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Pope Francis made an unannounced, predawn visit to a Rome landmark on Tuesday to pray after he was forced to cancel the traditional public ceremony because of the coronavirus.

The National Zoo has struck a new extension of its longstanding agreement with the Chinese government that will keep the zoo's iconic giant pandas in Washington for another three years.

The World Health Organization does not foresee countries making it mandatory for citizens to take the new COVID19 vaccines which have been developed, an official said on Monday.

Asian equities recorded their biggest foreign inflow in at least 12 years in November, data showed, as promising developments related to COVID19 vaccines bolstered expectations of a faster regional recovery from the pandemic.

Turkey recorded 30,402 new coronavirus cases, including asymptomatic ones, over the past 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed on Sunday.

When a party loses the White House, a new crop of presidential hopefuls typically begin moving quickly to lay the groundwork for a run in the next campaign.

Britain is prepared to keep negotiating with the European Union on a postBrexit trade deal until there is no longer any point doing so, farming minister George Eustice said on Sunday, adding that the country was ready for a nodeal scenario.

A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected a bid by a conservative lawyer to block Presidentelect Joe Biden's victory in Georgia and left in place procedures that will make it easier for voters to cast absentee ballots in January when two Senate seats a...

Mexicans should cancel yearend travel plans and even avoid exchanging Christmas presents, the president said on Friday, unveiling measures particularly aimed at one of the world's largest capital cities amid surging coronavirus cases.

More than half of Italians think it is right to give up personal freedom to protect public health, a survey said on Friday, suggesting the government's curbs to fight the COVID19 pandemic still have public support.

Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on television in order to ease any public skepticism over the safety of new vaccines.

U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Thursday named Brian Deese, who helped lead President Barack Obama's efforts to bail out the automotive industry and negotiate the Paris climate agreement, as his top economic adviser.

The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up President Donald Trump's harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday by labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination.

Romanians vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday with rural voters' anger over coronavirus restrictions set to complicate efforts by its centrist prime minister to restore judicial independence and the country's reputation among investors.

Amazon Studios on Thursday announced the addition of 20 actors to its sprawling cast for "Lord of the Rings" adaptation. The newcomers include actors Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Maxim Baldry, Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Trysta...

Thailand on Thursday reported at least five deaths after flash floods caused by monsoon rains hit seven provinces in the country's southern region.