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Life in the shadow of an active volcano might be risky but people living near Mount Vesuvius in Italy are there to stay.

It took group of eight 32 hours by train and two hours by bus to reach the border on 'long and difficult' journey home.

Australia's parliament passed landmark legislation on Thursday requiring global tech giants to pay for news content.

US Trade Representative nominee's stance suggests permanent shift away from liberalisation policies of pre-Trump era.

Controversial ban imposed since March last year lifted after months of protests by Muslim and rights groups.

The South American country has the world's second-highest death toll after the United States.

Big Tech firms will be obliged to remove content within 36 hours of receiving a legal order, according to new rules.

Weekly jobless claims tumbled by 111,000 last week to three-month low, as demand for US goods rose strongly in January.

Six generals cited over rights abuses and companies told not to work with military-linked businesses after Feb 1 coup.

The Dutch motion says China's actions in Xinjiang, including birth control measures, fall under UN genocide convention.

Pacific island nation's four-time prime minister was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early February.

At least 17 pro-Iran fighters killed in strikes, which Pentagon says was in response to recent attacks in Iraq.

Amnesty says hundreds of civilians were killed by Eritrean troops in Ethiopian town of Axum last November.

Calls are growing for sanctions on the military's vast business empire after the February 1 coup.

Some of the asylum seekers have been there more than a year due to immigration rules set by former President Trump.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price called for a fair hearing for Matthew Heath, who was detained in September.

Biden affirms US commitment to Saudi defence, calls for diplomacy in Yemen and praises release of rights activists.

Controversial plan to ship surplus coronavirus vaccines to a group of allied nations frozen amid legal challenge.

President Joe Biden is halfway through his pledge to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office.

Angela Merkel says the bloc must prepare to vaccinate for new coronavirus variants across the coming years.

As refineries in Texas reopen after last week's freeze, concerns over OPEC+'s willingness to continue output cuts grow.

Lawyer for the Kremlin critic says Navalny moved to an undisclosed detention centre that may be a prison camp.

The raise comes amid US President Joe Biden's plans to raise the national minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.

Palestinian Authority foreign minister denounces Israel sending vaccines to foreign allies as 'political blackmail'.

Swedish striker, who has Bosnian roots, was subjected to ethnic abuse by an individual seated in a VIP box in Serbia.

UN's human rights chief said Sri Lankan government is failing to pursue those responsible for war crimes.

Manhattan district attorney finally gets Trump tax documents, but that doesn't mean they will become public.

Armenian army demands PM's resignation, prompting thousands of his supporters to rally against 'coup attempt'.

Historically low mortgage rates in the US spurred a pandemic housing boom, which the rising cost of borrowing may cool.

LGBTG protections will be enshrined in US law if bill survives a steep climb to 60 votes in the Senate.

US prosecutors say Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez accepted a bribe from Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo'.

The global economy is at risk of a 'dangerous and permanent divergence', the US Treasury secretary warned G20 officials.

The court affirmed that Uber drivers are workers and they should be treated as such.

Spinners take 28 out of 30 wickets to fall as tourists handed two-day hammering at world's biggest cricket stadium.

AMC Entertainment, Koss Corp, and Nokia Oyj also gained as retail traders revived the surge in Reddit-treasured stocks.

Violence erupted after former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum was declared winner of Sunday's runoff vote.

Two counties in Georgia ask for over $15k in legal fees related to lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign.

Foreign ministry denial follows reports from Washington that some of its personnel were being made to undergo the test.

Biden reverses order saying cities like Portland and Seattle are 'anarchist' havens, blocking them from federal funds.

The Kremlin critic stopped attending far-right rallies many years ago, but he still supports anti-migrant measures.

Fed systems executing millions of transactions a day went down Wednesday due to what seemed to be an internal glitch.

South Africa's Olympic champion challenges restrictions of testosterone in female athletes.

The acting head of the Capitol police will testify before a House committee as Congress continues to probe the violence.

Pashinyan has faced calls to quit from critics angered by his handling of last year's Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Iran wants an end to sanctions. Washington wants a say in Iran’s nukes and regional role. Can they make a deal … again?

Pashinyan faces calls to quit over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, but his supporters have come out in force.

PM-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah set to name a transitional government tasked with unifying the war-torn nation.

Only a pragmatic approach can lift Somalia out of its current crisis.

Celtic have some of the most passionate fans but their cause goes beyond sport to fight human rights issues.

The victims were kidnapped and fatally shot while travelling in a UN World Food Programme convoy.