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This years Womens Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is set to be postponed until 2022 because of continued uncertainty caused by the COVID19 pandemic, the sports governing body said Tuesday.

Under the new rules, the timeline of stipulated 90 days for Facebook's action will start when the board takes up a case for review.

Washington, Mar 1 (AP) The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to advance the nomination of Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general. The committee voted 15 to seven in favor of Garland's nomination at a meeting on Monday...

A Virginia man has been convicted of murder and now faces up to life in prison for strangling his wife with his hands and some pajama pants.

Shamima Begum was 15 years old when in 2015 she left the UK with two school friends to join ISIS in Syria.

The country has been in crisis since the army seized power and detained civilian govt leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A former aide's allegations that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected her to an unwanted kiss during years of sexual harassment have spurred calls for an investigation and questions about who might meaningfully conduct one.

Microsoft Corp's failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal government agencies, according to security experts and the office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden.

The letter is the latest episode in the long-running family drama of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the hereditary ruler of Dubai and a horse-racing acquaintance of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underwent a successful surgery for appendicitis on Wednesday, the royal court said, and he left the hospital soon after the operation.

Pence harbored no ill will towards Trump over the January 6 riot, where pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol with many looking for Pence who was presiding over the congressional certification of Joe Biden's victory.

Queen Latifah is becoming a TV star for CBS at a time broadcast networks can really use one, while Dwayne Johnson and Kenan Thompson made respectable sitcom debuts for NBC.

A 6yearold boy was severely injured during a blaze at a migrant camp northwest of Athens, Greece's fire service said late Tuesday.

A former Florida resident accused of traveling to Turkey and attempting to join the Islamic State group was indicted Tuesday on a terrorism charge.

The expected shortfall, which has not previously been reported, comes after a big reduction in supplies in the first quarter and could hit the EU's ability to meet its target of vaccinating 70% of adults by the summer.

The former official said Trump did not ask any of his aides whether there would be any problems in making such an offer.