A US federal judge overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, saying it violated people's right to bear arms. US District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego called the 32-year-old law a "failed experiment". He…
New efforts to boost the strategic role of bees in agriculture and protect biodiversity are creating a buzz. These small busy workers ensure pollination for over 80% of European crops and wild plants. They also…
By Dawit Endeshaw and Ayenat MersieADDISABABA – Before unemployed labourer Ayalew Wedajo voted in Monday’s Ethiopian election, he prayed for the soul of his eldest son Getinet, killed in a pro-democracy demonstration 16 years ago.…
China’s ruling Communist Party announced on Monday that all couples will now be allowed to have up to three children to slow the rapid ageing of the country's population.Restrictions on the number of births were…
NATO’s strongly-worded statement on the challenges posed by China “goes much further” than anything the alliance has said before, a European foreign policy think tank expert has said.The alliance has warned that China represents a…
SANJOSE – Costa Rica’s attorney general, Emilia Navas, said on Friday that she was resigning to avoid perceived conflicts of interest during a corruption investigation in which her husband represents some of the defendants. Last…
The last time Europe thought it was close to brokering a deal between Serbia and Kosovo, it didn’t end well.In August 2018, Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci and Serbia’s Aleksander Vucic surprised everyone firstly by sitting…
As leaders from the world’s richest democracies gather in the small Cornish seaside resort of Carbis Bay this weekend there are hopes that it could provide an important step towards tackling climate change.Before the COVID-19…
By Julie ZhuHONGKONG – China is poised to unveil a much tougher than anticipated crackdown on the country’s $120 billion private tutoring industry, four sources told Reuters, including trial bans on vacation tutoring and restrictions…
Russian leader Vladimir Putin says new US President Joe Biden is radically different from his predecessor Donald Trump.The two leaders will meet in Geneva on Wednesday, fresh off the back of Biden's participation in the…
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