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A Mekong River advisory body urged China on Tuesday to work with its experts in sharing yearround data on the lifeline waterway for the first time, rather than Beijing keeping a separate platform under its own new Mekong organisation.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it saw no need for now to investigate the circumstances leading up to opposition politician Alexei Navalny's illness and that a German clinic's initial diagnosis of poisoning was not yet conclusive.

There is wide agreement that Britains devastating coronavirus outbreak has been met by strong, effective political leadership. Just not from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The gathering comes a night after Portland police used tear gas on protesters and made 23 arrests as they declared a demonstration to be a “riot” late on Sunday.

Tong was among more than 300 demonstrators against the new law who were arrested by police on July 1, less than 24 hours after it was unveiled and took effect.

Mexican health authorities will begin this week to use a broader definition to identify possible coronavirus cases, a top official said on Monday, after questions about whether testing was too limited.

President Donald Trump aggressively asserted control over the Republican National Convention on Monday, overshadowing the primetime speakers, as he made clear he wants voters to focus on him.

The number of new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the United States fell 17% last week, the fifth straight week of declines, according to a Reuters tally of state and county reports.

The head of the U.N.s atomic watchdog agency arrived in Iran on Monday to press for access to sites where authorities are thought to have stored or used undeclared nuclear material.

The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, but said prosecutors may try again for the same sentence if they wish in the highprofile case.

The fate of Israels fractious coalition government was up in the air on Monday, hours before a critical vote on whether to dissolve the alliance and force new elections.

Just as millions of children are heading back to school, the World Health Organization says those aged 6 to 11 should wear masks in some cases to help fight the spread of coronavirus.

When he ran for attorney general of Kentucky, Daniel Cameron never expected to one day hear from Oprah Winfrey, Beyonc and LeBron James. But now that the Republican has their attention, he says he remains committed to doing the responsible thing" in the i...

The 26-year-old was convicted of the two murders after a nine-day trial at Birmingham Crown Court and sentenced on Friday.

Melania Trump is marking the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote with an art exhibit based on works by children from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.