ROME, Oct 22, 2020 (AFP) - Pope Francis on Wednesday voiced support for same-sex couples, calling them "children of God" and saying they should be
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China’s ‘underground’ Catholics afraid
BEIJING, Oct 22, 2020 (AFP) - A secretive 2018 agreement between Beijing and the Vatican is on the brink of renewal, despite strident US condemnation
Gloom across Europe as COVID-19 global deaths continue to rise
DUBLIN, Oct 22, 2020 (AFP) - Ireland became the first European country to enter a second national lockdown and Germany's daily cases leapt to a
Thai PM pedals back
BANGKOK, Oct 22, 2020 (AFP) - Thailand's premier revoked an emergency decree aimed at quelling pro-democracy protests on Thursday after it failed to stamp out
Second wave
BRUSSELS, Oct 19, 2020 (AFP) - Belgium imposed a nationwide overnight curfew on Monday as Switzerland made wearing face masks compulsory in indoor public spaces,
EU-US alliance ‘on life support’ after four years of Trump
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Oct 19, 2020 (AFP) - Back in 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted Donald Trump's victory with an extraordinary warning: that she
Trump hits ‘stupid’ Republican critics
CARSON CITY, United States, Oct 19, 2020 (AFP) - President Donald Trump lashed out at "stupid" critics from within his own party and called for
NZ’s victorious Ardern vows to deliver reform
WELLINGTON, Oct 18, 2020 (AFP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed Sunday to "crack on" with delivering her vision following a landslide election
Coronavirus survives on skin 5 times longer than flu, says study
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2020 (AFP) - The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said
Covid stimulates $15B China sex toy market
BEIJING, Oct 18, 2020 (AFP) - Single and locked out of Beijing's dating scene by the pandemic, Amy was encouraged by other women in online