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Spains armed forces chief has dismissed as not representative leaked chats by retired military officers allegedly talking about shooting political adversaries and praising late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco.

Luxury brand Gucci, owned by French group Kering, will give at least $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply and distribute COVID19 vaccines to vulnerable people around the world, it said on Friday.

Dr Sardjono Utomo, a senior Indonesian doctor, admitted himself to his local hospital in East Java late Tuesday afternoon.

For a man obsessed with winning, President Donald Trump is losing a lot.

Britain will pay individuals who suffer any severe sideeffects from COVID19 vaccines under an existing programme, the government said on Thursday, ahead of a rollout of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine in the country following emergency approval.

Tenderly stroking the back of a large Burmese python resting on his lap, Buddhist monk Wilatha is trying to play a part in saving scores of snakes that might otherwise be killed or destined for the black market.

The United States topped 14 million known COVID19 infections on Thursday with over 100,000 patients hospitalized for the first time as California imposed stayathome orders to take effect when intensive care units approach capacity in the coming days.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trumps lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts.

The three most recent former presidents hope an awareness campaign to promote confidence in its safety and effectiveness would be a powerful message as American public health officials try to convince the public to take the vaccine.

The investigation into a 70yearold Swedish woman detained this week on suspicion of imprisoning her adult son for nearly three decades will be closed, Stockholm prosecutors said on Thursday.

In the modern twist on oldfashioned war games, the U.S. military dispatched cyber fighters to Estonia this fall to help the small Baltic nation search out and block potential cyber threats from Russia. The goal was not only to help a NATO partner long tar...

France's president said on Wednesday a fund will be set up to ensure aid is channelled directly to the Lebanese people, but warned that without a credible new government there would be no international bailout to save the beleaguered country.

More than 1,000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a U.S. crackdown on alleged technology theft, top U.S. security officials said on Wednesday, adding that Chinese agents had already been targeting the incoming Biden administration.

Italians will not be able to attend midnight mass or move between regions over the Christmas period, a top health ministry official said on Wednesday, as the country battles high coronavirus infection rates and deaths.

A Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa who trailed by six votes after a recount said Wednesday she will forgo further legal challenges in the state and instead appeal directly to the U.S. House for review.

Rome is banning horsedrawn carriages popular with tourists from the city's streets, in a move aimed at protecting the animals after years of debate over their wellbeing, Mayor Virginia Raggi said on Wednesday.