The drastic move lays bare how Democrats are making America’s biggest red state their last stand against the GOP’s rush to enact new voting restrictions.

French President Emmanuel Macron people must prove they’re fully vaccinated, recently recovered from the virus or have taken a fresh negative virus test.

An alarmed Japanese Defence Ministry says the international community must pay urgent attention to the situation in the Taiwan Strait. 

Associates of the Haitian doctor now accused of being a key figure in the killing say the mission was supposed to “save Haiti from hell, with support from the US government”.

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England’s defeat at the Euro 2020 final triggers a fresh reckoning over race relations in football.

The local tourists were visiting a historical look-out in the capital city of Jaipur when lightning struck a nearby watchtower.

Boris Johnson also urged the public not to partake in a “great jubilee” when social distancing rules are dropped in one week’s time.

The sporadic pro-Zuma protests that broke out when he handed himself over last week have escalated into looting and arson.

Despite an outpouring of humanitarian aid and political assistance after the Beirut port explosion, Lebanon’s economic crisis has only intensified.

Goldfish are an invasive species that can damage habitats, and their presence appears to be a growing problem in waterways across the US and around the world.

Engaging with China in a respectful manner should make it possible to not only co-exist with China harmoniously, but to interact with it productively.

7News Australia has also been caught up in the furore after posting a story on Facebook following the Euro 2020 final with the comment: “Three black players failed in the penalty shootout”.

The murder and uncertainty about who hatched the plot is the latest in a succession of blows to hit the struggling country, which has appealed for international help.

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Super Mario 64 was the best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 and the first to feature the Mario character in 3D.

President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who also heads the Communist Party, later blamed the United States for the unrest in a nationally televised speech.

The case against the Texan has been brought by Attorney-General Ken Paxton, an ally of Donald Trump.

Early data from the company’s booster study suggests people’s antibody levels jump five- to 10-fold after a third dose.

There were 60,000 fans in London’s Wembley stadium and 20,000 in Wimbledon on Sunday, but none will be in the stands at Tokyo’s opening ceremony in a city with a fraction of the coronavirus cases.

British billionaire Richard Branson has succeeded in his attempt to complete the world’s first fully crewed private space flight, reaching an altitude of around 88 kilometres over the New Mexico desert

Although deaths and hospitalisations remain low across Europe, a new wave of infections is unnerving governments and creating rifts.

The Pacific Island nation is in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis with cases rising sharply, but the pro-vaccination message was dumped at the last minute due to resistance from some team members.

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Japanese bureaucrats are fighting back against orders to do away with the fax machine, a long-obsolete technology that remains a cornerstone of every ministry department in the country.

Doubts over the official explanation for the presidential killing has exacerbated an emerging power struggle over the prime ministership.

Several fires have burnt through western states in the US following extreme temperatures.

More than any other major sport in England, football has drawn its stars from the working class and in Sterling the code unearthed a rare talent.

Italy’s economy minister Daniele Franco said on Saturday virus variants were a major source of concern for the global economy but the world should avoid imposing new restrictions on people’s lives to combat the pandemic.

Overnight, there is only one place on Earth that anybody wants to be. And, sadly, this time around, that won’t be Tokyo.

Despite desire to understand the pandemic’s source, it often takes years to establish the early infection path of a new disease. And China hasn’t made it easier.

“We definitely need assistance and we’ve asked our international partners for help,” Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said in a phone interview late on Friday.

“They say I don’t have proof of fraud,” the South American president said. “You don’t have proof that there’s no fraud either!”

For the first time in three months, coronavirus cases are rising again: the current daily case rate of 16,000 is up 40 per cent on the previous fortnight.

Binx, the cat, was recognised by a volunteer who had been feeding cats near the collapsed building.

Wayne Couzens abducted Sarah Everard, a complete stranger, in a rented car hours after he finished a 12-hour policing shift in London.

A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, fire officials said.

In some countries, 60 per cent of working-age people earn their living day to day in the informal economy. With strict lockdowns in place, some earn nothing.

New Orleans’ Zaila Avant-garde, 14, correctly spelt a word for a common Australasian shrub to become the national bee’s first African-American champion.

The decision to WFH during lockdown was a gift to employers, not the other way around.  

Jovenel Moise’s daughter hid in a bedroom during the attack and a maid and another worker were tied up by the attackers who shouted “DEA operation” as they entered the property, a judge said.

“Children, put your phones away and go to sleep.” Tech company Tencent’s new feature locks out Chinese teens trying to breach the nation’s 10pm e-game curfew.

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Around 2000 visitors a day are expected to pay the equivalent of $30 each for the privilege of a BYO lunch on the royal lawn.

A Pasteur Institute study finds that two doses of the widely used vaccines are needed to provide strong immunity against the highly infectious mutation.

“TV and Twitter, your honour, mean nothing,” Michael Avenatti told the judge who sentenced him to two-and-a-half years for his blackmail attempts.

Taliban forces have been gaining ground rapidly, leading critics to say the Biden administration is rushing its withdrawal and risking a humanitarian disaster.

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday agreed to hold the Games without spectators.

The European Union has handed down $1 billion in fines to four major German car manufacturers on Thursday.

While the Taj Mahal has partially reopened, life for locals remains in limbo: no longer totally shut down but far from fully normal or safe.