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South China Sea: US says Beijing’s claims to disputed area ‘completely unlawful

The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said Washington will treat Beijing’s pursuit of resources in the South China…

July 14, 2020

The World: Elvis Presley’s grandson dies aged 27

Presley's representative Roger Widynowski said in a statement to The Associated Press on today that she was "heartbroken" after learning…

July 13, 2020

The World: British man dies after ‘falling from Spanish hotel balcony and killing bystander’

A British man has died at a Spanish hotel in a fall that killed another man, according to reports. A…

July 12, 2020

The World: President Trump commutes Roger Stone’s sentence

President Trump has commuted the sentence of his longtime adviser Roger Stone, calling him a victim of the “Russian hoax”…

July 11, 2020

Covid 19 coronavirus: ‘Unknown pneumonia’ deadlier than coronavirus

The Chinese embassy in Kazakhstan has warned of a deadly "unknown pneumonia" after the former Soviet republic reported a spike…

July 10, 2020

Roger Stone banned from Facebook, Instagram after controversial post

President Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone has been blocked on Facebook and Instagram just days after he publicly asked the…

July 9, 2020

The World: Six arrested after ‘Dutch torture chambers’ found

Six men have been arrested in the Netherlands following the discovery of seven shipping containers converted into cells and torture…

July 8, 2020

The World: Brazil’s Bolsonaro takes Covid-19 test after showing symptoms

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus and his lungs were…

July 7, 2020

The World: China issues bubonic plague alert, forbids eating risky animals

Chinese authorities have issued a warning about the bubonic plague and forbidden eating certain animals after a suspected case was…

July 6, 2020

The World: US to Send Aircraft Carriers and Warships to the South China Sea

The U.S. Navy will send two aircraft carriers and several warships to the South China Sea for military exercises just…

July 5, 2020

The World: Russia set to reopen embassy in Libya

Russia will reopen its embassy in Libya although it will be temporarily based in Tunisia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…

July 4, 2020

The World: New Zealand mosque shooter sentencing begins on August 24

Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty earlier this year to 51 charges of murder, 40 charges of attempted murder and one charge…

July 3, 2020

The World: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding…

July 2, 2020

The World: Concern for pandemic potential flu strain found in China

A new strain of swine flu that has the potential to cause another pandemic has been labelled "very, very dangerous"…

July 1, 2020

The World: WHO warns ‘we cannot let our guard down’ after new flu virus discovered in China

The World Health Organisation has said it will “read carefully” a Chinese study on a new swine flu, which researchers…

June 30, 2020

The World: Trump denies being told about Russian bounties to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan

President of the United States Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was never briefed on intelligence that Russians offered…

June 29, 2020

The World: Two injured, four dead in shooting in Walmart Distribution Centre in California

Two people were left dead and at least four people were in fair condition at a hospital Saturday after a…

June 28, 2020

The world: Spain’s top researchers discover coronavirus in waste water collected on March 12, 2019

Researchers at the University of Barcelona, one of Spain's most prestigious universities, had detected the presence of the novel coronavirus…

June 27, 2020

Scientists begin to understand the many health problems caused by COVID-19

Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which…

June 26, 2020

The World: Trump says “probably” sending U.S. troops from Germany to Poland

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he probably would send some U.S. troops from Germany to Poland during his…

June 25, 2020

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