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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday agreed to rehear arguments over whether the judge assigned to the criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, must grant a request to dismiss it.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's wife and one of his ministers have tested positive for COVID19, according to an official statement on Thursday, as the spread of the novel coronavirus showed no signs of slowing in the country with the world's secondwo...

The Philippines reported nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, a record daily jump in infections for the fourth time this month, just as President Rodrigo Duterte prepared to announce a major shift in his government's COVID19 response.

As the clock ticks toward the U.S. presidential election in November, state election officials are devoting more time and money to educating voters about the dangers of disinformation while reassuring them that the system is fundamentally sound.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has appointed Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko as prime minister after his predecessor died suddenly this month, the presidency said on Thursday.

CanSino Biologics Inc, one of many companies worldwide trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine, needs to conduct latestage trials overseas if it is to stay in the race, experts say, but it has yet to announce another country willing to help.

Hong Kong's government said on Thursday 12 prodemocracy candidates had been disqualified from running for election to the legislature, citing opposition to a new national security law imposed by Beijing, but denied infringing civil rights.

Myanmar will postpone elections in parts of wartorn Rakhine state if the military declares them unsafe, a senior election official said on Thursday, prompting a backlash from ethnic parties with strong support in the region.

Asian countries had prided themselves on rapidly containing initial outbreaks after the virus emerged in central China late last year, but flare-ups this month have shown the danger of complacency.

US coronavirus deaths are rising at their fastest rate in two months and have increased by 10,000 in the past 11 days.

An Italianbased company announced Thursday it's opening a $15 million ammunition factory in Little Rock.

The Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals will disappear from U.S. network and cable Englishlanguage television this summer under the new contract between UEFA and CBS, and the remainder of the 201920 competition will be primarily streamed.

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:

Kanye Wests petition to appear on New Jerseys ballot as a presidential candidate fails to pass legal muster because signatures are incomplete, and in some cases appear written with very similar handwriting, according to a formal complaint filed with the s...

IndyCar driver Conor Daly will have a new lead engineer for next month's rescheduled Indianapolis 500: NASCAR Cupwinning crew chief Cole Pearn.