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Britain has pledged 43 million pounds ($59 million) to help people arriving from Hong Kong find jobs, houses and schools under an initiative allowing millions to resettle.

Brazil's environmental minister is seeking $1 billion in international aid from countries like the United States to assist in cutting deforestation in the Amazon by 30% to 40%, as stated in an interview released on Saturday in O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper

The Democratic chair of the Senate Banking Committee has written to several large banks, including Credit Suisse and Japan’s Nomura, asking them for information on their relationship with New York-based Archegos Capital Management.

Japan said on Thursday it was not currently looking to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for Olympic athletes, dismissing a media report that sparked a social media outcry since the country’s inoculations are trailing other major economies.

When Ronja Pohl first saw the disabled baby alpaca at a friend’s farm, her heart melted and she resolved to give the tiny orphan a home - and a special wheeled harness for walking with.

Hundreds of people rallied in front of Kyrgyzstan’s interior ministry on Thursday to demand the resignation of its leadership for what they called police inaction over the murder of a kidnapped woman.

Canada’s Canopy Growth said Thursday it will buy rival Supreme Cannabis for C$323.3 million ($256.85 million), as the world’s biggest cannabis producer bolsters its portfolio to tap surging demand.

ARNHEM, Netherlands - A Dutch zoo has announced that it received an Easter gift - a baby rhinoceros born on the morning of April 4.

Nine-year-old Thai kickboxer Pornpattara “Tata” Peachaurai is eager to get back in the ring after coronavirus curbs brought his fight season to a halt more than five months ago.

Poverty in Brazil surged threefold in 2021, as per the Getulio Vargas Foundation, with almost 17 million people in the country falling into poverty during the year's first quarter due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Japan’s western region of Osaka will hold the Olympic torch relay in a park without spectators instead of on public roads, as record coronavirus infections prompted its government to declare a medical emergency on Wednesday.

The Arkansas House and Senate voted to overturn Governor Asa Hutchinson's veto, making Arkansas the first state to restrict certain types of healthcare for transgender minors

Morgan Stanley sold about $5 billion in Archegos Capital Management’s stocks the night before the fire sale hit rivals, CNBC reported on Tuesday citing people with knowledge of the trades.

In certain summers, when the water temperatures in the Caribbean rise, the vibrant coral communities of gold, green, and blue that encircle the island nation of Cuba transform into areas of ghostly white

Forbes' yearly list of the world's billionaires features an unprecedented 2,755 billionaires, with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos leading the rankings for the fourth year in a row, the media company announced on Tuesday

Over 1,800 inmates have escaped in southeast Nigeria following an assault on their prison by heavily armed gunmen who used explosives and rocket-propelled grenades, according to officials

Peter N’Guila used to have no trouble supporting his family of three on his consultant’s salary. But since Islamic State-linked insurgents attacked a northern Mozambique gas hub town last month, he has seven more mouths to feed.

Health officials in Japan are worried that new coronavirus variants are fueling the early stages of a fourth pandemic wave, with only 109 days left before the Tokyo Olympics begin

A small number of people will be permitted to attend the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, a Dutch port city, in May as part of a COVID-19 trial, the newspaper De Telegraaf reported Thursday

Compass, supported by SoftBank, saw its shares rise by 18% during their stock market debut on Thursday. The real estate brokerage's valuation reached $8.22 billion, following an initial public offering priced at the lower boundary of the scaled-down price range

A national survey released on Thursday revealed that fewer Americans consumed coffee during the pandemic than before, despite coffee continuing to be the nation's most favored beverage

Two decades ago, a Dutch pair, Gert Kasteel and Dolf Pasker, made history by becoming the first same-sex couple to legally marry in the Netherlands

Kimberly-Clark said Wednesday it would raise prices on many of its products including Scott toilet paper, tissues and diapers in the United States and Canada to offset rising commodity costs.

People in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon, banged pots and pans on Wednesday in a show of defiance against the ruling junta during a visit to Yangon by a news crew from CNN travelling in a heavily armed convoy.

On Wednesday, the social media giant announced that it will allow users to personalize their feed and provide them with the ability to control who can comment on their public posts