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Hero or villain? In Colombia, former President lvaro Uribe is both.

Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen was put into an induced coma Wednesday after suffering injuries in a crash on the final stretch of the Tour de Pologne race in southern Poland, organizers said.

Bulgarian veterinary authorities said on Wednesday they would cull almost 200 pigs from a rare local breed after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a small pig farm in the east of the country.

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The City of Amsterdam on Wednesday began ordering use of face masks in crowded areas such as its "Red Light" prostitution district, in a drive against the coronavirus that stands in contrast with national policy.

Doctors in Turkey's coronavirus hotspots say hospitals are filling up with more cases than are reflected in the official nationwide count, which resurged above 1,000 this week.

Britain has agreed a multimillion pound joint investment with French speciality vaccines company Valneva to upgrade a manufacturing facility and increase production capacity for a possible COVID19 vaccine.

Even in parts of the world that had appeared to have curbed the spread of the virus, countries have recently seen single-day records in new cases, signaling the battle is far from over.

President Donald Trump has officially amended rules that restrict the sale of military-grade drones to foreign partners like India, the report said.

I don't think this issue should dominate in relations between China and India, and I don't think this is the view of our Indian friends, said the Ambassador Cui Tiankai.

Scrambling for replacements following a coronavirus outbreak, the Miami Marlins added a Moran, a Morin, two pitchers named Josh Smith and a former Olympic medalist in speedskating.

White House negotiators on Tuesday vowed to work "around the clock" with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of this week, as the pandemic takes a heavy toll on American life.

President Donald Trump hosted the swearingin of the first Black Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, in an Oval Office ceremony Tuesday.

Jordan Eberle scored twice, including the goahead goal, and the New York Islanders rallied to a 42 win over the Florida Panthers and take a 20 lead in their bestoffive NHL preliminary round playoff series on Tuesday.

The new coronavirus is interrupting vaccination programs and frontline care for other diseases which risked wiping out years of health progress in the Americas, the World Health Organization's regional director said on Tuesday.

The Trump administration will maintain support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president and expects dozens of other countries to continue recognizing him following Dec. 6 legislative elections that opposition parties plan to b...