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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvard University's use of race in undergraduate admissions, rejecting a challenge by affirmative action opponents who said the school's policy discriminates against AsianAmericans.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was hospitalised after he contracted coronavirus earlier this week, a presidential official said on Thursday.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he spoke with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden by telephone and confirmed the importance of bilateral ties, as well as a "free and open IndoPacific" region.

COVID19 cases are still surging in the Americas, averaging 150,000 a day in last week, the World Health Organization's regional office said on Wednesday.

Greece will apply a tighter curfew at night time, allowing movement only for work and health reasons as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic increasingly pressures its public hospitals, authorities said on Wednesday.

Hong Kong opposition lawmakers, seen as representatives of the moderate prodemocracy voices in the Chineseruled finance hub, are expected to formally tender their resignation on Thursday in protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues.

The head of the Nobel Peace Prizewinning World Food Program sounded an alarm Wednesday that wartorn Yemen faces looming famine" and urged nations to provide hundreds of millions of dollars immediately, saying it will mean the difference between life and d...

A U.N. court registered a plea of "not guilty" for Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga at his lawyer's request on Wednesday after he remained silent during his initial appearance.

Donald Trump's presidential campaign on Wednesday sued Michigan to block the U.S. state from certifying last week's election results, where the president has trailed Democrat Joe Biden.

"Until widespread immunity is achieved," Lagarde told a virtual forum on central banking, "we could still face recurring cycles of accelerating viral spread and tightening restrictions. The recovery may not be linear, but rather unsteady, stop-start and c...

Swiss companies will no longer be able to deduct bribes paid to private individuals from their taxes, Switzerland's government said on Wednesday, according to an update of tax laws due to take effect on Jan. 1, 2022.

Slovakia's government will extend its state of emergency powers for the rest of the year to battle a surge in new coronavirus cases, Justice Minister Maria Kolikova said on Wednesday.

The mother of an Irish teenager whose body was found in a Malaysian jungle said on Wednesday she believed her daughter could have been abducted and questioned official findings that no foul play was involved in her death.

Conservative lawmakers have set up a new group to fight what they call a cycle of lockdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, yet another sign of discontent in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing party.

South Korea's spy chief has proposed a summit of the leaders of the United States, Japan and the two Koreas during the Tokyo Olympics next year, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Stock markets gained on Wednesday, as news of a working COVID19 vaccine seemed to inoculate investors against worry about surging infections in Europe and the United States, while the kiwi rose as traders thought the central bank sounded upbeat.