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Against the backdrop of protests over racial injustice and police brutality and with allegations of misconduct emboldening challengers, the top prosecutor in Georgias most populous country is fighting to keep his job.

Three days after a massive explosion rocked Beirut, killing at least 149 people and causing widespread devastation, rescuers are still searching for survivors and the government is investigating what caused the disaster.

Political tensions are rising in Thailand as prodemocracy activists vowed Friday to step up protests against the government and police arrested some key figures in recent demonstrations.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara says he has accepted the ruling partys nomination and will run for a third term in October.

The current study determined if there was an effect of this vaccine on the symptoms attributable to infection with the novel coronavirus.

Seven more fatalities were also reported overnight, pushing the death toll to 6,052, it said. With the detection of the 782 new cases, Pakistan's coronavirus tally now stands at 282,645, the ministry said, adding that 258,099 patients so far have recovere...

It remains to be seen whether it will serve as the long-awaited catalyst to dislodge an entrenched political class responsible for years of graft and mismanagement. Even if it does end up being the spark for change, it will likely take years of instabilit...

The United States is negotiating the sale of at least four sophisticated aerial drones to Taiwan for the first time, sources told Reuters, in a deal that is likely to further ratchet up SinoU.S. tensions.

The deal is a response to a similar agreement between Turkey and Libya’s Tripoli-based government last year that has spiked tensions in the East Mediterranean region.

Floyd was a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground by a white police officer in Minneapolis in May, sparking protests across the country calling for criminal justice reform across the nation.

Chinese firms already on Wall Street would have until 2022 to comply or lose their listing.

Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Friday reported 11 coronavirusrelated deaths and 450 new infections in the last 24 hours, compared with eight fatalities and 471 cases a day earlier.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued a decree on Thursday that will set aside 1.9 billion reais ($356 million) in funds to purchase and eventually produce the potential COVID19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University research...

Legislators in southern Mexico have approved a ban on selling highcalorie snack food to children, seeking to combat one of the worlds highest rates of childhood obesity.

President Donald Trump instantly ignited new controversy when he said recently that he may deliver his nomination acceptance speech during the Republican National Convention at the White House.

White House health experts warned of a slow rise in the percentage of people testing positive for the coronavirus in U.S. cities such as Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Washington, and urged local leaders to remain vigilant to avoid a surge.