Two key vaccine trials have been cleared to resume in the US, after unexpected illnesses in participants forced both to pause.

Polling places could become “mass gathering events,” the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned, calling for improved COVID-19 safety measures.

Nigerians protesting against police brutality in the nation’s worst civil unrest in 20 years rebuked the celebrity for treating them like famine victims.

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Less than a fortnight out from the most divisive US election day in decades, the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda machine has an easy target. 

It’s female voters who will decide who will be the next president – and gun rights groups have them firmly in their sights.

One presidential candidate wants to Keep America Great; the other wants to Build Back Better. But what are the candidates’ key policies?

A suicide bombing on Saturday at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens, officials said.

Kate Smith broke down in relief when boarding the repatriation flight to bring her home.

The disease is in resurgence all over Europe, where daily reported cases have more than doubled in 10 days, crossing 200,000 daily infections for the first time this week.