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Pregnant women and their unborn babies dying in Brazil as COVID deaths set to pass 500k mark

Brazil is likely to pass the awful mark of 500,000 COVID-related deaths in the next two days. Only the United… ...

Three killed, two missing after dropping over dam in inflatable rings - four rescued after 19 hours

Three people are dead and two are missing after a group of nine people, all believed to be from the… ...

Eriksen discharged from hospital nearly a week after collapse - and visits Denmark team

Denmark's Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital and visited his teammates nearly a week after collapsing on the pitch. ...

Iran election: Hardliner Raisi set to win in first round

Vote-counting shows Ebrahim Raisi - Iran's top judge - has so far received 62% of the vote. ...

Myanmar coup: UN calls for arms embargo against military

In a rare move, the UN condemns the overthrowing of Aung San Suu Kyi and calls for an arms embargo. ...

Myanmar: Who are the ethnic armies training protesters?

Many protesters are being trained by ethnic armed groups - can they eventually topple the junta? ...

Ebrahim Raisi, ultra-conservative judiciary chief, set to be Iran's next president

Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, has won Iran's controversial presidential election, according to… ...

She was born in Australia, but the country wants to send her back to alleged war criminals

Tharnicaa was eight months old when Australian Border Force officers burst into her home in rural Australia, and tore her… ...

'You know that's not true': CNN reporter corrects man who stormed Capitol

CNN's Drew Griffin speaks with Josh Pruitt, a member of the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on January 6.… ...

Winston Churchill "Superyacht" Painting To Auction In New York

A piece of art weaving together one of the great statesmen of the 20th century, an icon of the jet… ...

Apple Daily Editor Ryan Law, CEO Cheung Kim-hung Denied Bail In Hong Kong

Two executives of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, charged under a national security law, were denied bail on Saturday… ...

Iran Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi Named Presidential Election Winner

Congratulations poured in for ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi Saturday on winning Iran's presidential election as his rivals conceded even before official… ...

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Iranians Vote in Presidential Election, but Mood is Pessimistic

Turnout appeared low on Friday, with many voters saying they… ...

How Autocrats From Russia and Kazakhstan Use London to Strike Global Foes

English courtrooms have become a battleground — and a source… ...

The European Union Recommends Opening to Americans to Rescue the Summer

The bloc recommended that its 27 member nations lift a… ...

Die Slowenen wollen die «Orbanisierung» ihres Landes nicht hinnehmen

Unter Janez Jansa schlägt Slowenien eine rechtsstaatlich bedenkliche Entwicklung ein.… ...

Die Revolution in Nicaragua frisst ihre Kinder. Und sich selbst

Präsident Daniel Ortega kann der Wahl im November entspannt entgegenblicken. Denn nahezu… ...

«Dialog und Konfrontation» – Kim Jong Un versucht sich wieder ins Gespräch zu bringen

Am Tag vor dem ersten Besuch des amerikanischen Nordkorea-Sondergesandten in… ...

Hong Kong media execs denied bail

HONG KONG: Two executives from Apple Daily were denied bail… ...

Singapore sees early rush for Sinovac vaccine

SINGAPORE: Offering Sinovac Biotech Covid-19 vaccines to the public in… ...

Cambodia reports record 20 Covid deaths

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia reported 20 deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday,… ...

Präsidentenwahl im Iran: Teilergebnisse: Raisi gewinnt mit 62 Prozent

Der ultrakonservative Kandidat Ebrahim Raisi hat die Präsidentenwahl im Iran… ...

Aufarbeitung statt Verklärung: Europas dunkle Seite ist nicht mehr so leicht zu verdrängen

Koloniale Gewalt wurde lange vertuscht und verleugnet, jetzt wird sie… ...

Leitartikel zum Gipfel Biden/Putin: Ein Gespräch unter Erwachsenen ohne Armdrücken

Der amerikanische und der russische Präsident werden keine Freunde mehr,… ...

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NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus

NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample

After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its… ...

NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to Earth

NASA invites the public and the media to watch its first asteroid sample return mission begin a two-year cruise home… ...

New discovery shows human cells can write RNA sequences into DNA

In a discovery that challenges long-held dogma in biology, researchers show that mammalian cells can convert RNA sequences back into… ...

Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities

Researchers have identified the brain regions involved in choosing whether to find out if a bad event is about to… ...

African great apes to suffer massive range loss in next 30 years

A new study predicts massive range declines of Africa's great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos -- due to the… ...

Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N8) – the Russian Federation

On 18 February 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the Russian Federation notified WHO of detection of avian influenza… ...

Ebola virus disease – Guinea

On 14 February 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea informed WHO of a cluster of Ebola Virus ...

Rift Valley fever – Kenya

Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya in humans in Isiolo and Mandera counties and in ...

HarmonyOS: Hands-on with Huawei's rival to Android

BBC Click's Chris Fox explores what Huawei's new operating system can do. ...

Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets

The ads will appear in only a few games at first as the firm assesses users' reactions. ...

Police to crack down on drones flown dangerously

Anyone flouting the rules faces having their drone confiscated, being fined or even imprisonment. ...

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