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India recorded the highest ever single-day spike of 55,078 of fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total tally to 1,638,870, according to the federal health ministry's latest data. This…

US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday agreed to a deal to defuse weeks of clashes in the US city of Portland with the withdrawal of federal forces whose presence…

Latin America could create 15 million new green jobs in climate and nature protection over the next decade if countries aim to cut carbon emissions as part of a sustainable…

Thailand's top anti-trafficking cop has vowed to boost training for police nationwide to better respond to a rising number of cases of sexual exploitation and forced labor outside Bangkok. Police…

Millions of young people put at risk Nearly one in three children around the world have high levels of lead in their bloodstream, according to a new study, as widespread…

Seemingly no end in sight as global cases spike further The US marked a grim milestone Wednesday when its coronavirus deaths topped 150,000 - far exceeding the toll in any…

The coronavirus crisis may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand and it is focusing minds in OPEC. The pandemic drove down daily crude consumption by as much…

At least 212 people were killed in 2019 while defending their land from being taken over by industry, Global Witness said on Wednesday, the deadliest year since the advocacy group…

10,000 pilgrims expected to attend amid restrictions Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday began the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak…