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Talks will be first in-person meeting of high-level officials and will air disagreements between the two powers.

Despite the pandemic, 487,577 new businesses opened in the United States last year, according to online platform Yelp.

Relatives of Sheikh Ikrima Sabri say Israeli forces did not give a reason why he was taken into custody.

US House of Representatives vote sends bill to President Joe Biden for his signature, overcoming partisan divide.

President John Magufuli has not been seen in public for about two weeks, raising suspicion he is receiving medical care.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will tour the country and speak with supporters before making a final decision.

Art experts criticised the attempted sale to private collectors saying it was hidden from the public.

As democracy is in decline across the world, we need a new club of democracies to reverse this trend.

Re-election for second four-year term comes before May 22 legislative polls, the first Palestinian vote in 15 years.

Turkey's first nuclear plant has raised concerns around its safety and potential for use in building nuclear weapons.

Less wealthy nations urge the World Trade Organization to waive patents and boost vaccine access.

Kyle Rittenhouse trial deferred as US courts begin major trials related to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Ten years after Japan’s deadly earthquake and tsunami, we take a look at how the disaster unfolded.

Five Senate Republicans are retiring next year, giving Trump an opportunity to cement his mark on the party.

After reopening some business, the country marked a two-month high with 14,000 cases on Tuesday.

A new UN paper urges governments to consider pivoting policies and COVID relief cash toward building a greener future.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund is the world's largest and wields tremendous influence.

Richer countries hoarding excess doses, preventing poorer ones from getting vaccinated this year.

A key gauge of US inflation suggests that fears of rising prices weighing on the economic recovery may be overblown.

A collective of Senegalese artists and academics calls for President Macky Sall to be held accountable for his crimes.

Incident came when police fired rubber bullets at protesters rallying against fees at University of the Witwatersrand.

As Equatorial Guinea begins three-day mourning period over disaster, HRW says actual death toll 'much higher'.

Mexico is worried that support for victims of violence and suspension of Trump-era policies is encouraging migrants.

Order will boost the US's total supply of COVID-19 vaccine to enough for 500 million people, an official told Bloomberg.

The first in-person trip is seen as part of a wider campaign to combat China's influence in the region.

Research reveals the B.1.1.7 strain of the novel coronavirus is significantly more lethal than earlier variants.

A year into the pandemic, front-line health workers around the world share their experiences battling the coronavirus.

Three Syrians endured the hardship of al-Assad regime's brutal jail and developed a lifelong bond in the process.

There has been little acknowledgment of Portugal's role in the transatlantic slave trade - until now.

Authorities say Twitter failed to delete posts it said illegally urged children to take part in anti-gov't rallies.

Modelled after a Colombian project, Victims Register rallies public opinion by recording stories of loss and suffering.

Libya's parliament approves cabinet of PM Abdelhamid Dbeibah after two days of intense deliberations.

South Korea agrees to pay 1.18 trillion won ($1.03bn) for the upkeep of US troops there, ending year-long deadlock.

Rio de Janeiro state legislature votes to name the world-famous stadium after Brazilian football legend.

Almost 'entire population' of the territory infected by tests carried out from 1966 to 1996, investigation claims.

'World-beating' scheme promised by British PM Boris Johnson has failed to prevent repeated COVID lockdowns, report says.

Statue of the Confederate General and former Ku Klux Klan leader has been a subject of controversy for decades.

The 'Quad' meeting comes as US has stressed working with allies in the Indo-Pacific to counter Beijing's growing might.

Rights activist al-Hathloul, who was released in February after three years in prison, appeared at an appeal hearing.

A decade after triple disasters, Japan faces immense challenges in returning to what was previously considered normal.

Two white men and a woman with a police officer uncle are selected for the 12-member jury panel.

Two days after India went into lockdown in March 2020, Shikha Malhotra, who has a nursing degree, started volunteering.

Pakistan begins vaccinating people over 60 against coronavirus, kicking off the second phase of a countrywide campaign.

Dbeibah slams the presence of foreign fighters in Libya as a violation of the country's sovereignty.

After destruction of sacred site, Aboriginal group to assess firms on environmental, social, governance measures.

The newest allegation comes as the state's attorney general is probing claims against governor Andrew Cuomo.

Red Cross survey highlights costs for those aged 18 to 25 of war that has killed hundreds of thousands.

Here's a look at photographs taken last March just about the time the coronavirus was declared a pandemic.

China breached 'each and every' provision of UN Genocide Convention in treatment of Uighurs, says US think-tank.

The Stream reflects on a pandemic year that has challenged family, work and community life.