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The U_N_ chief is warning that the social and economic impact of COVID-19 “is enormous and growing.”

Italy has recorded pandemic-high daily death toll, providing a grim backdrop for Premier Giuseppe Conte’s cheerless announcement of restrictions for the Christmas holidays that will make it difficult for extended families to celebrate together as is customary

The Israeli government is urging its citizens to avoid travel to the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks

OPEC and a group of allied countries including Russia have agreed to increase their oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from January

Britain’s announcement that it has become the first Western country to authorize the use of a COVID-19 vaccine has sparked debate about whether officials emphasized speed over safety

China's space agency says its spacecraft has lifted off from the moon with a load of lunar rocks

Sudanese forces say Ethiopian forces have blocked people fleeing Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region from crossing into Sudan at the busiest border crossing point for refugees

OPEC and a group of allied countries including Russia have agreed to increase their oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from January

OPEC and a group of allied countries including Russia have agreed to increase their oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from January

British police say four people have died following an explosion in a silo that holds treated biosolids at a wastewater treatment plant near the southwest England city of Bristol