David Davis all smiles as Brexit talks begin in Brussels
Brexit Secretary David Davis has said Britain will seek "a deal that works in the best interests of all citizens" as the country's EU exit talks get under way in Brussels.
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned unfair curbs with the city of 25 million preparing to lift a prolonged lockdown in just over a week. Even as China's drastic attempts to eradicate COVID entirely - its "zero-COVID" approach - bite into prospects for the world's second-biggest economy, new reported infection numbers remain well below levels seen in many Western cities. The capital reported 48 new cases for Monday among its population of 22 million, with Shanghai reporting fewer than 500.
Tropical disease is now detected in UK, US, Spain and Portugal
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On a drizzly Tuesday night in Hong Kong, hundreds of Catholics packed into church for a mass turned into an act of resolve by its host -- the retired cardinal Joseph Zen, fresh from a day in court.
A Bedouin child walks alongside a flock of sheep in the al-Henniyah area outside Najaf, during a sandstorm sweeping Iraq
Prince Edward and the Sophie, Countess of Wessex, have been visited locations in Newport, on Pan.
An unusual outbreak of monkeypox is causing concern in some European countries.
The launch coincides with the second anniversary of the murder in the US of George Floyd.
“Would you defend anything at all, Grant Shapps?” was the Sky News reporter in his pomp.
The Centro Cultural Oi Futuro of Rio de Janeiro celebrates 101 years of robotics creation with the exhibition “100 years of robots”.
Fresh stories of rule breaking in Number 10 during lockdown have emerged ahead of Sue Gray's report being released.
A NEW report has called on the UK Government to move "immediately" to give the green light to the Scottish carbon capture and storage cluster.
Analyst says negative tweets about Heard were not related to Depp lawyer's statements
The inquiry panel heard evidence from over 300 people with lived and professional experience of racial injustice in maternity care.
‘To put it bluntly: Two men whose trial attorneys did not provide even the bare minimum level of representation required by the Constitution may be executed because forces outside of their control prevented them from vindicating their constitutional right to counsel,’ Justice Sonya Sotomayor writes in dissent
THE owner of an equine assisted learning centre has issued a desperate plea to find a new home.
A fire resulted in gas explosions at the Prairies de la Mer campsite in Grimaud, France, on Tuesday, May 24, with over 2,500 campers moved to safety, according to local news reports.One person and two children were “slightly” poisoned, officials said, with the fire destroying 18 mobile homes and damaging four.According to France Bleu Grimaud, the fire spread quickly because cylinders of gas stored in the dwellings exploded, causing the fire to jump from one mobile home to the next.According to a machine translation, local media said about 2,500 campers at the site were brought to safety, first evacuated to the beach before being directed to other bungalows in a secure area of the campsite. Fourteen people were evacuated from the campsite, and 30 will have to be relocated. Five cars were also destroyed by the flames.This video taken by Aure Ly shows smoke billowing from the area. Credit: Auré Ly via Storyful
One year after the bloodiest-ever police raid of a favela in Rio de Janeiro's history, a forceful new operation by Brazilian officers on Tuesday has left 11 people dead including a bystander.
There is currently no cure for migraines, although a number of treatments are available to help ease the symptoms.
The connection partly lies in fertilisers, which require a great deal of gas to be produced.