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The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Senate's version of the emergency border funding bill after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reversed course amid pressure from moderate Democrats to…

Henrietta Fore, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday spotlighted the "dire" government border shelter facilities on the US-Mexico border. A picture of drowned Salvadoran migrant…

Researchers from Australia's peak scientific agency have determined the location of a one-off burst of powerful cosmic radio waves in a world-first. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)…

The fossilized jaw of a diprotodon, a member of Australia's now extinct megafauna, has been uncovered in a remote location in southern New South Wales State, the Australian Museum said…

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday to supply cutting-edge weapons to the armed forces, and raise allowances for active servicemen and pensions for veterans. The Russian Armed Forces will…

Trade talks with China have stalled, a new version of the US-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA) has been blocked by Congress, and the atmosphere for North Korea dialogue is different from last year. US…

The Popocatepetl volcano outside Mexico's capital has spewed ash columns up to eight km high during a series of discharges on Monday, the National Coordination of Civil Protection (CNPC) reported.…

Population in Sub-Sahara seen doubling in 30 years The world population is expected to climb to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7 billion today, with the population of sub-Saharan Africa…

Argentina announced an inquiry into the causes of a massive blackout that left nearly 50 million people without power as Energy Minister Gustavo Lopetegui admitted Monday it may take two…

US President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday that Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has decided not to go forward with his confirmation process. "Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan,…