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Economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for creating an experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. “This year's laureates have introduced a new...

Cycling great Eddy Merckx sustained head injuries in a crash while riding with friends.

Hunter Biden has said he will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm at the end of the month as part of a pledge...

Russia's military will this week undertake a sweeping drill of its strategic nuclear forces.

South Korean pop star and actress Sulli has been found dead at her home south of Seoul.

South Korean pop star and actress Sulli has been found dead at her home south of Seoul, police said.

The Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.

A man dressed as broccoli was led away by police in connection to Extinction Rebellion protests in London on Sunday.

Nearly complete results in Poland's weekend election confirm that the conservative ruling party Law and Justice capitalised on its popular social spending policies and social conservatism to do better than...

South Korea's justice minister resigned on Monday, citing the political burden of an investigation into alleged financial crimes and academic favors surrounding his family. The scandal has rocked Seoul's liberal...

Boris Johnson is coming under pressure to concede more ground to Brussels as hopes for an early breakthrough in the Brexit talks appeared to falter.

Boris Johnson is coming under pressure to concede more ground to Brussels as hopes for an early breakthrough in the Brexit talks appeared to falter.

The boss of Cake Box has promised further growth after the vegetarian and egg-free cake retailer opened nine new stores across the UK in the last six months.

THE most unusual items people have asked to be buried with include a Chinese takeaway, a false leg, and a dustpan, a new study reveals.

Germany's exports to the UK have dropped 4.6% in the first seven months of 2019 compared with a year earlier.

European Union foreign ministers must again condemn Turkey's offensive in Syria and call for an arms embargo on Ankara, France's foreign minister said on Monday. “This offensive is going to...

The former boss of drinks giant Diageo has been snapped up as an adviser for fast-growing premium gin business Brockmans, the company has announced.

Fortnite's entire map has disappeared into a black hole, leaving gamers unable to play, as part of a worldwide event to mark the end of the game's 10th season.

Rescue crews in Japan are digging through mudslides and searching for missing people following a typhoon that has left dozens dead.

Shares in cyber security group Sophos have jumped 37% as investors react to a 3.82 billion dollar (£3 billion) takeover bid by a US private equity group.

Spain's Supreme Court has convicted 12 former Catalan politicians and activists for their roles in the secession movement of 2017.

The founder of fashion brand Superdry has been appointed chief executive on a permanent basis as his control is extended for a further 18 months.

Syria's state news agency says government forces have entered the northern town of Tal Tamr that is close to Turkey's border.

Syria's army has deployed near the Turkish border hours after Syrian Kurdish forces previously allied with the US said they had reached a deal with Damascus to help them fend...

Rescue crews in Japan are digging through mudslides and searching for missing people following a typhoon that has left dozens dead.

The death toll has risen to 35 and 17 people remain missing as Japan deals with the destructive Typhoon Hagibis.

Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan to rescue people stranded in flooded homes yesterday, as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to as high...

Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan to rescue people stranded in flooded homes yesterday, as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to as high...

Joe Biden's son Hunter has announced he is stepping down from the board of a Chinese-backed private equity company after getting caught up in the Donald Trump impeachment row.

Black-clad protesters adopted guerrilla tactics as the protests in Hong Kong dragged into a 19th week, wreaking havoc by popping up in small groups in multiple locations yesterday.

Up to 780 women affiliated with Islamic State and their children have fled en masse from a camp where Irish Isil bride Lisa Smith has been held in northern Syria.

Pope Francis has canonised Cardinal John Henry Newman, the Englishman who in 1851 founded the Catholic University in Dublin, the precursor of today's UCD.

Turkey's decision last week to attack the Kurdish forces in northern Syria known as the YPG alarmed Nato and appalled the Kurds' Western military allies.

Poland's conservative ruling party Law and Justice have secured a comfortable majority in the parliament to govern for four more years, according to an exit poll.

Hollywood and Bollywood actors raised eyebrows yesterday by appearing in Saudi Arabia to promote the kingdom's entertainment industry, a year after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Syrian government troops will deploy along the border with Turkey to help Kurdish fighters fend off Turkey's invasion of northern Syria, the Kurds said, hours after President Donald Trump ordered...

An exit poll indicated that Poland's conservative ruling party Law and Justice won the most votes in Sunday's general election.

Conservative law professor Kais Saied has overwhelmingly won Tunisia's presidential election, polling agencies have said.

Rapper Kanye West surprised students at Howard University with a pop-up Sunday Service.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today told his cabinet that a last-minute Brexit deal was still possible but there was significant work to be done to reach one, as intensive...