The New Zealand Prime Minister said authorities had seen a drop in the prevalence of COVID in wastewater, even as hospitalisations reached their highest level since March.

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Secret documents with briefing notes about leaders’ wives were found strewn across the street after animals tear apart German leader’s bin bags.

Billionaire Mark Cuban revealed he is running at a net loss across all of his 85 'Shark Tank' investments.

The death sentences have drawn international condemnation, with two UN experts calling them a “vile attempt at instilling fear” among the people.

An autonomous chess-playing robot has inadvertently broken a child's finger during a match in Russia.

While it is possible that the incident was an unfortunate accident, chess officials have other theories.

Vladimir Putin has traded heavily on his theme of Russia as leading a worldwide uprising against Western hegemony. Again and again, he said Americans and their European allies live well at the expense of the rest of the world.

Nigerian man Harrison Okene was the sole survivor after a tug boat capsized in heavy swells and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic.

In both swing states and safe seats, many Republicans say that liberals hate them personally and may turn rioters or a police state on people who disobey them.

The US delegation will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal where the US battled Japan for dominance of the South Pacific during World War II.

The world’s leading economies must accelerate a transition to renewable energy, Alok Sharma says, even if some need to rely on more fossil fuels in the short term.

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Britain and France have pointed the finger at each other as long traffic jams stretch outside the Port of Dover, Britain’s main gateway to Europe.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes showed Moscow could not be trusted to implement a deal to allow the transport of grain.

A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park has exploded in size, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people.

China’s COVID-19 vaccines have been given to leaders of the state and ruling Communist Party, officials said as part of a drive to increase national take-up.

The US space agency is considering re-purposing technology already in orbit as part of inquiry into UFO sightings.

US President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms continue to improve and now include “less troublesome” sore throat, his doctor says.

Alok Sharma will be in Canberra this week pressing the need to do more, especially if the government is serious about hosting a climate summit.