Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans — researchers
SYDNEY — Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans similar to how domesticated dogs do, by using their gaze to “point” and ask for help, researchers said in a study published on Wednesday.
Southeast Asia COVID-19 vaccine tracker: who will get what, when
In the evolving race for COVID-19 vaccines, Indonesia has taken the apparent lead in Southeast Asia with the delivery of vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. this month.
Busiest US seaport, buried in imports, plucks out toys to load Santa’s sleigh
LOS ANGELES — Workers at the busiest US seaport are plucking containers of toys off ships and out of massive stacks of cargo swamping docks at the Southern California trade gateway to get holiday gifts under trees in time for Christmas.
Record climate disasters in Asia-Pacific push millions to ‘breaking point’
KUALA LUMPUR — Asia-Pacific has faced a record number of climate-related disasters in 2020, affecting tens of millions of vulnerable people already hit hard...
One in four people globally may not get COVID-19 vaccines until 2022
ROME — Nearly one in four people may not get COVID-19 vaccines until at least 2022 because rich countries with less than 15% of...
Singapore to open for business travelers
SINGAPORE will start a new travel lane for “business, official and high economic value travelers” that will allow people to come to the city-state without quarantine for short-term stays and reside in a dedicated “bubble” facility near the airport.
‘Race against time’: First Americans vaccinated as US death toll passes 300,000
NEW YORK — A New York City intensive care unit nurse on Monday became the first person in the United States to receive a coronavirus vaccine, saying she felt “healing is coming,” as the nation’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death toll crossed a staggering 300,000 lives lost.
‘Democracy prevailed,’ Biden says after US Electoral College confirms his win
LANSING, MICH./WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden delivered a forceful rebuke on Monday to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the legitimacy of his victory, hours after winning the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the US presidency.
Brazil says China ‘not transparent’ on vaccine
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Monday that China’s health authorities are not transparent in authorizing emergency use of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the South American country.
Record number of journalists imprisoned in 2020 – report
A RECORD NUMBER of journalists were imprisoned during 2020, as governments cracked down on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic or tried to suppress reporting of civil unrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Tuesday.
Immune system can cause broad damage in COVID-19; dogs can detect coronavirus in people
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Third of world’s people get no state aid during pandemic — Oxfam
NEW YORK — More than a third of the world’s population—some 2.7 billion people—has not received government aid during the coronavirus pandemic, Oxfam said...