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At least 40 people died in Brazil on Wednesday after a crash between a bus and a truck in the state of Sao Paulo, the fire service said.

Oil prices climbed for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, shrugging off a report showing U.S. crude inventories rose more than expected and extending a rally driven by hopes that a COVID19 vaccine will boost fuel demand.

Lithuania on Wednesday extended its coronavirus lockdown until Dec. 17, when the new government is expected to take over.

Bulgaria said on Wednesday it would close schools, restaurants, shopping malls and gyms until Dec. 21 as it struggles to contain a surge in new coronavirus infections.

The European Union has drafted a deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, against 1990 levels, a target it hopes its 27 members will endorse at a summit next month, the document showed.

Australia has cancelled the citizenship of an Algerianborn Muslim cleric who was convicted of leading a terrorist cell that planned to bomb a football match in Melbourne in 2005, Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Wednesday.

India banned 43 of the apps including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's e-commerce app Aliexpress, in a new wave of web sanctions

Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed on Tuesday the team will be the first to tour Bangladesh since the COVID19 pandemic struck but said they are sending officials this week to assess biosecurity arrangements before the side arrive in January.

Latest figures on Tuesday showed that the country had recorded a total of 259,600 Covid deaths and 12.5 million cases -- with over 2,000 deaths and 167,000 new cases in just the last 24 hours.

Christophe Dominici, who lit up French rugby from the wing at the turn of the century, has died. He was 48.

Iran plans to use foreign coronavirus vaccines while also developing its own, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday as new daily cases hit a record high in the Middle East's worsthit country.

The federal government recognized Presidentelect Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the boundaries of American democracy. Trump relented after...

The United Nations human rights chief voiced alarm on Tuesday at reports of a heavy buildup of tanks and artillery around the Tigrayan regional capital of Mekelle after the Ethiopian government's ultimatum to surrender before a threatened attack.

Stocks, oil and risk currencies gained on Tuesday as the formal goahead for U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to begin his transition burnished a November already boosted by COVID19 vaccines.

Brent crude prices hit their highest levels since March as news of a third promising vaccine candidate spurred hopes of a quick recovery in oil demand, while U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden received the goahead to begin his presidential transition.

Australia will lift more internal border restrictions in a boost for tourism as new coronavirus infections slow to a trickle, while first vaccines could be available in March, a government minister said on Tuesday.