Nigeria has received a "priceless" terracotta head believed to be at least 600 years old which was smuggled to the Netherlands, the information minister said. It was taken from southwestern city of Ile-Ife and smuggled through Ghana.

Nigeria gets back 'priceless' smuggled antique from Netherlands

Nothing beats an odd book title -- for it's as entertaining as it is informative. Don't believe this? 'A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path' has beaten 'Introducing the Medieval Ass' to win the Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year.

Revealed: The oddest book title of the year

Hong Kong prison staff were wrong to cut off the locks of veteran dissident "Long Hair", the city's top court said Friday, in the second significant ruling against authorities this month.

Hong Kong prison wrong to cut ‘Long Hair’ locks, says court

Brazil votes Sunday in municipal runoff elections marked by the coronavirus pandemic that will give a preview of where its political players stand going into 2022, when far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is up for reelection.

Brazil elects mayors, with eyes on presidential race

South Korea's intelligence agency said it foiled the North's attempts to hack into its companies developing coronavirus vaccines. North Korea has so far not confirmed any coronavirus infection.

South Korea says it foiled the North's attempt to hack COVID-19 vaccine makers

The US Supreme Court has backed Christian and Jewish houses of worship challenging New York state's latest restrictions in novel coronavirus hot spots. On Wednesday, the court on a 5-4 vote granted requests made by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and two Orthodox Jewish congregations.

US Supreme Court backs religious groups over New York coronavirus curbs

Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday it would layoff 32,000 workers, primarily at its theme parks, an increase from the 28,000 it announced in September as the company struggles with limited customers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Disney to layoff about 32,000 workers in first half of 2021

A very severe cyclonic storm slammed into India's southern coast -- near Puducherry in the early hours of Thursday, uprooting trees and power lines. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cyclone Nivar made landfall near the city of Puducherry in the southern state of Tamil Nadu with winds of up to 130 km per hour (81 miles per hour).

Cyclone Nivar wreaks havoc in India; no casualties reported so far

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern`s government is to declare a climate emergency in a symbolic step to increase pressure for action to combat global warming.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern set to declare climate emergency

The Canadian police supervisor in Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's arrest two years ago denied on Wednesday that police directed border authorities to hide from Meng that she was the target of an arrest warrant while they questioned her.

Canadian police supervisor testifies at Huawei exec's extradition hearing

The foreign ministers of South Korea and China have pledged to work together to advance bilateral ties and tackle regional and global issues -- including stalled nuclear talks involving North Korea and the coronavirus pandemic.

Diplomats from Seoul and Beijing vow to work on North Korea, COVID-19

From January 15, callers will have to dial numbers with prefix ''0'' for making calls from landline to mobile phone. Announcing the decision, the communications ministry said the move would free up sufficient numbering resources for future use, and nearly 2,539 million numbering series are expected to be generated as a result.

Prefix '0' for all landline to mobile calls from January 15

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