South Korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the "highest level" as confirmed case numbers keep r..
An annual mass wedding ceremony in the Philippines saw face masks and health checks included in the ..
Italy has introduced "extraordinary measures" to tackle the spread of the biggest outbreak of the ne..
Bernie Sanders appeared headed to a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Neva..
Bernie Sanders has cemented his status as the Democratic front-runner to take on Donald Trump in Nov..
Russia has flatly denied allegations that it is spreading disinformation about the new coronavirus o..
A religious leader who founded a celebrated organisation for people with learning difficulties sexua..
Saudi officials have called for the arrest of a female rapper who released a music video for her son..
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After a pause of more than 10 days, the race to decide..
South Korea says the number of new coronavirus cases in the country has more than doubled in one day..
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the number of coronavirus c..
A seven-day "reduction in violence" between the US and the Afghan Taliban has begun, officials say.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg has bowed to pressure to release former female emp..
US officials have warned that Russia is attempting to help President Donald Trump and Democratic can..
An Australian police detective investigating the murders of Hannah Clarke and her children has been ..
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Germany will deploy extra police to protect mosques, r..
A sarcophagus discovered in the remains of an ancient temple in Rome is causing a stir among histori..
South Korea has stepped up measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, as confirmed infec..
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Tens of thousands of people attended vigils for the ni..
Iranians were voting Friday for a new parliament which conservatives are expected to dominate, with ..
An eruption of new virus cases in South Korea, Iran and Chinese hospitals and prisons rekindled conc..
Roger Stone, long-time adviser and ally to President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 40 months i..
Dozens of protesters in a Ukrainian town have attacked buses carrying evacuees from coronavirus-hit ..
Movement for much of China's population of 1.4 billion people is, to some extent, restricted in..
A huge cyber-attack which knocked out more than 2,000 websites in the country of Georgia last year w..
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The investigation into a deadly gun attack in Hanau is..
A religious group in South Korea has been identified as a coronavirus hotbed, officials say, amid a ..
In a slugfest of a debate worthy of Las Vegas, billionaire Michael Bloomberg came under attack from ..
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The Japanese government on Thursday said..
A witness in Julian Assange's extradition hearing will claim President Donald Trump offered the..
Rising White House hopeful Michael Bloomberg has been taking heavy fire from fellow Democratic rival..
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Eight people are dead following two shootings at shish..
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Tunisias designated Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday named..
China is one of the world's biggest economies.
It makes and sells all sorts of products to all..
The first passengers have begun disembarking from the virus-hit cruise ship moored off Yokohama, Jap..
Boeing's crisis-hit 737 Max jetliner faces a new potential safety issue as debris has been foun..
Four people, including three children, have died after a car was allegedly set alight in the Austral..
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tues..
The judge in the Harvey Weinstein rape case has warned the lead defence lawyer not to talk to the pr..
Private jet operators have seen a big spike in requests from passengers wanting to charter their own..
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has filed for bankruptcy protection in a move that the group says wi..
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will take part in a nomination debate for the fi..
US President Donald Trump will be visiting India next week, with his packed schedule including a sto..
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Ashraf Ghani has secured a second term a..
Health officials in China have published the first details of more than 70,000 cases of Covid-19, in..
Apple has warned that disruption in China from the coronavirus will mean revenues falling short of f..
HSBC has said its profits for 2019 fell by 33%, mainly due to its investment and commercial banking ..
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The toll from China's coronavirus e..
For decades, the Uighur imam was a bedrock of his farming community in Chinas far west. On Fridays, ..
A document that appears to give the most powerful insight yet into how China determined the fate of ..