Britain’s Prince Andrew skips Christmas Day walk after royals’ ‘bumpy’ year
Britain’s Prince Andrew skipped the royals’ traditional Christmas Day walk to church after what his mother Queen Elizabeth said in her seasonal address had been...
U.S. diabetes patients turn to ‘black market’ for medications, supplies
(Reuters Health) – Diabetes medications and blood-test supplies are sold, traded and donated on black markets because the U.S. healthcare system isn’t meeting patients’ needs,...
Paes, 46, announces 2020 will be his final year as a professional
India’s veteran tennis player Leander Paes announced on Wednesday that 2020 would be his “farewell year” as a professional before he hangs up his racket....
E-bikes show distinct pattern of severe injuries
(Reuters Health) – E-bikes and electric scooters are becoming increasingly popular in the United States, but the powered bikes carry a higher risk of severe...
Queen Elizabeth and family attend church- with a few notable absences
Prince Andrew avoided the limelight on Christmas Day by skipping the royal family’s traditional mid-morning walk to church and attending an earlier service with other...
Hong Kong police use tear gas, pepper spray to disperse protesters on Christmas Day
Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping malls chanting pro-democracy slogans on Wednesday as police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathering on nearby...
Hundreds of thousands turn out to mourn Algeria’s powerful army chief
The body of Algeria’s powerful army chief – the former independence fighter who became his country’s de facto ruler – was carried to his grave...
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Christmas Day message – CNN
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Christmas Day message CNN Pope Francis: God still loves us all, even the worst of us BBC News Pope Francis calls...
Iran starts internet shutdown before possible new protests: reports
Iran’s authorities have restricted mobile internet access in several provinces, an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday, a day before new protests were expected to...
Blindspot to backlash: India’s Modi and party misread the mood
Huge protests in India against a citizenship law seen by many as anti-Muslim have wrong-footed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sent his Hindu nationalist party...