01:19 With Christmas just a few days away, children in the U.S. are making their lists and checking them twice.But this holiday, Santa Claus has his work cut out for him.Some of the wi
VCG Image The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the 2.49 million mark on Sunday as the continent continues to see a steady rise in its caseload.According to the latest data by
This file photo shows Samuel Nujoma celebrates his 87th birthday celebration at the Etunda Trust Farm outside Otavi in the northern Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia, on May 14, 2016. (Xinhua/Nampa)
VCG Image Former Senegal international Pape Bouba Diop has died aged 42 after a long battle with illness, FIFA confirmed on Sunday.Diop was part of the Senegal team that played at the 2002 Wor
SpaceX has launched yet another Starlink mission, adding 60 more Starlink satellites to its low-Earth orbit constellation. That’s good news for its efforts to blanket the globe in high-speed br
VCG Image The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa is closing in on the 50,000 mark as the pandemic situation on the continent continues to cause worry among health professionals.Accord
Britain's economy grew by a slower than expected 1.1 percent in September from August, lagging other rich nations as it struggled to recover from the shock
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov. /VCG Photo Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on his Facebook page on Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently being
After being the U.S. epicenter for COVID-19, New York City is welcoming its 500,000 students back to school.Its now the first big U.S. city to reopen all schools to in-pers
VCG Image Kenya Airways said it will resume commercial passenger flights to Ghana and Sierra Leone on September 16 and to Liberia on September 17.The flag carrier said in an advertisement in t
Mexico reported 5,928 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 504 deaths, bringing the total cases in the country to 549,734 and the death toll to 59,610, its health ministry
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus,The legislation extends t
File Photo: A handout video-grabbed image made available by NASA on May 31, 2020 shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon approaching to dock to the International Space Station (IS
Huang Guangyu, chairman of GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd., attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China, August 17, 2006. /Reuters The founder of China's largest consumer electronics
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday announced 540 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 38,808. UAE's Ministry of Health and Pr
The Shanghai office of the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil announced Tuesday that it will reopen its resident show The Land of Fantasy in the eastern Ch
A Chinese mountaineering team on Wednesday reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma, the world's tallest peak.A total of eight members from the team reached the peak. The