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Anthony Kwan/Getty Images(HONG KONG) — A 44-year-old man died after contracting the coronavirus from his friend while they were traveling together in Wuhan, China, according to officials from the Philippines Department of Health. His friend, […]

BrianAJackson/iStock(LONDON ) — London Police said a man has been shot and killed by armed officers after an alleged stabbing incident that has been declared “terrorist-related.” Three people were injured, one of whom was in […]

BrianAJackson/iStock(LONDON ) — London Police said a man has been shot and killed by armed officers after an alleged stabbing incident that has been declared “terrorist-related.” The police said there were two people injured, but […]

iStock/ktsimage(BELFAST, Ireland) — As the countdown approached Friday for Britain to leave the European Union, the only sign it was being marked in Belfast was a small group of people celebrating outside the gates of […]

hocus-focus/iStock(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — A sea turtle from Australia has officially left all other long-distance swimmers in her wake after recording nearly 22,000 miles in two years on her open water journey. “Yoshi has […]

Boarding1Now/iStoc(NEW YORK) — Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar declared a public health emergency in the United States at a White House press briefing on coronavirus Friday. U.S. citizens returning from Hubei province […]

Boarding1Now/iStoc(NEW YORK) — Delta Airlines, American Airlines and United Arlines suspended all of their flights to China as coronavirus cases in the country top 9,600. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a […]

Boarding1Now/iStock(NEW YORK) — Delta Airlines suspended all of its flights to China as coronavirus cases in the country top 9,600. The airline will temporarily suspend flights starting Feb. 6 through April 30, due to “ongoing […]

Oleksii Liskonih(WASHINGTON) — Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, said Thursday that the Iranian regime had diverted humanitarian money and goods to its elite members. “A big part of our Iran strategy from […]

jarun011/iStock(GENEVA) — The World Health Organization declared coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern at a news conference Thursday in Geneva. This is only the sixth time such an emergency has been declared, with […]

iStock/omersukrugoksu(LONDON) — Kenya’s high court was expected to rule Thursday on whether the government’s plan to assign everyone a unique identification number is constitutional, following a month-long legal challenge by three local civil rights groups. […]

oversnap/iStock(LONDON) — It took one referendum, two general elections, three prime ministers and nearly four years, but on Jan. 31, the U.K. will finally be leaving the European Union. For anyone following the path to […]

Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(LONDON) — The U.S. and U.K.’s top diplomats met late Wednesday in London, promising to build an “even stronger” bond between the two long-time allies, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. But disagreements […]

KeithBinns/iStock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — U.S. military plane crashes in Taliban-held Afghan territoryThere was no official word on why the plane crashed or how many were on board. The Taliban claimed that it was shot down.U.S. Air […]

Andreas Haas/iStock(GENEVA) — Patients from Germany, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus without having visited China, health officials said during a World Health Organization news conference Wednesday. Human-to-human transmission outside […]

Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks(WASHINGTON) — While all eyes in Washington are on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to the country at the center […]

Andreas Haas/iStock(NEW YORK) — American Airlines is suspending two routes to China, citing “significant decline in demand for travel to and from China.” Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport and to […]

mrtom-uk/iStock(WUHAN, China) — The U.S. government’s chartered flight evacuating American consulate staffers and private U.S. citizens from the coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan, China, has been rerouted from its original California destination to a nearby military […]

BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are embarking on a new life after their split from the royal family, one that does not include public […]

The University of Manchester(DUBLIN) — A team of experts believe they have solved a nearly 200-year-old mystery of how a famous Egyptian mummy came to die: They believe she was stabbed in the back. The […]