Pope Francis gives Christmas blessing in empty square
Pope Francis gives Christmas blessing in empty square There were no crowds in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square on Christmas Day, where normally they gather in their tens of thousands …
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Notre Dame choir back for first time since fire for Christmas Eve
Paris — Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating …
China’s massive “Eye of Heaven” telescope now open to international scientists
China’s massive “Eye of Heaven” telescope now open to international scientists Nestled shining and silent in the forested limestone hills of remote southwest China, the world’s biggest single-dish radio telescope …
Sea-level rise from climate change could be worse than projected
Greenland’s disappearing ice sheet Of the many threats from climate change , sea-level rise will most certainly be among the most impactful, making hundreds of thousands of square miles of …
What we know about the new strain of COVID in the U.K.
New COVID-19 strain causes concern Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the …
Miss France runner-up targeted by wave of anti-Semitic abuse
Rise in hate crimes in major U.S. cities French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into a torrent of anti-Semitic social media messages aimed at the runner-up in the latest …
Fire in ICU unit treating COVID-19 patients kills 9
A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing nine people, the health minister said. The state-run …
Giant warrior robot towers over Japanese port city of Yokohama
Giant warrior robot towers over Japanese port city of Yokohama Japan got an early Christmas present this year, and it won’t fit under any tree. A giant walking, gesturing warrior …
U.S. officials call government hack a “grave risk”
U.S. officials say the suspected Russian-linked cyberattack was far more wide-reaching than previously thought, and is a clear national security threat. Catherine Herridge reports.
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. nears 17 million cases as vaccine rollout expands French President Emmanuel Macron has become the latest world leader to catch the coronavirus . His office confirmed on Thursday that …