A court on Monday found the Nobel laureate guilty of illegally importing and possessing the devices and violating coronavirus restrictions.

The Chinese port city has been effectively sealed off as authorities implement exit controls after 21 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

As of Saturday, 708 people needed mechanical ventilation. A year ago, more than 3000 people were on ventilators.

At least 19 people, including nine children, have died at the Bronx affordable housing complex.

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Ten people have been confirmed dead and dozens injured when the face of a massive cliff collapsed at a popular spot full of day trippers on boats.

Andrew could now call on Carolyn Andriano, who has revealed her surname since Maxwell was found guilty, to assist in his legal battle.

If any place can pull off the feat of green nickel, it is the French overseas territory that is bound by rigorous European environmental and labour standards.

Despite the obstacles, travel, if you can, should be something to look forward to once again.

Spare a thought for Kovid Kapoor and others like him who are now entering year three of sharing a name with a deadly virus.

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Before the latest attack, at least 146 people had been killed and 213 injured in air strikes in Tigray since October 18.

Sohail Ahmadi was just two months old when he went missing in the chaos when thousands tried to flee the Taliban takeover.

Some 1.227 million people tested positive for COVID in the past seven days in the UK. While in Europe countries are restricting freedoms for the unvaccinated.

The challenge to authoritarian regimes in the Russian President’s backyard is seen by the Kremlin as a challenge to him and the system he has installed in Moscow.

The Duchess of Cambridge celebrates her milestone year with three photographs for Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.

The President of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country’s most notable but infernal sights.

Kazakhstan’s former intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of treason, the state security agency said on Saturday, as the former Soviet republic cracks down on a wave of unrest and starts to assign blame.

Factions, gangsters, Russians: the mix of forces at work lead some to suspect rising fuel prices aren’t the only factor in play.

The rule change, which could impact more than 100 million workers, formed part of a plan announced by the White House in September to tackle coronavirus.

Blinken said Russia has worked for years to undermine Ukraine’s democratic institutions, interfere in its politics, block energy and commerce and sow mistrust with propaganda and disinformation.

The Queen has been paying the Duke’s legal fees since he first appointed a solicitor last February following an infamous BBC TV interview.

The hospitalisations of US children under five with COVID-19 have hit their highest level since the pandemic began.

The 25-year-old man left his home for a jog and ended up running for his life for five minutes as the men chased him in pickup trucks until they finally cornered him, the judge said.

It’s just a week since French schools reopened after Christmas and COVID has already overwhelmed them. Is this a sign of things to come for Australia?

Ex-Soviet allies have deployed troops to quash the uprising. The President now says calm has been restored to all regions in the country.

A worker at a publisher in London has been arrested and charged, accused by the FBI of defrauding famous authors.

The task of the congressional committee remains difficult, not least because the clock is ticking towards the midterm elections.

The continent is destabilised by conflicts in Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan. Beijing hopes its new envoy will help end them.

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Why do some people seem to evade the virus while others catch it repeatedly? Decoding natural immunity could prove to be the key to a universal vaccine.

The British PM’s ethics advisor said public faith in government had “been placed at risk by the evident failure to meet the very highest standards”.

US president Joe Biden has made his most forceful attack against Donald Trump since taking office while marking the January 6 anniversary.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the organisation is certain the record number is an underestimate because of the global testing backlog.

The Duchess of Sussex will be receiving much more from the Daily Mail - but for violation of her copyright rather than privacy.

Protesters stormed the main airport and set fire to government buildings forcing the authoritarian regime to call for Russian help. Here’s what is going on.

The new agreement cements Japan as Australia’s second most important partner behind the United States.

The French President said he wanted to “piss off” unvaccinated people, prompting howls of condemnation from rivals and voters.

First it bought 20,400 bottles of rum China rejected, now Taiwan is doubling down on its investments to support the Baltic nation.

Answering a request by the President, a Russia-led group of allies will now send troops to help contain the “terrorist threat”.

Pontiff provokes anger by saying the world is losing the richness of parenthood as couples remain childless.

And former president Jimmy Carter has weighed in on the anniversary of the insurrection saying “the nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss”.

Juror Scotty David said he shared his experience of being sexually abused after some jurors questioned some recollections from two of Maxwell’s accusers.

England, Ireland, France and Spain have cut testing and quarantine rules to deal with test-kit shortages and bottlenecks at PCR labs.

Flights from eight countries, including Australia, the US and Britain, are prohibited from entering Hong Kong for two weeks from this Friday as the country tries to quash a fifth wave of COVID-19 infections.

US President Joe Biden urged classrooms to remain open: “We have all the tools to keep kids safe.” But more than 3000 schools have delayed in-person learning.

The mudi descended from long lines of Hungarian sheepdogs. The toy is “aristocratic”.

Around 4000 chemicals used in tattooing will be banned from Wednesday, but there’s a one-year grace period for blue and green pigments.

The former president called off his appearance shortly after Fox presenter Sean Hannity was asked to testify about what he knew about the riots ahead of time.

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