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Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have pledged more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer countries, vowed to help developing countries grow their economies while fighting climate change and agreed to challenge…

Carbis Bay, June 13: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Group of Seven wealthy nations have pledged over 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses for poorer nations. Speaking at the end of a G-7 leaders'…

Tomas Gimeno is believed to have drugged his daughters Olivia, six, and Anna, one, before stuffing their bodies into holdalls and dropping them into the ocean with weighted anchorsThe youngsters are thought to have been drugged then drowned…

The latest: As Canada gears up to receive millions more COVID-19 vaccines this coming week, individual provinces are taking steps to boost their vaccination drives. Alberta is offering millions in cash to encourage more people to get…

Balochistan, June 13: Hundreds of Chinese fishing trawlers have amassed at the Gwadar port in Pakistan's Balochistan, posing a threat to the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen in the province. According to a…

Mana Iwabuchi scored a goal and set up two more as the Japanese women’s national soccer team beat Mexico 5-1 on Sunday in their final game before their Tokyo Olympics squad announcement.Iwabuchi’s first-half opener was followed by…

Kokoro Kageura and Sara Asahina continued Japan’s dominance at the world judo championships in Budapest on Saturday by winning the men’s and women’s heavyweight competitions, respectively.Kageura broke a world championship drought for…

Beijing, June 13: A fleet of 60 drones has been deployed in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou to keep people indoors and remind those going out to wear masks. China has largely stamped out cases of local…

A couple have completely transformed their living room and kitchen spaces all by themselves - all while balancing busy full-time jobs and looking after their three children throughout lockdown. Brady and Kassie Berkhof, both 35, from…

A 10-year-old boy has described how a shark launched at him three times while he was snorkelling, leaving him with two deep gashes to his foot."It went for me, missed," Jackson told 9News from his hospital bed.Jackson was snorkelling with…

London, June 13: US President Joe Biden chose a custom-made, hand-built bicycle as his gift for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for their first in-person meeting ahead of the G7 Summit in Cornwall this weekend.…

The possibility that the Covid-19 pandemic was triggered by a leak from a Chinese laboratory was discussed by G7 leaders, the head of the World Health Organisation said. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said "it was raised" and "we discussed…

Carbis Bay, England – G7 leaders were on Sunday urged to take urgent action to secure the future of the planet, as they finalized new conservation and emissions targets to curb climate change, and wrapped up a three-day summit where…

CARBIS BAY, England – Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to wrap up their three-day talks Sunday with a call for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, a diplomatic source said, a development that is…

Riyadh, June 13: The Saudi Arabian government has announced its decision to limit the upcoming Haj season to domestic pilgrims only with a maximum of 60,000 individuals in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its…

BRUSSELS/BERLIN – If the U.S. military were a nation state, it would be the world’s 47th largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases, a 2019 study found.Though the British universities of Lancaster and Durham took account only…

London, June 13: Why cut a cake with a knife when you have a ceremonial sword? Queen Elizabeth made everyone giggle at Eden Project's Big Lunch event on Friday by using the ceremonial sword to cut the cake. A witty…

Tokyo reported 304 new coronavirus cases Sunday, down from 351 logged last Sunday. Six deaths were confirmed among those infected with the virus.Elsewhere, Chiba Prefecture saw 105 cases and Okinawa Prefecture 104 cases, while Aichi…

The reopening of Broadway is nigh, with a long list of shows — like Hamilton, The Lion King and Wicked — and the arts community is already celebrating. London's West End is also on its way to rebuilding an economy crippled by the pandemic,…

When the leaders of NATO member states meet next week in Brussels, they'll need to strengthen their collective policy on an increasingly aggressive China, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. "China does not share our values,"…

Washington DC, June 13: World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus has called on China to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 amid renewed call to further probe…

All Nippon Airways Co. on Sunday began its COVID-19 vaccination program for employees at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, moving up the original schedule by more than a week.The major airline is believed to be the first among Japanese firms to…

The Gold Coast Titans came close to pulling off the biggest comeback in NRL history, but a “crappy” habit made it all too hard.Titans prop Jarrod Wallace has slammed the “crappy” part of the Titans’ game that has seen them slump to seven…

For the first time this season, Melbourne Storm are top of the table. But their star No.6 continues to walk a tightrope with officials after another piece of indiscipline.Cameron Munster is playing with fire after he was placed on report…

An opposition party executive expressed readiness on Sunday to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga if the leader refuses to extend the current session of the Diet, even if the motion…

Beijing, Jun 13: At least 11 people were killed and 37 others seriously injured in a huge gas explosion in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday, official media reported. The blast took place at about 6:30 am…

PLYMOUTH, England – Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga welcomed the commitment to the Indo-Pacific region expressed by Germany and France in his separate bilateral talks with the leaders of the two countries on the sidelines of the Group…

Birmingham, Jun 13: The antibodies we create after we're infected with a virus or vaccinated against it can be very powerful. A virus typically spreads within our bodies by entering a cell and using it as a factory…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year hold on power was set to end on Sunday when parliament votes on a new government, ushering in an administration that has pledged to heal a nation bitterly divided over the departure of the…

Washington, June 13: At least 14 people were injured in a mass shooting in the US state of Texas, authorities said, adding that a suspect have been arrested in connection with the incident. The shooting took place…