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Japan, France, US set to hold joint war games in May as ‘message’ to China

Japan, France, and the US are reportedly set to hold joint military drills for the first time in May next year, as part of...

Jobs slump and COVID lead litany of post-Trump crises facing Janet Yellen

By Larry Elliott and Phillip Inman

Hungary, Poland risk exclusion from EU recovery fund: French minister

The European Union will leave Poland and Hungary out of its economic recovery plan if the two countries continue to resist efforts to link...

Chronic disease patients can’t slack post virus: Expert

People with chronic illnesses who recover from COVID-19 must remain wary of its enduring effects on their bodies, a Turkish doctor warned.

Pandemic sends hunger rising in US, and children bear the brunt

Before the pandemic closed her middle school and US immigration agents deported her father to El Salvador, Kimberly Orellana did not fear going hungry.

Ethiopia’s conflict stokes humanitarian, virus crisis

Ethiopia’s month-long war in its northern Tigray region has severely hampered efforts to fight one of Africa’s worst coronavirus outbreaks, as the fighting has...

Dutch ‘Vegetarian Butcher’ carves new niche for Unilever

When ninth-generation Dutch farmer Jaap Korteweg turned vegetarian and set up a shop selling meat-free products over a decade ago, his friends thought he...

‘Buddy the Elf’ joke baffles dad in first meeting with son

An adopted man left his biological father puzzled after dressing up as a character from the beloved Christmas film Elf for their first ever...

‘Mystery’ pit skeleton found during Bishop’s Stortford digs in England

A skeleton discovered leaning against the sides of a pit with its legs outstretched is "a little mystery", an archeologist has said.

Japan mulls limited resumption of inbound tourism from spring: Media

Japan’s government is considering the resumption of inbound tourism on a limited basis from the spring as Tokyo prepares to host a delayed summer...

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