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The eradication of wild polio from Africa in August was hailed as a "great day" by the WHO. Still, the overbearing pandemic kept it from front pages and ensured that a near-fatal blow to a deadly disease occurred with little fanfare.

A fire killed at least seven people and injured several others on Saturday at a private hospital that was treating coronavirus patients on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, local sources and media said.

When I met George Blake in Moscow in September 1991, two weeks after an abortive coup against Kremlin leader Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union was in the process of falling apart and the Communist party had been banned for its role in the putsch.

The death toll from a Wednesday attack in the western BenishangulGumuz region of Ethiopia has risen to 222 people, a volunteer from the country's Red Cross told Reuters on Friday.

Britain deployed additional military personnel to the port of Dover on Friday to help clear the queues of lorries following the resumption of crosschannel travel for drivers who test negative for COVID19.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday corrected statements he had made in parliament, apologising for what he said were mistakes regarding a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier.

“The Dissident” will now open in 150 to 200 theaters across the country on Christmas Day and then become available for purchase on premium video-on-demand channels on Jan. 8. (Original plans called for an 800-theater release in October, but those were sca...

British and European Union negotiators sealed a Brexit deal on Thursday, just a week before the United Kingdom finally leaves the orbit of the 27nation bloc, its biggest trading partner.

Canada's indigenous communities have been prioritized for the COVID19 vaccine but distributing it across difficult and remote terrain will be a challenge, as authorities deploy small planes and boats to ship the drug.

China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

Tracy and Paul Najjar believe their daughter Alexandra could have survived the Aug. 4 explosion at Beirut port if the authorities had raised the alarm on that fateful day.

Top U.S. national security officials agreed on Wednesday on a proposed range of options to present to President Donald Trump aimed at deterring any attack on U.S. military or diplomatic personnel in Iraq, a senior administration official told Reuters.

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID19, the illness caused by the virus.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach left Canada's 10 exhibition victory over Russia in the third period Wednesday night at the world junior tournament after injuring his right wrist.

Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai will host the inaugural world mountain and trail championships next year, World Athletics said on Wednesday.