His new media group, which also plans to offer streaming news and entertainment, is underwritten by a mysterious Miami private funding venture.

Despite having some of the toughest anti-vax laws in Asia - and rising COVID deaths - the city-state cannot persuade elderly holdouts who fear side effects.

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Groundbreaking research shows Vikings journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus.

Laundrie, a person of interest in death of influencer Petito, was reported missing after telling his parents he was going for a hike in the Florida nature preserve.

There is 100 times more gold in a tonne of mobile phones than in a tonne of gold ore, according to 2019 report by the World Economic Forum.

Brazil’s leader has consistently downplayed the threat of the coronavirus, touted misinformation and unproven treatments while ignoring global health guidelines.

The “unusual and slightly worrying” situation looms as a test of the government’s determination keep its economy and society functioning as normal.

Drugmaker Merck is already manufacturing the drug in anticipation of that approval, which could come in December.

Anxiety remains in south-east Asia over Australia’s ambitions for a nuclear-powered submarine fleet despite a fresh bid from Canberra to win over the doubters.

Nicholas Cruz stood hunched over as he pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder over the mass shooting, the deadliest ever at a US high school.

Queen Elizabeth has accepted medical advice to rest and has cancelled a planned visit to Northern Ireland.

It is hoped the major advance could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant.

Why is Ardern, who called climate change the nuclear-free issue of her generation, not making the trip to Glasgow?

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Bill McKibben says Australia’s “role as a supplier of dirty carbon to much of the world is, at this point in human history, a shameful role”.

Organisers of the annual tongue-in-cheek awards had approached the monarch to see if she would consider accepting the honour herself.

Oleg Deripaska once employed Paul Manafort who the Kremlin used, along with Wikileaks, to help Donald Trump win that election.

Thousands of police officers and firefighters in cities like Chicago and Baltimore are at risk of losing their jobs under mandates that require them to report their vaccination status.

In acceleration toward a net zero economy, the government has come up with a new way to make sure it can ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030.

Australia’s richest man also accused politicians of perpetrating a “cruel” hoax on voters by resisting the clean energy transformation.

The gang kidnapped 17 members of a US-based missionary group and has demanded a $US17 million ransom, according to Haiti’s justice minister.

Encrusted in shells, the metre-long weapon lay hidden for 900 years near the old city of Haifa until it was revealed by shifting sandbanks.

The Founding Father’s history as a slaveholder was behind the push for the statue to be banished, as the US grapples with symbols of systemic racism.

Colin Powell’s wife Alma never liked him talking to Bob Woodward - but in July, the ex-general spoke to the legendary journalist about his life and battles.

In the campaign to remake Xinjiang into a region of ‘perfect stability’, household managers are trained in intelligence and ideological instability is punished with re-education.

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With Biden’s climate legislation at risk of collapse in Congress, the US President’s ability to deliver on his emissions reduction target is in serious doubt. 

Many legal experts have said Trump, as the former president, cannot lawfully use executive privilege to block subpoenas issued by the House committee.

Travellers will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after they receive an FDA- or WHO-approved vaccine, including the AstraZeneca jab

Just over a third of its population is fully vaccinated but the tourism-starved nation is preparing to welcome back foreigners quarantine-free from November 1.

Communication will be further reduced now with Russia pulling out all of its diplomats from NATO’s headquarters and revoking the accreditations for NATO’s delegation in Moscow.

There are credible reports of a foiled conspiracy against the Chinese leader.

The former US secretary of state and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman died of complications from COVID-19, according to a statement from his family.

The metaverse essentially is a massive virtual world that can be accessed in real time by millions of people using avatars.

Why does China have Taiwan in its sights? What does Taiwan want? And how would the US – and Australia – be likely to respond if there was an attack?

For a fortnight, an overpowering stench — likened to rotten eggs, corpses and faeces — has been wafting from a channel that spills into Los Angeles Harbour.

Britain’s counter-terrorism police believe David Amess was not targeted by his alleged terrorist killer but picked at random as part of a plot to murder any MP.

Papua New Guinea is experiencing a challenging COVID outbreak and steps need to be taken to combat vaccine misinformation in the country.

The nation that once boasted about its handling of the pandemic compared to the West is facing a crisis due to “unacceptably low” vaccination rates.

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The series of gripping detective novels starring strong female protagonists were said to be written by a mother of three children. Now the real authors are accused of being “scammers”.

Test of nuclear-capable glide vehicle that circled the globe took American intelligence by surprise.

The US government has been urged to forcibly free the group or negotiate their release without paying a ransom.

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists highlights the importance of free speech and how it is under threat.

After six years of Rodrigo Duterte, no less than the future of the country is at stake in the upcoming presidential election, says the new Nobel peace prize winner.

Bill Clinton has been released from a California hospital after treatment in the intensive care unit.

The volcano has so far destroyed more than 1800 buildings – mostly homes – and lava now covers more than 750 hectares of the island.

Authorities say they are treating the killing as terrorism, potentially motivated by Islamist extremism.

British migrants could help plug a feared worker shortage as the Australian economy bounces back from the pandemic.