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Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in smoke last year, with an area roughly the size…

North Korea will reopen schools this month after shuttering them over the coronavirus pandemic, reports said Monday. Pyongyang has not…

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Latin America have surged past one million, while hard-hit Britain and Russia eased lockdowns Monday, despite…

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as…

US President Donald Trump said he is severing ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus…

False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on…

North Korea discussed new policies for increasing its “nuclear war deterrence” during a military meeting presided over by leader Kim…

Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday in opposition to…

Olympics chief Thomas Bach agreed that 2021 was the “last option” for holding the delayed Tokyo Games on Thursday, stressing…