The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 171, authorities said on Sunday.
Prospective home buyers in the United States can expect a bit less sticker shock in the coming year, according to a real estate economist. “The housing market looks to move from ‘super-hot’ to ‘wa
Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has returned a positive COVID-19 test at the Olympic Games Village in Tokyo, the Olympic Committeeof the Czech Republic said on Monday.On Saturday, the te
02:18 Peruvians will go to the polls Sunday to elect their fifth president in five years but whoever wins, the country's ongoing political crisis is unlikely to end.Polls show the two c
A spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in the UK denounced the COVID-19 "lab leak" theory on Thursday and called for a scientist-led study on the issue and global cooperation."Study of virus origins i
VCG A tropical disturbance has formed off the west coast of Mexico, one that would be the first of the 2021 eastern Pacific hurricane season.According to a CNN report, the system developed mor
Certain countries, including the U.S., disrupted the international effort to trace the origin of COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Thursday.The remark was in respons
40:27 The World Health Organization released the final report on its investigation into the origins of the pandemic-causing coronavirus on Tuesday, saying COVID-19 introduction through
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA game against the Detroit Pistons in Los Angeles, U.S., February 6, 2021. /CFP LeBron James has joined Fenway Sports Group (FSG) as a partn
30:00 Australia's iconic little penguins are under threat on land and at sea.In this episode of RAZOR, Sylvia Rowley meets the conservationists making big strides in protecting the wor
U.S. Senate Republicans lost a key argument over the constitutionality of Trump's upcoming impeachment trial. Five Senate Republicans crossed party lines and voted to move ahead with the historic
02:33 President Trump's decision to boycott Joe Biden's inauguration is another act of defiance in a presidency defined by breaking conventions.Trump's participation was unlikely, give
A medical staff is taking nasal swap for COVID-19 test in California, U.S., December 30, 2020. /CFP The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States may have been about four times of the
02:48 The pandemic has brought about the largest economic decline for Latin America in over a century. For countries like Argentina, the regions third economy and which were already in
02:40 Micro-farms are sprouting in unlikely areas in Venezuela.A severe fuel shortage is making it difficult for rural farmers to get their produce tourbancenters,pushing food prices o
19:39 In an exclusive interview with The Agenda with Stephen Cole, Russia's Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin gives insight into his, and Russia's, view of geopolitics in 2020.He outli
Two brave frogs perch on the back of a large tiger as it naps in a pool of water. The Indian skipper frogs, which are just seven centimeters long, had climbed onto the unfa