U.S. HHS Secretary Azar resigns as states perplexed by federal vaccine rollout plan

ILO launches International Year to end child labour

Italy emerging on front lines of Europe’s privacy clash with WhatsApp over new rules

Trump to fly to U.S. Florida state shortly before Biden’s inauguration: reports

WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after user backlash

UN peacekeeper dies after vehicle strikes mine in northern Mali

WHO says new COVID-19 strains threat to Africa’s public health system

Bintou Keita of Guinea appointed as UN chief’s special representative in DRC

A California lawmaker’s frantic text got impeachment ball rolling

US credibility on human rights wrecked under Trump, advocates say

WHO team arrives in Wuhan in search of origins of novel coronavirus

First identified victim of Indonesian jet crash to be buried

New Zealand to allow return of 1,000 international students

European companies warn of risks of an economic decoupling with China

US to halt cotton, tomato imports from China’s Xinjiang

Court upholds South Korean ex-president Park’s 20-year jail sentence

Israel: over 9,000 daily virus infections for three days

Germany’s Covid-19 death toll rises by record 1,244

Strong Chinese exports again in December, customs data indicates

After second impeachment for inciting mob, Trump calls for unity