COVID-19 deaths down 90% since February, WHO says
Overall, the WHO has reported 629 million cases and 6.5 million deaths linked to the pandemic.
The Last Rockstars: 4 of Japan's biggest rock musicians form new band
Four of Japan’s biggest rock stars formed a new band, The Last Rockstars, in a race against time to preserve the spirit of rock music.
Mexico depicts Philadelphia street scenes in anti-drug ads
The Mexican government is using video of homeless people and open-air drug users in Philadelphia’s embattled Kensington neighborhood in a national ad campaign to try to scare young people away from drugs.
2 men cause ‘huge damage’ using excavators to steal ATMs, footage shows
The case relates to six incidents in Kent, during which diggers were used in an attempt to remove cash machines and the money they contained from the walls of businesses.
Teachers favor physically attractive students, remote learning study suggests
Students who were rated as “attractive” saw their grades suffer more after switching to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping for Taiwan, Russia talks
The in-person meeting, their first since Biden became president, comes amid increasingly strained U.S.-China relations.
Watch: Polish amputee scores spectacular bicycle kick goal
Marcin Oleksy, who has one of his legs amputated, scored the awesome goal during a match between Warta Poznan and Stal Rzeszow, both of which are teams in Poland’s top-flight league for amputee soccer players.
Newly-discovered tunnel may lead to lost tomb of Cleopatra
The tunnel was discovered at the Temple of Taposiris Magna near Alexandria.
Brittney Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
A penal colony is a common type of Russian prison where detainees work for minimal pay.
On Kristallnacht anniversary, Holocaust survivors warn about antisemitism, hate speech
On Nov. 9, 1938, the Nazis, among them many ordinary Germans, killed at least 91 people and vandalized 7,500 Jewish businesses during Kristallnacht — the “Night of Broken Glass.”
Eggs thrown at King Charles III, man detained
A protester was arrested Wednesday after hurling eggs and vitriol at King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort.
Watch: Large shark leaps onto fishing boat: ‘It was crazy!’
Fortunately, the shark managed to wriggle itself free and no one on the boat was injured.
In photos: A look around the world at the last total lunar eclipse for 3 years
Where do you think this stunning photograph was taken?
Qatar World Cup ambassador says homosexuality is 'damage in the mind'
Former Qatari national team player Khalid Salman made the statements in an interview, highlighting concerns about the conservative country’s treatment of gays and lesbians.
Video: Tiger sharks help lead researchers to ‘world’s largest’ seagrass meadow
Cameras strapped to the dorsal fins of tiger sharks in addition to human surveys helped researchers map out and measure the expansive seagrass bed.
Polish leader blames country's low birthrate on young women drinking too much alcohol
A women’s rights group in Poland has urged people to demonstrate after the country’s ruling party leader claimed that the country’s low birthrate is partly caused by young women drinking too much alcohol.
Putin-linked businessman admits to US election meddling
Kremlin-connected entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted Monday that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so — confirming for the first time the accusations that he has rejected for years.
North Korea: Missile tests were practice to attack South Korean and US targets
North Korea’s military says its recent barrage of missile tests was practiced to “mercilessly” strike key South Korean and U.S. targets such as air bases and operation command systems.
'Uncovering a piece of history': Explorers find cameras on glacier left by Yukon hikers in 1937
Poor weather conditions forced a legendary photographer to leave his belongings behind including cameras, on a glacier in 1937. This past August, a team worked to uncover the 85-year-old cache.
'Largest-ever' haul of cannabis seized in Spain
The estimated value of the seized cannabis was $65 million.