Russia reported record numbers of daily coronavirus cases and deaths on Thursday as Moscow shut down non-essential services for 11 days to combat the surge in infections.

The veteran fly-half, who was sensationally recalled for this year's Rugby Championship after four years in the wilderness, had initially said he was keen to travel to Britain for Tests against England, Scotland and Wales. But reservations from his...

The country hardest-hit in Europe by the pandemic, Russia has struggled with low vaccination rates despite developing several of its own jabs. Recent weeks have seen daily numbers of cases and deaths hit the highest of the pandemic, with the offici...

"I would like to start by saying sorry to my teammates, and the fans back home," de Kock said in a statement on Thursday. "I never ever wanted to make this a Quinton issue. I understand the importance of standing against racism, and I also understa...

The family of four has just spent a week in the cold, wet woods between Belarus and Poland, among thousands of migrants who have tried to cross into the European Union since the summer. Having embarked on the journey to seek treatment for their so...

"I would like to start by saying sorry to my teammates, and the fans back home," de Kock said in a statement on Thursday. "I never ever wanted to make this a Quinton issue. I understand the importance of standing against racism, and I also understa...

The students, originally from Indian-administered Kashmir, were taken into custody on Wednesday in the northern city of Agra for "promoting enmity" and disrupting religious harmony, police inspector Pavindra Kumar Singh told AFP. The case was lodge...

All non-essential services, including retail outlets, restaurants, and sporting and entertainment venues will be closed until November 7, along with schools and kindergartens. Only shops selling food, medicine and other essentials will remain open,...

The country has taken a zero tolerance approach to the virus since it first emerged in central China in 2019, stamping out emerging flare-ups with border closures, targeted lockdowns and strict quarantines. Although the hard-line measures have kept...

Filipinos usually pour into cemeteries on November 1 for the ancient Christian tradition, many holding family reunions at the gravesites of relatives. But for the second year in a row, the government has ordered the shuttering of cemeteries for fea...

France will adopt a zero-tolerance attitude towards Britain and block access to virtually all its boats until it awards licences to French fishermen, France’s minister for Europe said Thursday.

The optimistic outlook came despite a lacklustre second quarter overall, with net profit down more than half compared to its extraordinary results in the same period last year. The Japanese conglomerate, which this year acquired top online anime li...

"Honey, vanilla, chocolate or cinnamon?" he asks her in the smell unit at the Mutua Terrassa Hospital northwest of Barcelona. "Vanilla?" the 66-year-old replies, her tone unsure. Oviedo is one of an estimated half a million people who lost thei...

Lopez Obrador has repeatedly criticized the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in recent days, saying the prestigious public institution has "moved to the right" and "gentrified." The leftist leader, known for his ability to stir publi...

El Estor's subsistence fishermen, mainly of the Mayan Q'eqchi' indigenous group, say the Fenix mine is polluting Lake Izabal, diminishing stocks of fish that were abundant just a generation ago. The mine's owners deny the allegation, saying adequat...