kong election candidates
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» BEIJING - China's rubber-stamp parliament voted Thursday for sweeping changes to Hong Kong's electoral system -- including powers to veto candidates -- as Beijing moves to ensure that only "patriots" run the city following huge pro-democracy rallies.
UN chief warns of risk of famine for millions around the world
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Millions of people around the world risk dying of hunger and the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change are increasing the threat, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
US state bans transgender athletes from women's sports
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» WASHINGTON: Mississippi became the first US state on Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women's sports teams, a move denounced as discriminatory by LGBTQ groups and likely to face legal challenges.
Large asteroid to pass by Earth on March 21: NASA
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» WASHINGTON: The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within some 2 million kilometres of our planet on March 21, NASA said Thursday.
Novavax Covid vaccine highly effective against severe Covid: company
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - US biotech firm Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be 100 percent protective against severe cases of the disease, including hospitalization and death, the company said Thursday following trials.
Homeless man roams air base housing Biden's plane for five hours
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - A homeless man spent five hours last month freely roaming the military base where the US president's plane is kept, after easily passing through several layers of security, the Air Force admitted Thursday.
The Hitler history 'sensation' stashed in an Austrian attic
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» LINZ (AUSTRIA) - When he was first contacted by a woman claiming to have discovered letters written by Adolf Hitler's father, Roman Sandgruber was understandably wary.
Covid patients battle acute long-term symptoms
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» MONTREAL, Canada: Difficulty breathing, concentrating and even walking: five months after being diagnosed with Covid-19, Violaine Cousineau continues to suffer severe symptoms that prevent her from resuming normal life.
Number of twins being born at 'all-time high', researchers say
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» PARIS - More twins -- almost one in 40 children -- are being born than ever before, according to research published Friday, citing the rapid rise in medically assisted reproduction as a major factor.