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The man was unconscious and transferred to hospital, it added in a statement. He was found about 120 kilometers north-north west off the coast of Amami Oshima island.

The experts' system, which they call a "Fair Priority Model," starts by calculating the number of years of life that will be added in a given country by the delivery of a million vaccine doses.

Two months from Election Day, President Donald Trump and his allies are feeling new optimism about Pennsylvania, a battleground state that flipped in his favor in 2016.

A rural Nevada church is trying again to persuade the 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals that the state's 50person cap on religious gatherings is unconstitutional.

Police in the nation's capital on Thursday released body camera footage from the officer who fatally shot a Black teenager a day earlier, leading to protests outside Mayor Muriel Bowser's home and a police station.

U.S. judges appeared skeptical on Thursday toward President Donald Trump's recent directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats.

Jamaica's ruling party faced voters Thursday with a lead in the polls despite rising numbers of coronavirus cases and a yearslong run of solid economic performance under threat.

President Donald Trump is facing a backlash for urging voters in North Carolina to vote by mail and then try to vote again in person to test the mailin ballot system in the Nov. 3 election.

Two prominent Thai political activists were remanded in prison on Thursday, their lawyer said, after a court ruled they had breached the terms of their bail following earlier arrests over antigovernment rallies.

South African healthcare workers have protested against poor working conditions and urged the government to end corruption in the purchase of COVID19 personal protective equipment.

A drone dropped packets of what looked like cannabis over a main square in Tel Aviv on Thursday after activists seeking to legalise the drug in Israel promised free weed from the air on social media.

The new head of New York City's sex crimes unit is not only a veteran investigator, but also a forensic nurse who has conducted the physical exams and evidence collection that are vital to solving such cases.

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder backed Joe Biden for president on Thursday, becoming the latest highprofile Republican to support the Democratic nominee over President Donald Trump.

Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of its workers and better protect them from the coronavirus.

International port operator DP World reached a deal Thursday with one of Canadas biggest pensionfund managers to pour an additional $4.5 billion into their joint venture of ports and terminals.

Health minister Matt Hancock has said he hopes mass testing using faster COVID-19 tests can be rolled out towards the end of the year, adding that they are key to restoring freedoms after months of COVID-19 restrictions.