Author: ISABELLA KWAI
Chilean Base Reports Antarctica’s First Coronavirus Cases
Reports of cases at a Chilean Army research base appear to end the continent’s nine-month escape from a virus that has been found in almost every other corner of the world.
Hundreds of Students Feared Missing After Attack at Nigeria School
Hundreds of Nigerian students are feared missing after gunmen raided a secondary school in the northern state of Katsina. The military later exchanged fire with the attackers in a forest.
It’s a Lovely Winter in Europe. If You’re Selling Christmas Trees.
Sellers across the continent have reported surging demand, though coronavirus restrictions have complicated supply.
Roald Dahl’s Family Apologizes for His Anti-Semitism
The author, who died in 1990, made several disparaging comments about Jews during his lifetime. “Those prejudiced remarks are incomprehensible to us,” the family said in a statement online.
U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug
A United Nations commission voted to remove marijuana for medical use from a list of the most risky narcotics, such as heroin.
As Iran Mourns Nuclear Scientist, Officials Vow to Find His Killers
“We chase the criminals to the end,” the Iranian defense minister said at the funeral of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Wedding Rings Lost in Shipwreck Will Be Returned to Migrant Couple
The owners of the two rings, which were found in a backpack in the Mediterranean, survived the capsizing of their vessel as they crossed from Libya to Europe.