FILE PHOTO: Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, pose on the red carpet during Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) in Hong Kong, China December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip GOYANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Global K-Pop sensation BTS celebrated New Years Eve with an online…
Elections are meant to resolve arguments. This one inflamed them. Weeks after the votes have been counted and the winners declared, many Americans remain angry, defiant and despairing. Millions now harbor new grievances borne of President Donald Trump s baseless claims of election fraud. Many Democrats are saddened by results…
By Reuters Staff ROME, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Italy reported 261 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 459 the day before, the health ministry said. The daily tally of new infections increased by 10,407 from 19,037 the day before, taking the total number of cases since Italys epidemic began to 2,010,037.…

TORONTO — Drive-thru Christmas light festivals will be going dark in Ontario weeks earlier than organizers planned under Doug Ford’s stricter COVID-19 measures that go into effect on Saturday. But several creators say they hope last-minute efforts to lobby the government before the holidays will convince leaders to make drive-thru…

These quarantines arent easy on anybody, he said. But leaders have painted an increasingly bleak picture if Californians fail to heed guidelines. Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, who was also in quarantine after his 9-year-old daughter tested positive for the virus, on Monday evening described the surge pummeling the…

By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – E-sports and breakdancing will debut in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, as full medal sports after being approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the governing body said on Friday. E-sports first appeared as an official medal sport at the Asian Indoor…

By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – India paceman Jasprit Bumrah removed both Australia openers in quick succession before tea to leave the hosts rattled on 35 for two on the second day of the day-night first test at Adelaide Oval on Friday. Earlier, Mitchell Starc took 4-53 as Australia ripped through…
(From left to right) Janet Yellen, Lloyd Austin, Deb Haaland Joe Biden’s first cabinet as US president is being described as potentially the most diverse ever. How does it compare to his predecessors and why does representation matter? When George Washington convened the first cabinet meeting two centuries ago –…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel banged the podium in frustration as she implored Germans this month to reduce social contacts to curb the spread of COVID-19. FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she delivers a speech in the country’s parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, December 9,…
By Reuters Staff SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazils health regulator Anvisa said on Monday Chinas health authorities are not transparent in their authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the South American country. FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds a dose of…