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Unable to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris used three days of confirmation hearings this week to remind voters of the stakes of the Nov. 3 election and how Democratic nominee Joe Biden would govern differently if he...

Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of Mexicos wealthiest men and an adviser to President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, has tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Ryanair became the latest European airline to announce big reductions in its winter schedule after coronavirusrelated travel restrictions were reimposed across the continent.

European lawmakers won't be returning to the French city of Strasbourg for next week's plenary session because of the COVID19 resurgence in France, the European Parliament president said Thursday.

Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation on Thursday in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election.

Hong Kong police raided the private offices of media tycoon and prodemocracy activist Jimmy Lai on Thursday, according to Lais aide.

The Chinese city of Qingdao said on Thursday it had suspended its health commission head and sacked a hospital director following an outbreak of coronavirus infections that ended China's run of about two months without reporting a local case.

The owner and director of a private elementary school that collapsed in Mexico City during the 2017 earthquake killing 19 children and seven adults was sentenced Wednesday to 31 years in prison.

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Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his Englishlanguage adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, has died. He was 95.

Russian authorities have given regulatory approval to a second coronavirus vaccine after earlystage studies, two months after a similar move prompted widespread criticism from scientists both at home and abroad.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of Rhode Island school children demanding a better civics education in the nation's public schools, but in the same decision praised the students for bringing attention to the issue and lamented t...

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalated Wednesday, as both sides exchanged accusations and claims of new attacks over the separatist territory of NagornoKarabakh, where heavy fighting continues for a third week despite a ceasefire deal.

Dry, windy weather posed an extreme wildfire risk Wednesday in Northern California, where massive blazes already have destroyed hundreds of homes and killed or injured dozens of people.

Russia announced on Wednesday it had approved a second COVID19 vaccine, as the country recorded a record daily increase in coronavirus cases and switched to online classes for secondary school in the capital.

Dark splotches that indicate zones of high coronavirus contagion are staining maps of Europe blood red as governments scramble to prevent another round of total lockdowns, even by taking unpopular decisions to close schools, bars and gyms.