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Beijing imposed tariffs of up to 200 percent on Australian wine, escalating a dispute that its officials have made clear is over unmet political demands....

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President Tsai Ing-wen announced in August that the government would allow imports of US pork containing ractopamine, an additive banned in the European Union and China, as well as US beef more than 30 months old....

It's traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but with the closure of non-essential shops, consumer surveys suggest shoppers are much less likely to go bargain-hunting....

Swiss voters are about to decide whether a business should be held liable for human rights and environmental abuses, even if the wrongdoing was committed in a foreign country by a subsidiary or a supplier it works closely with....

An Iranian diplomat and three other Iranians go on trial in Belgium on Friday for planning to bomb a 2018 meeting in France of an exiled opposition group....

Australia has told 13 special forces soldiers they face dismissal in relation to a report on alleged unlawful killings in Afghanistan, the head of the country's army said on Friday....

It is the first known case in Australia where victims have claimed compensation from a pope for failing to take action to stop clerical sexual abuse by a known abuser....

While most of the vaccines against COVID-19 are still in the test phase, production is already starting. German companies are playing key roles in both the development and distribution of some of these vaccines....

Four construction workers have been shot dead in Pakistan's volatile North Waziristan tribal area, police said on November 27....

Around 2,500 Amazon workers across the country are predicted to take part in walkouts, according to the union Ver.di....

Some African and Asian countries have considerably lower numbers of coronavirus cases than Germany. What is the reason for that and what lessons might Germany and other countries learn from them?...

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Father Isaiah was tortured and wrongfully convicted of killing his bishop, the monk's lawyers say....

Two-day lockdown imposed as the occupied Palestinian territories report more than 91,000 coronavirus cases....

The residents of a tiny Austrian village named Fking have voted to change its name after enduring unwanted attention from English-speaking tourists....

Life here turned so precarious, so quickly, in a way I would never have imagined possible in a Western democracy....

The number of hotels for sale in Spain surged by 19% in October compared to March, with most of those on offer in holiday hotspots, leading property portal Idealista said on Friday....

Reuters report says ex-member of Iran-backed paramilitary group sent to Egypt for training to become a military officer....

The defendant is accused of plotting to bomb a rally of Iranian opposition figures in Paris. He was arrested in Germany where he enjoyed no diplomatic immunity....

South Korea's intelligence agency foiled North Korean attempts to hack into South Korean companies developing coronavirus vaccines, lawmakers said on Friday....

Australian-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has returned home after spending two years imprisoned in Iran on spying charges. Her early release came as part of a reported prisoner swap....

COVID-19 has made 2020 a record year for online shopping, placing huge pressure on parcel delivery companies. As the need to work smarter and greener grows, exciting new challengers and concepts are emerging....

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People continued to flee the capital of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region in fear of an imminent assault after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the army had been ordered to......

Taiwan and the US plan to fund infrastructure projects in developing markets in response to China's growing influence....

Doubts about efficacy of AstraZeneca's vaccine raise fears of approval delay and economic consequences....

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Food labels already indicate how good or bad a product is for you. Now a growing number of food brands are labeling their products to show their climate impact....

Some public health officials question the effectiveness and the expense....

Donald Trump is reputed not to read much, and he certainly won't want to read about the trial of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former right-wing French president. Sarkozy's troubles after leaving office in 2012 hint at a blueprint for the outgoing U.S. pre...

Wearing a yellow turban and white overalls, Jitender Singh Shunty and three of his coworkers carefully pulled the body of a 57-year-old COVID-19 victim out of his bedroom in a house in New Delhi's west and onto an ambulance waiting downstairs....

Thousands of Indian farmers have clashed with police while trying to enter the capital, Delhi, to protest against new laws. They say the legislation will leave them vulnerable to exploitation by big companies....

As the UK emerges from a nationwide lockdown next week, Father Christmas performers are being trained to use video conferencing....

The past 14 opinion surveys have suggested Scots support independence....

Indonesia reported a new daily record high of 5,828 new coronavirus infections and 169 deaths on Friday, data from its COVID-19 task force showed....

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said he will not take a vaccine for the coronavirus, calling it his "right."...

An Iranian diplomat and three other Iranian nationals go on trial in Belgium on November 27, more than two years after European authorities broke up an alleged plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally outside Paris....

The sum is almost double what was planned in September's draft budget. But to counteract fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Parliament is set to waive the country's "debt brake" for a second time....

Apart from India, the RDIF says Sputnik V will also be produced in Brazil, China and South Korea....

Germany will extend its restrictions until early January, Angela Merkel announced on Wednesday evening....

LIBOURNE, France (AP) — Jim, from Taiwan, slipped a face mask inside the greeting card he sent to Santa and marked "I (heart) u." Alina, 5, asked in her Santa letter written with an adult's help......

Germany on Friday saw its total number of coronavirus infections pass one million, the Robert Koch Institute for disease control said. The institute recorded more than 22,000 new daily cases, pushing the country's total beyond the one million mark. Ge...

Tennis Australia (TA) has been granted permission by the Victoria state government to allow players to train during their 14-day quarantine ahead of the Australian Open, local media reported on Friday....

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down capital Pyongyang as part of frantic efforts to guard......

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