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US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday which ended trade preferences with Hong Kong. He also signed a law that imposes sanctions on...

BRUSSELS: The General Court of the European Union (EU) on Wednesday rescinded an EU order which had required U.S. technology giant Apple to repay Ireland 13...

UNITED NATIONS: The Security Council held an in-person meeting on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York, the first of its kind since mid-March when...

The world's population will increase from the current 7.8 billion to a peak of 9.7 billion by 2064, before dropping back to 8.8 billion by the...

NEW DELHI: Authorities in India's eastern state of Bihar will impose a complete lockdown for a period of 16 days to contain the spread of COVID-19...

WASHINGTON: The US government has rescinded a new rule that could have denied international students their stay in the country if they only attend online...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's opposition party leader Todd Muller resigned on Tuesday after less than two months in the role. "It has become clear to...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil on Monday reported a total of 1,884,967 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 72,883 people have died from the disease. In...

WASHINGTON: As the United States is faced with a ballooning COVID-19 caseload, a number of states have rolled back their reopening plans and announced new...

The Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday cleared the way for the first federal executions in 17 years. The top court's 5-to-4 decision...