Journalist shot dead by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan

Dec 10,2020
Unknown gunmen shot dead a female journalist in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, provincial government spokesman Attaullah Khogiani said.
One killed, 3 injured in West Virginia chemical plant explosion
Dec 10
An explosion and a fire at a West Virginia chemical plant killed one person and injured three others on Tuesday night, local officials said.
Israel to start Covid vaccinations on December 27
Dec 10
Israel will start Covid-19 vaccinations from December 27, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as the country received its first batch of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
US Covid deaths exceed 3,000 in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
Dec 10
The United States on Wednesday registered more than 3,000 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally -- the highest daily toll since April.
737 MAX back in the air in Brazil
Dec 10
An airliner operated by a Brazilian carrier has become the first Boeing 737 MAX to resume commercial flights in nearly two years.
Israel to begin mass COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 20: health ministry 
Dec 09
Israel will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19 on Dec. 20, Israel's state-owned Kan News quoted a senior Health Ministry official as saying on Tuesday.
4 Chinese patrol ships enter Japan's waters
Dec 09
Officials at the Japan Coast Guard say four official Chinese vessels have entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Coast guard officials are warning the vessels to leave the waters immediately.