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New York City is shutting schools to try to stop the renewed spread of coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a painful about-face for one of the first big...

London's top market shrugged off early pessimism on Wednesday as traders again relished another piece of positive news from one of the world's biggest drugmakers.

IT is a proclamation that channels Churchill, Kennedy and even a little Queen Victoria.

Barack Obama has said it will take more than one election to reverse a culture of “crazy conspiracy theories” in US politics.

Staff at the National Sea Life Centre have carried out maintenance work while the Birmingham attraction is closed to the public.

Donald Trump's US presidential campaign has paid for a recount of two heavily Democratic Wisconsin counties.

The European Commission has asked EU member states to generalise the use of rapid antigen tests as winter approaches and Europe struggles to contain a second wave of coronavirus infections.

The European Commission has asked EU member states to generalise the use of rapid antigen tests as winter approaches and Europe struggles to contain a second wave of coronavirus infections.

Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators rallied in central Bangkok on Wednesday, a day after a chaotic protest outside parliament was marred by violence that left 55 people injured.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing's 737 Max for flight nearly two years after it was grounded following a pair of deadly crashes.

More pension savers are starting to withdraw funds after many pressed pause at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to insurers.

More pension savers are starting to withdraw funds after many pressed pause at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to insurers.

More pension savers are starting to withdraw funds after many pressed pause at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to insurers.

Pfizer Inc said today that final results from the late-stage trial of its Covid-19 vaccine show it was 95pc effective, adding it had the required two-months of safety data and...

German police have fired water cannons at demonstrators in Berlin protesting against coronavirus restrictions

German police have fired water cannons at demonstrators in Berlin protesting against coronavirus restrictions

German police have fired water cannons at demonstrators in Berlin protesting against coronavirus restrictions

MPs have voiced support for making theme parks more inclusive after a five-year-old boy in a wheelchair was left “humiliated” during a family trip to Legoland.

The average UK house price reached a record high of £245,000 in September, after jumping by 4.7% over the year, official figures show.

A farmer whose animal-themed social media channels have been a haven to many during lockdown has thanked his followers for their “overwhelming” support after the death of his goose.

A surge in demand for bikes and cycling equipment during lockdown has helped to drive Halfords to higher profits for the past six months.

Energy giant SSE has revealed a £115 million hit from the pandemic in its first half as profits dropped 26%.

Energy giant SSE has revealed a £115 million hit from the pandemic in its first half as profits dropped 26%.

Energy giant SSE has revealed a £115 million hit from the pandemic in its first half as profits dropped 26%.

Energy giant SSE has revealed a £115 million hit from the pandemic in its first half as profits dropped 26%.

The state of South Australia is beginning a six-day lockdown in response to a cluster of 22 coronavirus cases.

Donald Trump has fired the head of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 presidential election.

Barack Obama's new book A Promised Land was originally meant to be a single volume account of his eight-year presidency. “It didn't go as planned,” he says – and has...

Santa's trackers at the North American Aerospace Defence Command will continue to work despite the coronavirus pandemic this year.

George Clooney has confirmed he once gave 14 of his closest friends a million dollars (£754,000) each in cash and revealed he had to drive through Los Angeles with the...

ETHIOPIA resisted international pressure for mediation in a war in the country's north on Monday as its air force bombed the Tigrayan capital Mekelle, according to both diplomatic and military...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the devolution of powers to Scotland “a disaster”, a comment that played into the hands of Scottish nationalists pushing for an independence referendum that...

US Republican leaders are increasingly alarmed about the party's ability to defeat Democratic challengers in Georgia's two vital Senate runoff elections.

Donald Trump's administration yesterday announced new US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq to be completed just days before he leaves the White House.

Barack Obama's new book A Promised Land was originally meant to be a single volume account of his eight-year presidency. “It didn't go as planned,” he says – and has...

US Republican leaders are increasingly alarmed about the party's ability to defeat Democratic challengers in Georgia's two vital Senate runoff elections.

America's Catholic church leaders have called for more transparency and vetting in the appointment of bishops after the scandal of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who rose through the ranks despite...

US President-Elect Joe Biden has been putting the final touches to shaping his core White House team as President Trump's increasingly tenuous legal fight to reverse his loss in the...

Mouthwash can eradicate coronavirus within 30 seconds of being exposed to it in a laboratory, a scientific study has found.

Donald Trump has fired the head of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 presidential election.