Global coronavirus deaths pass ‘agonizing milestone’ of 1 million
The global death toll from COVID-19 rose past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has...
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EU and Britain far apart as key week of Brexit talks begins
By Jan Strupczewski, John Chalmers and Elizabeth Piper The European Union and Britain both said a post-Brexit deal was still some way off and differences...
Texas county on alert over brain-eating amoeba after death of 6-year-old
Texas has stepped up efforts to counter the threat posed by a brain-eating amoeba detected in the water supply of a coastal county that led to the...
Philippines’ Duterte calls out Facebook after accounts taken down
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that Facebook could not stop him from promoting the objectives of his government, telling the social media giant...
U.S., Greece call for peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in east Mediterranean
By Angeliki Koutantou The United States and Greece called on Monday for a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the east Mediterranean as U.S. Secretary...
‘Music is not a crime’: U.N. experts urge Nigeria to lift singer’s death sentence
U.N. rights experts asked Nigeria on Monday to release a 22-year-old singer who was condemned to death over an allegedly blasphemous song, and said the...
Fiercest clashes since 1990s rage in Azerbaijan’s ethnic Armenian enclave (Update 5)
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova Fighting escalated sharply on Monday between Azerbaijan and its ethnic Armenian mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and at least 29 people...
Five things to watch in the first Trump-Biden debate
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden square off on Tuesday in their first presidential debate. With five weeks to go until the Nov. 3...
Children have 44% lower odds of catching Covid-19 than adults, UK analysis
Children have 44% lower odds of catching COVID-19 than adults, according to an analysis led by the president of Britain’s Royal College of Paediatrics and...
Uber granted 18-month London licence after legal battle
Uber has won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence which was taken away over safety concerns, after a judge ruled on Monday that...
Greek police probe aid workers on Lesbos island
Greek police have opened an inquiry into the activities of aid workers facilitating what authorities said were illegal entries into the country through the island...
Turkey sees EU summit as chance for reset
Turkey sees a European Union summit this week as an opportunity to reset relations between them, but the bloc must produce specific proposals and a...
Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 according to the NYT
President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, after years of reporting heavy losses from his business enterprises to offset...
At least 16 dead in clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan (Update 4)
LATEST: The Nagorno-Karabakh breakaway region said on Monday that 15 more of its servicemen had been killed in fighting with Azerbaijan’s forces on Sunday. Some...
Swiss voters clearly reject curbs on EU immigration
Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected on Sunday a right-wing party’s attempt to scrap a pact allowing the free movement of people from the European Union, opting...
UK police arrest man after fatal shooting of police officer
A man had been arrested on suspicion of supplying a firearm as part of the investigation into the fatal shooting of a British police officer,...
Greece calls on Turkey to condemn flag incident on Greek island (with video)
Greece on Sunday called on Turkey to condemn and investigate what it said was an “insult” to its national flag on the Greek island of...
Police clash with Portland protesters and press; more than 20 arrested
By Deborah Bloom and Andrew Hay Police clashed with anti-racism protesters and pushed back members of the press in downtown Portland, Oregon into early Sunday...
UK wants university students to be able to return home for Christmas (Update)
The British government wants university students to be able to return home for Christmas, culture minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, amid concerns that restrictions...
South African defence minister’s pay docked over use of military plane
South Africa’s president has reprimanded defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and docked her pay for three months for taking a delegation to Zimbabwe on an air...
