Antarctica’s 2021 winter was among the coldest on record

Scientists said it was the second coldest winter after 2004 in the 60-year weather record at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.

Pope Francis urges lawmakers to fight climate change

The pope addressed parliamentarians who were in Rome for a preparatory meeting before the U.N's annual climate conference, which begins in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31.

NIH: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine generates long-lasting immune memory cells

A recent report from the NIH found that the Moderna vaccine generates long-lasting memory cells that linger in the body to help fight unwanted illness.

Over 130 countries reach agreement on minimum corporate tax rate

More than 130 countries have agreed on a tentative deal that would make sweeping changes to how big, multinational companies are taxed in order to deter them from stashing their profits in offshore tax havens where they pay little or no tax.

Police confiscate luxury sports car caught speeding hours after purchase

Danish police have confiscated a high-performance luxury car after its new owner was caught speeding as he drove it home from Germany to Norway hours after he bought the $310,000 car.

Afghanistan mosque explosion: IS bomber kills 46, challenging Taliban

An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens.

UK court sentences man who disguised self as Black woman to throw acid on ex

A man in the UK will spend more than a decade in prison after confessing to disguising himself as a Black woman and throwing acid on his ex-girlfriend.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov in their fight for freedom of expression.

Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah

Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature for his work exploring the legacies of imperialism on uprooted individuals.

Pakistan earthquake kills at least 20, injures more than 200

A powerful, 5.9 magnitude earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and dozens of mud houses in southwest Pakistan.

Pope Francis expresses 'shame' at scale of clergy abuse in France

Pope Francis has expressed "shame" for himself and the Roman Catholic Church for the scale of the sexual abuse of children within the church in France and "sadness and pain for the trauma that they suffered."

Pope expresses 'shame' at scale of child sex abuse by clergy in France

Pope Francis expressed “shame” over a report that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures.