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Britains INEOS Team UK produced a stunning form reversal on the first day of racing in the Americas Cup challenger series at Auckland on Friday, beating both of its Prada Cup rivals.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Thursday night a lower court's ruling that the final two scheduled federal executions of President Donald Trump's administration be delayed to allow the condemned men to recover from COVID19.

Back in 2020, when the US was preparing for Presidential elections and Donald Trump was the sole Republican Party candidate for a second White House run, had taunted Kamala Harris for dropping out of the Democratic nomination race.

Germany's Qiagen, a leading genetic testing supplier, on Thursday warned against reengineering standard tests to monitor for new variants of the coronavirus, saying the more onerous decoding of the entire viral genome was the best method.

Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 zero tolerance border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report...

The Constitution says the chief justice is to preside at the impeachment trial of a president. But what about an expresident?

Cafe owner Francisco Pereira opened his doors one last time on Thursday before Portugal's second lockdown comes into force to halt a record surge in coronavirus infections. Like many others, he fears his family business might not survive.

People who have had COVID19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months, but there is evidence that those with antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus, a study of British healthcare workers has found.

South Korea's top court upheld on Thursday a 20year jail sentence for former President Park Geunhye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and so for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon.

Ugandans vote on Thursday in a presidential election pitting longtime leader Yoweri Museveni against an opposition galvanised by a popular singer despite a campaign marked by brutal crackdowns.

The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Uighur region of China in its most sweeping action yet to pressure the Communist Party to stop a campaign against ethnic minorities.

Ethiopia said on Wednesday its military had killed three members of the Tigray region's former ruling party, including former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin.

Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate is mulling the possibility of beginning an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump as early as Friday if the House of Representatives approves one article of impeachment, according to a source.

Afghan peace talks that resumed four days ago are effectively on hold, sources from both sides said on Wednesday, as negotiators wait for Presidentelect Joe Biden to signal whether he will stick to Donald Trump's aggressive schedule to pull out troops.

Kidnappings by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea hit a record in 2020, with wellarmed and violent gangs defying regional navies and marauding further out to sea, a report from the International Maritime Bureau said on Wednesday.

An Ethiopian military aircraft crossed the SudaneseEthiopian border‮ ‬in a ‮"‬dangerous and unjustified escalation", Sudan's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.