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Space tourism will be worth $8bn by 2030, but that's a fraction of today's $350bn space industry.

Bali and other regions are under tight COVID-19 restrictions as cases and deaths surge in the archipelago nation.

Lawmakers vote to repeal the death penalty more than 20 years after the country's last execution.

The global epidemic of surveillance using malicious spyware. Plus, Bild’s battle for political influence in Germany.

Fifteen-day lockdown order bans the gathering of more than two people in public in city of eight million.

The High Council for National Reconciliation’s chief discusses if trust has been built after months of negotiations.

Juan Francisco Sandoval dismissed as head of a special anti-corruption agency against impunity.

Thousands take to the streets of the Australian city to protest against lockdown restrictions amid a surge in cases.

Heavy rains in western Maharashtra state triggered landslides and flooding, killing dozens of people.

In some parts of the national capital region, home to more than 13 million people, flooding cut off roads to vehicles.

President Guillermo Lasso mobilises 'all necessary human and economic resources' to re-establish order.

FBI files motions in courts to dismiss charges in five cases of Chinese researchers arrested on visa fraud charges.

Anti-military chants heard from inside colonial-era prison, which is used to hold opponents of the February coup.

The US is preparing to evacuate thousands of Afghan special visa applicants who are at risk from the Taliban.

US indexes rallied to fresh record highs on Friday as the market left behind early-week jitters.

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Beita in occupied West Bank to protest against illegal Israeli outpost nearby.

The blacklistings come in retaliation for the United States recently sanctioning Chinese officials in Hong Kong.

UNICEF estimates that most water pumping will gradually cease across Lebanon in the next four to six weeks.

UNESCO is considering 17 cultural and natural sites to add to its Heritage list.

The Olympics are held amid anger in much of the host country, Japan, with organisers hoping the mood will change.

Best of the week and behind the scenes.

Immigration minister says "several thousand" Afghan interpreters and others would be arriving in Canada soon.

Police and forensic specialists are still continuing the work of identifying human remains recovered from the disaster.

UN Security Council calls for 'immediate reversal' of decision by Turkey and Turkish Cypriots to reopen part of Varohsa.

Oxford University study finds that a longer gap between doses of Pfizer vaccine leads to higher overall antibody levels.

The sweeping set of rules under consideration could decimate the country’s $100bn education tech industry, say sources.

European Medicines Agency gives all clear for vaccine to be used in children aged between 12 and 17.

Shots erupted outside the ceremony for Jovenel Moise as hundreds of protesters clashed with police.

Israel threatens legal attack using anti-BDS laws passed by many US states, Palestinian advocates see pivotal moment.

White House weighs renewed mask mandates, distancing as deaths from COVID-19 rise in some US states and globally.

Fractional or lower dosing has been used around the world for years as a means to overcome vaccine shortages.

American Express's revenue jumped to $10.24bn from $7.68bn last year, the company reported on Friday.

Ohio MLB team's name change comes after decades of protests by Native American groups calling it a harmful stereotype.

Valentin Inzko has set jail terms to counter attempts by Bosnian Serbs to deny genocide in Srebrenica.

President's visit comes as China faces increased security concerns due to clashes with India, US withdrawal from Kabul.

Ghostwriters may not have their names on book covers, but their presence is likely found all over the bestseller list.

Japan's prime minister met with Pfizer's CEO to ensure the drugmaker delivers COVID-19 vaccines as supply dwindles.

Azerbaijan's serious crimes court says those sentenced will be deported after serving their prison terms.

A 66% stock jump on debut turned Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal into a poster boy for India’s fledgling startup scene.

Being 'white' is today an ideological conviction people acquire as they are indoctrinated into racism.

Diwekar, whose clients include top tycoons and Bollywood stars, dishes out advice that's discordant yet appealing.

Turkish naval ships and an aircraft have been deployed as part of search and rescue efforts.

Top leader's comments over Khuzestan protests come as media say one person shot dead in neighbouring Lorestan province.

Shutdown back in place to stem the tide of infections and deaths from the virus after weeklong recess for Eid al-Adha.

Opening ceremony marks beginning of summer games delayed for a year and held under unprecedented restrictions.

One child among those killed as they were returning from a weekly market in North Kivu province.

At least 36 people dead and 1,000 others trapped by floodwaters as monsoon rains pound Maharashtra state.

Wearing a full-face veil, a COVID-positive man disguised himself as his wife to board a domestic flight.