At least 81 people are dead in Ethiopia in massive protests that erupted after the killing of singer and activist Hachalu Hundessa, a local police commissioner told state media. https://t.co/bZckBgcBA2

Russian President Vladimir Putin is already one of the world's longest-serving leaders, and on Wednesday, voters paved the way for him to rule the country until 2036. https://t.co/D5a5QgtMuO

Some young people in Alabama are throwing Covid-19 parties, a disturbing competition where people who have coronavirus attend and the first person to get infected receives a payout, local officials say. https://t.co/jp8PoX3a3w

A group of former George W. Bush administration and campaign officials have launched a committee to mobilize disaffected Republican voters for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. https://t.co/AkGNyMWxtA

Venezuela's embattled ruler Nicolás Maduro has been denied access to roughly $1 billion in gold reserves held by the Bank of England after a UK court ruled that the British government has recognized Juan Guaidó as president. https://t.co/TWFIWFyn6d

Australian officials have launched an inquiry amid allegations a Covid-19 outbreak was sparked by contracted workers not following protocol at a hotel used to quarantine international arrivals -- including reportedly having sex with people in lockdown https://t.co/eItlnbccoS

Four Indian police officers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly murdering a father and son who were in custody after being accused of breaking coronavirus restrictions. https://t.co/datLnBP2yO

NPC International, the operator of 1,200 Pizza Hut and nearly 400 Wendy's restaurants in the United States, has filed for bankruptcy. https://t.co/3t0NpDf7Bn

"It violates Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and is in direct conflict with Hong Kong Basic Law."

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemns China's new national security law and outlines a path to citizenship for eligible Hong Kong residents. https://t.co/K5vxRMgFpm https://t.co/Lbi1DtScM3

"I would never have imagined in a million years that I would get this virus the way that I did."

A healthy 30-year-old man went to a crowded bar. He ended up in a hospital on a breathing tube https://t.co/tDB35YtH68 https://t.co/FFjXfKDpGU

Hundreds of brands are pulling ads from Facebook. Its largest advertisers aren't among them. https://t.co/MljxJ6z7zf https://t.co/F12U4RVoXG

"Because of my stupidity I put my mom and sisters and my family's health in jeopardy." 

A Southern California man, who tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party, expressed his fear and regret a day before he died. https://t.co/YWVeMpygfX

BREAKING: At least 116 people have died and others are feared trapped after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin State, according to officials. https://t.co/YgBbHnhieM

Donald Trump's refusal to set an example by wearing a face covering, despite growing evidence that it may be one of the most effective ways to slow America's increasingly disastrous pandemic, was always a political statement | Analysis by @StCollinson https://t.co/ljnz6wGYmr

Japan's latest record-breaking bullet train doesn't only run faster and smoother -- it's also able to transport passengers to safety in the event of an earthquake. https://t.co/o4tCJpLRqJ

Solar and wind power are booming. Electric vehicles are so promising that Tesla is now worth more than ExxonMobil. Coal is collapsing.

And yet energy watchdogs are warning that not nearly enough is being done to fight the climate crisis. https://t.co/iZO17L5TTx

This was supposed to be the year that Beijing would announce it had ended absolute poverty in China, fulfilling a key pledge of President Xi Jinping and one of the founding missions of the Chinese Communist Party. https://t.co/Ok3q4EjUYT

How the national security law is bringing China's authoritarian legal system to Hong Kong | Analysis by @Nectar_Gan https://t.co/x1Y1fnzU2c https://t.co/p3rzkyFOb7

A New York appellate court lifted the temporary restraining order against Simon & Schuster -- the publisher of a tell-all book by Donald Trump's niece -- allowing them to move forward with printing copies of the book and shipping them to retailers https://t.co/X38ojrHw8Z

Russian President Vladimir Putin is already one of the world's longest-serving leaders, and on Wednesday, voters paved the way for him to rule the country until 2036. https://t.co/kNQNjBfe84