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Nearly 200 people have been rescued, according to fire officials running the rescue effort in the town of Brumadinho

The Paris climate accord has been shaken by the withdrawal of the United States under President Donald Trump, and by threats to do the same by Brazil's new hard-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.

London-based Punjab National Bank International Limited's (PNBIL) claim concerned eight loans it made between March 29, 2011, and December 1, 2014, for oil re-refining and wind energy generating projects in the US.

The Rakhine State government this month blocked non-governmental organisations and U.N. agencies from travelling to rural areas in five townships in northern and central parts of the state affected by conflict.

The announcement follows the recent confirmation that the world's first gene-edited human babies have been born in China, following an "unauthorised experiment" that has caused widespread disquiet in the scientific community.

Kamala Harris, garnered 27 per cent of the 28,000 votes, followed by Senator Elizabeth Warren with 18 per cent. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been at the bottom with just one per cent of the straw poll members voting for the first Hindu presidential can...

The group were accused of planning the plot against a community called Islamberg several hours drive from Greece. The community of some 200 people is managed by the organization Muslims of America.

Aloysius Pang was carrying out repair works inside a Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer — an artillery gun mounted on an armoured chassis — with two other SAF personnel when the accident happened at the Waiouru Training area last Saturday.

The 21-year-old suspect, identified as Zephen Xaver, called police and said he had fired shots inside the bank.

Sharif, 69, was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore from Kot Lakhpat Jail in high security. He was discharged from hospital and taken back to jail following medical tests.

Counter terror forces had earlier claimed that they had killed four “terrorists” linked to the Islamic State group in an "intelligence-based operation" on Saturday.

Christopher W. Cleary, 27, post about being "the next mass shooter," came the same weekend that Women's Marches were held around the US.

On his first foreign trip as president, Jair Bolsonaro said he is determined to open up Brazil's economy, slash red tape and lower taxes.

Martin Luther King Jr understood racial equality was inextricably linked to economics. He asked, “What good does it do to be able to eat at a lunch counter if you can’t buy a hamburger?”

Britain is set to exit the 28-member EU, which it joined in 1973, on March 29. With just over two months to go until the scheduled departure, Britain is still undecided on what to do.

Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said in a blog post that one network operated in countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the other focused on Ukraine.