The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.

US CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days

A US federal judge has blocked rule changes ordered by outgoing President Donald Trump regarding Skilled-worker visas, referred to as H1-B visas. The US Chamber of Commerce, the Bay Area Council and others had sued the Department of Homeland Security arguing that the changes rushed new restrictions through without a proper public review process.

US judge blocks Trump rules on tech visas

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a "climate emergency" on Wednesday, telling parliament that urgent action was needed for the sake of future generations.

New Zealand PM Ardern declares 'climate emergency'

The captain of a scuba diving boat that caught fire last year off the coast of California, leaving 34 people dead, was charged Tuesday with manslaughter, one count for each victim.

Captain of California scuba diving boat charged with 34 counts of manslaughter

A team of scientists is working on a technology that could one day stop asteroids from smashing into Earth. The high-precision timers being built by hand in the lab of Latvian start-up Eventech are currently being used to track satellites.

A lab in Latvia is developing a device to help Earth dodge asteroids

US start-up Eat Just Inc., a maker of meat and egg substitutes, has been approved to sell its laboratory-created chicken in Singapore. With this, the country has become the first government to allow the sale of cultured meat.

Singapore becomes first country to approve sales of lab-created meat

The US Justice Department has begun a probe into an alleged bribery scheme involving campaign donations to secure a presidential pardon. The probe is being carried to find out if money was funnelled to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon.

US probes pardon bribery scheme; no govt official under investigation

US Attorney General William Barr said on Tuesday the Justice Department had found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last month's election. The statement comes as President Donald Trump keeps up his flailing legal efforts to reverse his defeat.

US Attorney General Barr says sees no sign of major vote fraud

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison took to Chinese social media platform WeChat to criticise a "false image" of an Australian soldier posted on Twitter by the Chinese government.

Aussie PM Scott Morrison takes to WeChat to make a direct appeal to Chinese citizens

Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for general use and said it would be introduced next week. "The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for use," the department of health said in a statement.

UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine for general use

The mystery of how a metal monolith appeared in the Utah desert remains, but the riddle of its removal seems to have been solved -- and sadly, has nothing to do with aliens.

'Don't leave trash in the desert': Utah monolith removal explained

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