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A planned European Union summit on the bloc's China policy that was to be held in Berlin next month has been called off because of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday.

Europe is at a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus, the head of Switzerlands biggest hospital complex said, acknowledging growing public fatigue over antiCOVID measures but insisting people must buckle down as Switzerland grapples with reco...

Britains information commissioner has fined British Airways 20 million pounds ($25 million) for failing to protect personal data for some 400,000 customers, the largest fine the agency has ever issued.

European Union leaders have agreed to hold video conferences almost on a weekly basis to coordinate national measures against the COVID19 pandemic, as the continent battles a spike in infections.

Outgoing Rio Tinto Chief Executive JeanSébastien Jacques said on Friday the miner was committed to reform after a lawmaker accused the industry of incremental cultural genocide at an Australian inquiry into the destruction of an ancient cave.

President Donald Trumps plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day.

Some final thoughts from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and some previously unreleased materials have been gathered by one of her former clerks and will appear in a book coming out in March.

Nicaraguas National Assembly approved a law Thursday that would give the government of President Daniel Ortega more power to monitor people, businesses and organizations that receive funding from abroad.

CSPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci.

As the Senate confirmation hearings have made clear, the image Barrett is trying to project is pretty much the opposite of “notorious”.

Scientists from Britain's University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes, researchers said on Thursday, adding it could be used in mass testing at airports and businesses.

Thai authorities declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital on Thursday, a day after a studentled protest against the countrys traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which demonstrators heckled a royal motorcade.

When people volunteer for a late-stage trial, known as phase three, they randomly get a treatment or a placebo, and neither they nor their doctor knows which one they received. In the weeks that follow, they’re carefully monitored. People in a vaccine tri...

Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?

Police announced on Thursday that a third journalist will not be charged with obtaining classified information 16 months after highprofile police raids triggered national outrage over the state of press freedom in Australia.

Australian authorities on Thursday dropped an investigation into a journalist accused of receiving classified information to produce a report on alleged troop misconduct in Afghanistan, the second media probe dismissed amid concerns over press freedom.