A Paris court on Wednesday handed jail terms ranging from four years to life to more than a dozen people convicted of helping Islamist gunmen who attacked satir

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa delivers a speech during the official inauguration of the ARCO Lisboa International Contemporary Art Fair in Lisbon, Por

Britain and the European Union have moved closer to sealing a new trade deal but it was still unclear if they would succeed, the bloc's chief executive said on

The UN Security Council is planning to discuss Western Sahara on Monday, diplomats said, after US President Donald Trump recognized Morocco's sovereignty over t

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the annual press conference via video link in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 17, 2020. This year, due to coronavirus-related re

The Asia-Pacific has faced a record number of climate-related disasters in 2020, affecting tens of millions of vulnerable people already hit hard by the COVID-1

A woman prays at an altar set up near the burnt-out studio of Kyoto Animation Company, known as KyoAni, in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Monday, one mo

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2020 shows the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain.(Photo: Xinhua)

London on Wednesday moved into the highest level of coronavirus

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Sunday refuted rumours alleging that Russian President Vladimir Putin w

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2020 shows a portrait of Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in front of the parliament house complex in Dhaka, Banglades

A sun halo appears in the sky above Singapore's Gardens by the Bay on Oct. 25, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
The employment of Singapore's residents, re

People visit Cape Reinga Lighthouse, the landmark of Cape Reinga in New Zealand, on Oct. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
Negotiations have concluded on the agreement

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President-elect Joe Biden threw his weight into the Democratic battle for control of the US Senate on Tuesday, as his White House win wa

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Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, women of color in Canada still face far higher unemployment than white women, official data shows, in part because they

When teacher Ashley Johnson arrived in Atlanta after a cross-country move in 2019, she was quickly confronted with the city's affordable housing shortage, one o

About 110 million years ago along the shores of an ancient lagoon in what is now northeastern Brazil, a two-legged chicken-sized Cretaceous Period dinosaur made

The US prepared to start its ­COVID-19 vaccination program on Monday as the nation's death toll edged toward 300,000, while Germany announced a partial lock

A healthcare worker prepares the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, the United States, on Dec. 14, 2020. T

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faced scathing criticism Sunday over his government's plan - or lack thereof, opponents said - to vaccinate the population ag

A gunman shouting "Kill me!" opened fire from the steps of New York City's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine just after an outdoor choir performance there

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The US Electoral College cast votes on Monday for a new president based on the 2020 election results, making Democrat Joe Biden's projected

Medical workers transport a patient at George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C., the United States, on April 27, 2020. Photo: Ting Shen/Xinhua
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The European Union's Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said Monday sealing a new trade pact with Britain was still possible as negotiators sought to break dead

Stuffed toys of Gund are on display at the company's booth at the 2020 Toy Fair New York in New York, the United States, Feb. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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