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Pope Francis delivers his message during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Pope names 13 new cardinals, includes US Archbishop Gregory

Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access

Non-indigenous boats protest the launch of a Mi'kmaq self-regulated fishery by members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation, in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The First Nation says a 1999 Supreme Court of Canada ruling, known as the Marshall decision, granted the Mi'kmaq the right to catch and sell lobster outside of the regular fishing season. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

In ‘lobster war,’ Indigenous Canadians face attacks by fishermen

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film October 21, 2020 | 10:42 AM

Danish submarine killer briefly escapes from prison October 20, 2020 | 12:30 PM

A photo released by the Peruvian government shows the figure of a feline on a hillside in Nazca, Peru, this month.Credit...Johny Islas/Peru's Ministry of Culture-Nasca-Palpa, via Associated Press

2,000-year-old cat etching found at Nazca Lines site in Peru October 19, 2020 | 2:43 PM

No Polish Navy divers were injured when the munition exploded under about 30 feet of water off Swinoujscie, Poland.Credit...Poznan Technical University, via Associated Press

World War II-era ‘earthquake bomb’ explodes in Polish waters October 15, 2020 | 3:33 PM

Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket October 11, 2020 | 8:00 AM

In this July 17, 2020 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles after awarding Captain Sir Thomas Moore his knighthood during a ceremony at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England.

Queen Elizabeth honors pandemic's heroes October 10, 2020 | 8:22 AM

In profane rant, Melania Trump takes aim at migrant children and critics October 2, 2020 | 10:39 AM

President Donald Trump leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump will spend a 'few days' at military hospital after contracting COVID-19, White House says October 2, 2020 | 1:15 AM

Trump-Biden debate prompts shock, despair, and, in China, glee September 30, 2020 | 10:40 AM

Teacher in China is sentenced to death for poisoning 25 students September 30, 2020 | 12:46 AM

A photo provided by the Sea View Koh Chang resort, of the Sea View Koh Chang resort on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand. Under Thailand’s criminal defamation law, an American man was arrested in September 2020, after posting a negative review about the resort. (Sea View Koh Chang via The New York Times)

American could face prison in Thailand after posting negative reviews of a resort September 28, 2020 | 1:10 PM

An empty classroom in Eden, N.C. There are worries of a resurgence of the coronavirus in the United States as universities and schools reopen and as colder weather pushes people indoors.Credit...Pete Kiehart for The New York Times

‘We may be surprised again’: An unpredictable pandemic takes a terrible toll September 21, 2020 | 10:51 AM

Black smoke rises from a fire at warehouses near to the last month massive explosion that his the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 10. 2020.

Huge fire at Beirut port sows panic after last month's blast September 10, 2020 | 9:25 AM

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TikTok scrambles to remove suicide video clips, ban users September 9, 2020 | 4:25 PM

Protesters display placards outside a court in Olongapo city, north of Manila December 1, 2015. A Philippine court found a U.S. Marine guilty of killing a transgender woman on Tuesday, jailing him for six to 12 years in a case that has reignited debate over the American military presence in its former colony. The Olongapo City regional trial court also ordered Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton to pay more than 4.5 million pesos ($95,350) to the family of Jennifer Laude, who was found dead last year in a hotel outside the former U.S. navy base northwest of Manila. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

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Philippine court orders New Bedford Marine's early release in killing September 2, 2020 | 1:30 PM

C0uples dance to salsa music at sunset in Malaga, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. In the past week, Spain has recorded more new coronavirus infections per capita than anywhere else in Europe, and experts fear it is the beginning of a new phase of the pandemic. (Samuel Aranda/The New York Times)

The coronavirus is spreading much faster in Spain than anywhere else in Europe August 31, 2020 | 5:55 PM

In this image made from video, a 3-year-old girl is lifted into the air by a large kite during a kite festival in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. The wind slowed down and the girl was safely recovered by adults on the ground. (Credit: Dainese Hsu)

Watch: 3-year-old girl dragged by a kite into the sky August 31, 2020 | 11:09 AM

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2016 file photo, former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown talks with media at Trump Tower in New York. President Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate Brown to be the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Scott Brown avoids New Zealand quarantine on return August 28, 2020 | 3:28 PM

3-year-old clinging to unicorn float is rescued from sea in Greece August 28, 2020 | 12:59 PM

The discovery offers proof of interactions between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire, two rival powers of the time.

1,100-year-old treasure is unearthed by teenagers in Israel August 25, 2020 | 2:25 PM

A lab technician wearing protective suit handles saliva samples for RT-PCR Covid-19 testing at Prenetics Ltd.'s laboratory in Hong Kong, China on Friday, July 31, 2020. Prenetics, along with other Hong Kong labs and hospitals, has been overloaded with people seeking virus tests since the new wave emerged 18 days ago, Chief Executive Officer Danny Yeung said in an interview last month.

Researchers document first case of coronavirus reinfection August 24, 2020 | 10:40 AM

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Photos: Wuhan pool parties bring post-coronavirus relief in China August 19, 2020 | 2:10 PM

A Beirut Box dish from Anoush'ella

When tragedy struck Beirut, local restaurants stepped up to help August 18, 2020 | 10:54 AM

First responders gather around the wreckage of an Air India Express jet, which was carrying more than 190 passengers and crew from Dubai, after it crashed by overshooting the runway at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, Kerala, on August 7, 2020.

Plane skids off runway in India and breaks into pieces, killing 17 August 7, 2020 | 9:24 PM

A Beirut bride was posing for her wedding video when the explosion occurred August 6, 2020 | 4:46 PM

Here's what the videos of the Beirut blast tell us about the explosion August 4, 2020 | 10:13 PM

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Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands August 4, 2020 | 12:20 PM

How Italy turned around its coronavirus calamity July 31, 2020 | 1:55 PM

In this handout photo released by the University of Oxford samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Oxford Vaccine Group laboratory in Oxford, England Thursday June 25, 2020. Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. In research published Monday July 20, 2020 in the journal Lancet, scientists said that they found their experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a dual immune response in people aged 18 to 55. (John Cairns, University of Oxford via AP)

Oxford coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test July 20, 2020 | 11:50 AM

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 09: A member of the Covid-19 cleansing team cleaner walks past an electronic bulletin board reading 'Victoria has third day over 100' after news broke that the state of Victoria recorded 134 new Covid-19 cases on July 09, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdown measures across metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire came into effect at midnight, with Victorian residents of those areas under stay at home orders for the next six weeks. Under the new lockdown restrictions, people will only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Victorians cannot gather in groups of more than two or their household group, school holidays will be extended for at least a week. Retail can remain open and markets are permitted to open for food and drink only. Cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and bars are back to takeaway only. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

How an unusually large KFC order led to $18,000 in COVID-19 fines in Australia July 10, 2020 | 3:23 PM