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From avoiding family members to skipping extra study at "cram schools", the coronavirus has forced nearly half a million South Korean testtakers and proctors to rethink their strategies ahead of a hypercompetitive university entrance exam this week.

Donald Trump has told others he is concerned that a Biden Justice Department might seek retribution against the president by targeting the oldest three of his five children.

The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it has made preparations to enable the "immediate mass shipment" of COVID19 vaccines and completed all necessary regulatory measures.

Just hours after the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist, Tehran demanded the United Nations Security Council condemn the killing and take action against those responsible, but diplomats say the call is likely to go unheeded.

Parliament approved a system of regional COVID19 restrictions for England on Tuesday despite a rebellion within Prime Minister Boris Johnson's own party which underlined growing unhappiness at his handling of the pandemic.

After record wildfires ravaged the U.S. West Coast, replanting trees amid the apocalyptic, ashcovered landscape is a daunting task.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday proposed a $908 billion COVID19 relief bill that would fund measures through March 31, including $228 billion in additional paycheck protection program funds for ho...

Presidentelect Joe Biden is vetting three environmental justice leaders to head up the White House agency that will take the lead in coordinating efforts to safeguard communities disproportionately affected by pollution, according to sources familiar with...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged residents of the densely populated city to stay at home and avoid unnecessary family gatherings as the global financial hub scrambles to contain a new rise in COVID19 cases.

A bill requiring Iran's government to step up uranium enrichment closer to the level needed for a nuclear weapon, and ignore other restraints on its nuclear programme agreed with major powers, cleared its first hurdle in parliament on Tuesday.

The transparency coming from Biden's transition team about hairline fractures in the President-elect's foot suggests that the effort by the Trump White House to actively obfuscate when asked basic questions about the President's health is over.

Some establishment Republicans are sounding alarms that President Donald Trumps conspiratorial denials of his own defeat could threaten the partys ability to win a Senate majority and counter Presidentelect Joe Bidens administration.

Russian gas giant Gazprom incurred a loss of 251.3 billion roubles ($3.3 billion) in the third quarter due to the weak rouble, the company said on Monday, while it also raised its outlook for gas exports to Europe, a key source of revenue.

Dan Petrescu has left his job as coach of Romanian champion Cluj, the club said Monday.

Prince Wong was still in her mother's womb when the Chinese government reclaimed control over Hong Kong from the British in the summer of 1997. She was born nearly three months later, on September 27, into what some here call the city's "cursed generation...

Multiple vaccine candidates must succeed for the world to stamp out the pandemic, which has been on the upswing in the US and Europe.