Australia shares join global rally on vaccine hopes; tourism, oil stocks take off

(Reuters) – Stock markets in Australia and New Zealand jumped more than 2% on Tuesday,

China should expect no reprieve from Trump measures under Biden

(Reuters) – When he enters the White House in January, Joe Biden will likely stick

As African penguin population dwindles, researchers plan new colony

(Reuters) – South African researchers plan to release scores of abandoned, hand-reared African penguin chicks

UN envoy lays out strategy for financing climate battle

 (AP) — The U.N.’s special envoy for climate change on Monday laid out a strategy

What’s ahead for COVID-19 vaccines

(AP)—Pfizer’s surprising news that its COVID-19 vaccine might offer more protection than anticipated — an

FTC says Zoom misled users on its security for meetings

(AP) — Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement

Biden targets virus as his White House transition begins

(AP) — President-elect Joe Biden signaled strongly on Monday that fighting the raging pandemic will

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to end fight in Nagorno-Karabakh

 (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan announced an agreement early Tuesday to halt fighting over the

UK PM Johnson defeated in parliament on treaty-breaking Brexit laws

(Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament’s upper chamber on

NCP’s Disciplinary Body Urges Top Leaders To Resolve Dispute Immediately

Central Discipline Commission of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has urged the top leaders