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Unlike on Easter Island, mainland schools show no sign that they will reopen anytime soon....

China on Friday vowed to gradually phase out the slaughter and sale of live poultry at food markets, in a move welcomed by animal rights activists ami......

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday defrocked a coronavirus-denying monk who has defied Kremlin lockdown orders and taken control of a monastery.A church panel in the Ural......

Uganda has lived up to its reputation as Africa's most hospitable nation by opening its border to 1,500 people fleeing militias. But the coronavirus lockdown means many more fleeing conflict have been locked out....

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake has struck just southwest of Puerto Rico, but no immediate damage was reported...

Following a deadly mudslide that left 160 jade miners dead in northern Myanmar, experts say that a lack of enforcement of safety regulations keeps laborers working under hazardous conditions....

For Amer al Dahn, the idea of eating meat is now a dream. Today, he can...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday urged people to act "safely and sensibly" as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions are set to further ease up in England to allow bars, pubs and restaurants to reopen from Saturday. UK Prime Minister Boris...

The UN estimates that the total value of retrievable materials from dumped and burned electronics is 50 billion....

The Russian President's popularity has nosedived since the coronavirus pandemic but he could still control the Kremlin until 2036....

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A white couple from Clarkston, Michigan, was arrested and charged with felonious assault after a video showed a woman pointing a gun at a Black mother and her two daughters....

While the complete list of the estimated 50 low-risk countries is yet to be released, European countries of Germany, France, Spain and Italy have been confirmed as being within the green zone. Under the Covid-19 lockdown rules most travellers from any par...

Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick says he is wary of how devastating Bayer Leverkusen can be on the counter-attack but that his team was well-prepared to handle their opponents in Saturday...

Slightly elevated levels of radioactivity detected in northern Europe are likely related to a nuclear reactor undergoing maintenance....

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Iraq is enforcing positions along the border with Turkey to try to prevent a Turkish military advance deeper into Iraqi territory after two weeks of airstrikes as Ankara continues to target Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq...

President Donald Trump will begin his July Fourth celebrations with a trip to Mount Rushmore on Friday despite concerns about gathering a large crowd during the novel coronavirus pandemic and criticism from Native Americans about the visit....

Foreign students are now eligible for help as part of Germany's emergency coronavirus spending. They have a long lean run behind them, relying either on their own initiative or public solidarity....

Pandemic puzzle: tracing the origins of COVID-19...

Visitors to England from 59 countries and territories will not have to go into quarantine from July 10, the British government said on Friday....

Seven government soldiers were killed in an ambush in central Mali in an area where at least 32 villagers were slain the previous day by suspected jihadists, local authorities said on Friday....

Fearing a repeat of the spike in coronavirus cases that followed Memorial Day, public health experts are begging caution this July 4th — worried that if Americans attend large gatherings without masks, the already record-breaking number of cases in ...

The Philippine president has flown to the country's volatile south to plead with military forces not to retaliate following the fatal police shootings of four soldiers, including two officers...

The Washington Redskins's name has been source of controversy for years as many Indigenous view the term a racial slur....

People who recovered from coronavirus infections in Argentina have volunteered to donate plasma as part of a national clinical trial to test its effectiveness as a treatment for patients who are still sick with COVID-19....

President Donald Trump will begin his July Fourth celebrations with a trip to Mount Rushmore on Friday despite concerns about gathering a large crowd....

Iran will retaliate against any country that carries out cyber attacks on its nuclear sites, the head of civilian defence said, after a fire at its Natanz plant which some Iranian officials said may have been caused by cyber sabotage....

The longtime president's move comes after voters approved the controversial changes during a week-long plebiscite....

Canadian police say an armed man who this week crashed his truck through a gate at the property where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives had several weapons...

The European Commission said on Friday it had given conditional approval for the use of antiviral remdesivir in severe COVID-19 patients following an accelerated review process, making it the region...

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named senior French civil servant Jean Castex, who drew up the policy for easing the coronavirus lockdown, as his new prime minister as part of a government reshuffle. "The president of the Republic has named Jean C...

For many years, cuckoo clocks and cherry cakes have been successful in advertising the Black Forest worldwide. But tourists from Asia are staying away this summer. New concepts are needed....

At least 20 people have been killed and several others injured after a train hit a van carrying Sikh pilgrims in northeastern Pakistan....

LONDON (AP) — British historian and TV presenter David Starkey relinquished his honorary fellowship at a University of Cambridge college Friday after he drew outrage for his comments about Black......

Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has denied telling a German newspaper that he "asked the German government to call out injustice" in the city. Wong said "the content of the report is inaccurate."...

Some voters who took part in a referendum that paves the way for President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule over Russia said they had been asked by their employers to do so, and to provide evidence to bosses to show they did....

Russia has decided to reopen its embassy in Libya although its head will temporarily be based in neighbouring Tunisia, Interfax news agency cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday....

The Kremlin has claimed victory after a landslide vote for constitutional changes that could enable Vladimir Putin to remain president until 2036. But the process leaves him on shakier ground than before, in terms of perceived legitimacy, and exposes the ...

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The Pentagon said it was "concerned" about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, warning that the maneuvers will "further destabilize" the region. China's expanding military presence in the co...

Iran official: Cause of fire at Natanz nuclear site is known, will not be made public at this time for security reasons...

People from nations with a "reduced risk" of coronavirus will soon be allowed to visit the UK without self-isolating....

Capitec Bank said on Friday it expected first-half earnings to plunge by 70% due to a spike in bad loans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first major South African lender to spell out an exact hit to profit from the crisis....