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Dozens of people converged on the cobblestone streets of downtown Rio de Janeiro for its traditional Pedra do Sal samba party the first since the pandemic began and it seemed Brazil was returning to normal.

Hundreds of businesses in New York City neighborhoods where COVID19 cases have spiked were closed Thursday as city and state officials moved to quash a coronavirus uptick before it spread more widely.

In May, the annual meeting of World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision making body of the Geneva based WHO currently headed by India, passed a unanimous resolution to probe the origin of the virus. China also backed the resolution.

French police have arrested 61 people suspected of involvement in a vast child pornography network, including at least three people who raped children on camera, officials said Thursday.

Karsten Thielker, a Pulitzer Prizewinning German photographer with The Associated Press who covered human suffering in conflict zones around the globe, has died. He was 54.

A turf war raging between criminal armed groups in Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh has forced thousands of people to flee and at least eight have been killed in clashes in recent days, police and humanitarian workers said on Thursday.

Germany is seeing a sharp jump in new coronavirus infections, a development that is raising fears the pandemic is picking up pace in a country that so far has coped better than many of its European neighbors.

The British government is mulling fresh restrictions on everyday life in England amid mounting evidence that the measures so far have done little to keep a lid on new coronavirus infections.

A Brazilian judge has closed an investigation into possible cybercrimes violations involving soccer star Neymar, a case linked to a womans rape allegation that led to no charges against him, The Associated Press learned Wednesday night.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to lead President Donald Trump among likely voters in Florida and the two were locked in a tight race in Arizona, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls released on Wednesday.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday he most certainly would pardon a St. Louis couple if they are convicted of gun charges after waving guns at protesters walking in front of their home this summer.

The military is investigating North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham, an Army spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, a day after The Associated Press reported that the Democratic contender appeared to have had an intimate encounter this summer...

The bishop of Kansas CitySt. Joseph in Missouri is urging parishioners to vote for candidates who are antiabortion, which some critics contend amounts to an endorsement of Republican candidates.

Belgium's first transgender politician to reach the higher echelons of government has come under stinging attack from the country's extreme right, only days after she was appointed.

Opposition parties in Kyrgyzstan failed to form a new government Wednesday as different groups argued over who would be the new prime minister after three days of political chaos in the Central Asian country.

A New York City neighborhood erupted in protests after Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on houses of worship, schools and businesses in areas where coronavirus cases are spiking.