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Researchers say about 66,000 people in Southeast Asia are infected each year with SARS-related coronaviruses.

Millions of lives are hit by Western sanctions leading to withdrawal of development support in impoverished country.

Firefighters from Mexico and Venezuela helped fight the blaze at Matanzas port using boats, planes and helicopters.

Chinese ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian says change of government in Canberra offers an 'opportunity to reset' ties.

Ashura is observed on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, by all Muslims.

Tuesday's vote saw low turnout and official results are expected to be announced on Thursday at the earliest.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 168th day, we take a look at the main developments.

At least nine people killed and thousands of homes damaged after South Korean capital hit by heaviest rain in a century.

The Better Cotton Initiative faced scrutiny over its work after partnering with Chinese firm accused of rights abuses.

Tesla chief sold nearly $7bn worth of shares to avoid an emergency sale in case he is forced to complete Twitter deal.

Four-metre-long animal will now be taken to a saltwater basin on France's northern coast amid hopes it can be saved.

Gang warfare continues to destabilise the country's fraught state of security.

The women say the drug eases the pain of their children with conditions such as cerebral palsy and should be legal.

New York-based company FCTRY says $1 from every figure sold will go to Ukraine.

The failure to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham means that none of those who witnessed Till's abduction will face justice.

Consumer prices jumped 8.15 percent last month compared to a year earlier, Mexico's government said.

The FDA has issued emergency authorisation for a dosage technique that would allow more shots of vaccine per vial.

The fast-food chain agreed to pay about 13,000 employees who worked at its New York City restaurants.

Russia's Transneft says oil flows halted to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary over payment issue.

The transitional government and dozens of rival factions have signed a peace deal.

Prime Minister Modi's party loses power in Bihar, India's third-most populous state after coalition collapses.

The US Justice Department is going after Alphabet's Google for dominating the digital advertising market space.

Law enforcement officials in New Mexico identify suspect as 51-year-old Muhammad Syed, hail cooperation with community.

The ruling adds to the former president's growing list of legal challenges as he hints at a 2024 presidential campaign.

A four-metre-long whale has been stranded in a river since last week and is now fighting for its life until transfer.

Army says the explosions occurred on a rural road in the Bam province of the country's Central-North region.

Republicans rally in defence of former president and condemn the FBI search as Democrats say no one is above the law.

UN says temperatures nearly half a degree above average last month, as EU monitor records record-low Antarctic sea ice.

With rival Lula leading in presidential polls ahead of Oct 2 elections, observers fear Bolsonaro will not accept defeat.

Huge columns of fire rose into the sky and thick black smoke bellowed for days, darkening the sky as far away as Havana.

One person has been reported dead and several others injured in the Russian-annexed territory, local authorities say.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges Western countries to impose a blanket travel ban on Russians.

Biden's team has stressed that the CHIPS and Science act is vital to competing with and countering China.

The US superstar is one of the most decorated tennis players in history, with 23 singles Grand Slam titles.

The second-most severe alert after red means that people vulnerable to extreme heat could face adverse health effects.

Palestinians lament the loss of their homes and workplaces, believe Israeli forces trying to displace people in Gaza.

A Turkish ship sets off to drill for gas in the eastern Mediterranean - a move that risks inflaming regional tensions.

Cheryl Seidner has helped the Wiyot tribe reclaim their land and ceremony decades after a massacre stole both.

Soldiers battling the invasion have more to fight for than their Russian rivals, so morale is higher among some.

Tony Minichiello is found guilty of four charges, including 'sexually physical behavior' with athletes.

The Department of Homeland Security says the Migrant Protection Protocols programme will be unwound 'quickly'.

Miyake pioneered high-tech, comfortable clothing and was among wave of Japanese designers who made their mark in Paris.

Miyake, a designer and artist who defined an era in Japan’s modern history, has died of cancer.

Gaza has faced yet another devastating, deadly Israeli attack, but the world continues to ignore our endless trauma.

Military says 'complex and coordinated attack' in country's south likely carried out by ISIL-affiliated group.

The election was also plagued by violence, delays, fraud allegations and voters missing from the electoral roll.

Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, 30, had been on the run for months and evaded several assassination attempts by Israeli forces.

At least eight people died in Seoul after torrential rain caused power outages, and left roads and subways submerged.

The United States is witnessing a new phase of the 'Big Sort' - with likely grave consequences.

New Delhi fears its bigger and more powerful rival China will use Hambantota port as military base in India's back yard.