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Beijing maintains tough stance despite olive branch from Taiwan's president in New Year speech.

Prime minister says games will be a celebration of unity even as surging cases fuel state of emergency calls.

Three people in Peru were killed this week in clashes with police at workers' protests demanding higher wages.

Decision allows for future hearings to decide the fate of the only woman on US federal death row, Lisa Montgomery.

Cuban foreign minister rejects the move as a 'punitive measure' that aims to tighten the US blockade against Cuba.

The African Continental Free Trade Area brings together the continent's multitrillion-dollar economy into one bloc.

IAEA says Iran informed the agency of the move that will take place at the Fordow plant.

Yellen earned more than $7m in speaking fees from firms including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Google.

Senate vote on Friday enacts into law $740bn defence spending legislation to which President Donald Trump had objected.

US passes another grim milestone as it fails to meet year-end goal of administering 20 million COVID-19 vaccines.

US President-elect Joe Biden says goal is 'to keep America safe' amid COVID-19, 'but still allow people to celebrate'.

At least 11 people were killed and several injured during New Year's Eve celebrations across the world on Thursday.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to unite 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic bloc.

Attacks on vessels in the Gulf and the Red Sea have been rife as tensions flare between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Its economy battered by low oil prices and COVID, Oman is looking to borrow $4.2bn to plug its fiscal gap.

Aimaq, editor-in-chief of Voice of Ghor radio, is the fifth media worker to be killed in Afghanistan in two months.

Cuba is devaluing its peso for the first time since the 1959 revolution with profound consequences for its people.

Farmers had gone to the fields in eastern Beni when they were attacked on New Year's Eve, an official says.

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Conflict, which has seen increased violence in recent days, is causing 'numerous innocent victims', says Francis.

UK says Brexit made it possible to drop sales tax on period products, given country is no longer bound by EU rules.

Vaccine to be sent to India's drugs regulator for approval after it got the nod by government-appointed panel.

Cases and the number of virus-related deaths are rising, prompting concerns for the overstretched NHS.

At least one policeman was killed in the attack, which the armed group has claimed without providing evidence.

Scientists fear shortages because other vaccines are not being approved, leaving Pfizer-BioNTech to fill gap.

Nearly a million people displaced or isolated for months by the worst flooding in memory are now threatened by famine.

Iran says US show of force may raise tensions to 'alarming level' ahead of the anniversary of Qassem Soleimani killing.

As Brexit was completed, chaos was avoided at UK borders, but critical issues unleashed by the historic divorce remain.

Army was chasing ADF fighters when they found bodies of civilians who had been 'taken by surprise in their fields'.

Dozens of people arrested, including Islamic leader, after Muslim mob destroyed temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Why does Australia act as if it can ignore the climate crisis, and how long can it keep to this suicidal posture?

At least 75 people killed by government forces in the unrest that followed Hachalu Hundessa's murder, rights body says.

Twenty killed in crash which took place near Tamanrasset, a transit point for African migrants seeking to go to Europe.

Cairo condemns what it calls an 'attack on Egyptian state' and accuses Addis Ababa of using an 'aggressive tone'.

Small companies have taken the brunt of the COVID slump, but their agility has proven to be their greatest asset.

Project was first approved in 2013 but was delayed repeatedly; Malaysia wanted changes due to COVID economic downturn.

Rally's transfer to Saudi Arabia in 2020 returned 50-year-old Al-Attiyah to the Gulf desert environment he knew best.

Beyond COVID-19, research by African scientists in 2020 made gains in helping understand diseases that affect millions.

Six individuals, including a former prime minister, charged with seeking to mount a coup, their lawyers say.

Ford had been expected to terminate its India business after struggling in the world's fourth-biggest car market.

Move follows Trump order barring US investments in Chinese companies allegedly tied to China's military.

COVID-19 has cut doctor visits and demand for some drugs, denting pharmaceutical firms' revenues.

The first change since 1984 follows criticism that the anthem failed to recognise Indigenous history.

The North Korean leader also thanked the people for their support in a letter shared by state media.

The people of remote Pacific island battled corporate greed and war on its long road to independence.

The UK's departure from the European Union has ramifications far beyond trade and the single market.

UN health agency says emergency use listing 'opens the door' for countries to expedite their vaccine approval processes.

Pioneering women who spent decades fighting for abortion rights in Argentina look back at their victorious struggle.

Three people die during clashes between police and protesting farm workers, who are demanding higher wages.

Georgia's Senate runoff elections are Tuesday and Perdue's quarantine will sideline him for the rest of the campaign.