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Japan's former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, who is challenging Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as ruling party chief, said on Thursday an economic stimulus package worth "tens of trillions of yen"…

The US Supreme Court refused on Wednesday to block a Texas ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, dealing a major blow to abortion rights by leaving in place…

Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the OxyContin drug that has been blamed for the US opioid crisis, will be dissolved under a plan approved by a federal judge on Wednesday. However,…

Some time ago in Afghanistan the Taliban allowed the resumption of classes 1 to 6 but still many students and teachers have not returned to school due to safety concerns.…

Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. With the country suffering a hard-hitting economic…

Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shifted their focus to rapid vaccination drives and move away from a suppression strategy…

Colombia's ex-President Andres Pastrana said on Tuesday his government had laid the groundwork for building peace in the South American country, even though he did not reach an agreement with…