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Researchers analysed over 1,300 samples collected from al-Ahli hospital, which hosts one of the few remaining functional microbiology laboratories in the territory

Claire's says it will appoint administrators in the UK and Ireland but its shops will stay open.

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Will Manchester City move for Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma if Ederson leaves the club?

Filippo Ungaro, from the U.N.'s refugee agency UNHCR, expressed "deep anguish" over the disaster and said more migrants could still be missing at sea

As forces are told they can share some suspects' ethnicity and nationality, officers warn of possible pitfalls.

On August 13, President Putin told his government Russia’s budget is “stable” and inflation controlled, citing a 14% rise in non-oil revenues. However, Finance Ministry data showed a 4.9 trillion ruble deficit for January–July, ...more

The United States has deployed two warships to the disputed South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal

Chris Philp says the incident took place as he was talking to people near Dunkirk, France.

The Congressional Budget Office's January 2020 projections predicted the U.S. reaching the milestone after fiscal year 2030

US President Donald Trump took control of Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police, deploying 800 National Guard troops and 500 federal agents to curb “out of control” crime. Federal agents arrested 23 people for serious offenses. DC M ...more

Police shared the number in an update sent to victims of the late Harrods owner's predatory behaviour