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Laboratory accidents “happen” and are “common”, the head of the World Health Organisation has said as he called on China to be more transparent...

This year’s Olympic Games are like no other in history. Delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, this is the first time since 1944 that the...

A moon “wobble” will contribute to an increase in severe flooding in the mid-2030s, NASA has warned. The moon’s orbit, which affects the Earth’s...

The number of soldiers deployed on the streets of South Africa has doubled to 5,000 as the army and police struggle to quell days...

Pope Francis has been seen leaving hospital, 10 days after an operation to remove half his colon. Witnesses said a car carrying the 84-year-old...

Ten people have been killed in a stampede during a mass looting at a shopping centre in South Africa’s Gauteng province, officials have said....

At least 50 people have died after a fire swept through the coronavirus ward at an Iraqi hospital. Dozens of people were injured in...

Six people have been killed and 219 arrested amid an escalation of rioting in Johannesburg which broke out after the imprisonment of South Africa’s...

You could have heard a pin drop in Rome’s fan zone as that last penalty was taken. Italy’s goalkeeper saved it and not only...

Novak Djokovic has won Wimbledon to match Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal’s record of 20 major titles. The 34-year-old Serbian beat Italian Matteo Berrettini...

The wife of the assassinated Haitian president Jovenel Moise has spoken for the first time since she survived the attack that killed him. Martine...

Anyone over the age of 12 who travels to Malta after Tuesday must present a proof of full vaccination before they will be allowed...

The US and Colombia are sending troops to Haiti following the assassination of its president by a group of suspected mercenaries from the two...

Climate change reporting isn’t normally like this. When you write about rising sea levels and intensifying cyclones, you don’t expect to end up in...

Deaths from starvation are outpacing those from coronavirus around the world with 11 lives a minute likely lost to hunger, an anti-poverty charity has...

A US citizen is believed to be among six people detained over the assassination of Haiti’s president, according to reports. Jovenel Moise died at...

Police in Haiti say they have killed four of the “mercenaries” who assassinated the country’s president, Jovenel Moise. He was killed at his home...

Joe Biden has condemned the “heinous” assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and the wounding of his wife Martine at their home. The US...

Six secondary school pupils and a teacher are among nine people arrested over an alleged bomb plot in Hong Kong. The pupils were trying...