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Protesters call for Brazil's president to resign as experts fear up to 800,000 will die from COVID

The number of coronavirus deaths in Brazil has now surpassed 500,000 - with thousands taking to the streets to demand… ...

Bolsonaro doesn't believe in social distancing, masks or vaccines. That wasn't lost on those protesting

The thud of drums and chanting filled streets across Brazil. A day of protest on the day official figures recorded… ...

Unvaccinated football fans to be banned from Qatar's World Cup stadiums

Fans at next year's World Cup in Qatar will not be allowed in stadiums unless they have been vaccinated against… ...

Iran nuclear deal: Israel attacks Iran as talks progress

Israel attacks Iran as world powers continue talks on reviving a landmark nuclear deal with Iran. ...

Covid: Brazil hits 500,000 deaths amid 'critical' situation

Experts warn the outbreak could worsen amid a slow vaccination programme and the start of winter. ...

Usain Bolt welcomes newborn twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo

The Olympic champion and his girlfriend Kasi Bennett announced the births on Instagram. ...

China has rolled out more than 1 billion vaccine doses

• The US triples its vaccine donations to Taiwan as the island battles an outbreak ...

How CNN obtained the dramatic videos of the US Capitol riot

Words can only describe so much from the nearly 500 criminal cases against rioters who overtook the US Capitol on… ...

This cargo ship's captain died aboard. The crew was stuck at sea for weeks, with a dead body no country would take

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Man Killed In "Tragic Accident" As Truck Hits US Pride Parade

One man was killed and another injured in what US authorities said Sunday was a "tragic accident" at a Pride… ...

Saudi Says US Downsizing Military Assets Won't Affect Defence Capabilites

A downsizing of US military assets in Saudi Arabia will not affect its defence capabilities, the Riyadh-led coalition said Sunday,… ...

"Interesting Signal": US On Comments By Kim Jong Un

The United States on Sunday said it saw as an "interesting signal" North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's comments this… ...

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Soviets Once Denied a Deadly Anthrax Lab Leak. U.S. Scientists Backed the Story.

The accident and a subsequent cover-up have renewed relevance as… ...

In the New Hong Kong, Booksellers Walk a Fine Line

Some independent shops flout the new limits on free expression.… ...

French Far Right Is Dealt a Setback in First Round of Regional Elections

A center-right party, Les Républicains, led the vote Sunday, while… ...

Der Druck wächst: Brasiliens Opposition fordert angesichts von 500 000 Corona-Toten den Rücktritt des «Massenmörders» Bolsonaro

Die Opposition organisiert die grössten Proteste seit Beginn der Pandemie. Präsident… ...

«Wir sind im Klassenkampf»: Die Linkspartei stellt die Umverteilung in den Mittelpunkt ihres Wahlkampfs

Höhere Steuern für Gutverdienende, eine Vermögenssteuer und eine Corona-Abgabe für… ...

In Melania Trumps slowenischer Heimat ist man enttäuscht von der ehemaligen First Lady

Nach Trumps Wahl ins Weisse Haus hatte man in der… ...

Government to increase budget by B90bn in 2022

The government plans to increase its investment budget by 90… ...

Restaurateurs insist on state relief package

Restaurant operators have reiterated their calls for the government to… ...

Govt defends decision not to back UN Myanmar motion

Thailand abstained on a vote to adopt the United Nations… ...

Erste Hochrechnungen: Schlappe für Frankreichs Rechtsextreme bei Regionalwahlen

In der ersten Runde hat Marine Le Pens Partei gemäss… ...

Pandemie in Portugal: In Lissabon verschärft sich die Corona-Lage

Möglicherweise haben Feriengäste die Delta-Variante ins Land gebracht. Portugals Regierung… ...

Nach Gipfeltreffen in Genf: US-Regierung bereitet weitere Sanktionen gegen Russland vor

Gemäss dem Nationalen Sicherheitsberater Jake Sullivan planen die USA wegen… ...

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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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