Many angry Lebanese say the government's resignation on Monday did not come near to addressing the tragedy of last week's Beirut explosion and are demanding the removal of what they see as a corrupt ruling class to blame for the country's woes.
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism from the scientific community. President Vladimir Putin said one of his daughters has already been inoculated.
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya says she fled to Lithuania for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Last year, people took to the streets of Hong Kong to demand full democracy, many encouraged by a tabloid newspaper critical of China's ruling Communist Party. On Tuesday, they lined up at newsstands to buy that same paper in a bid to help the Apple Daily — and press freedom — survive.
Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that raise interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life.
