US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took big steps toward making their seemingly inevitable rematch official, as both notched huge Super Tuesday wins.
More than a dozen states held primaries or caucuses on Tuesday, the biggest (...)
An Indigenous Australian rugby league star has accused a rival player of using a racial slur against him during a hotly anticipated game in Las Vegas.
Brisbane Broncos' Ezra Mam says Spencer Leniu called him a "monkey".
When asked about the (...)
King Charles will postpone his public-facing duties while he is treated for cancer, Buckingham Palace says.
Prince William is expected to cover some engagements on his father's behalf while the King receives medical care.
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The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, has stated that a government entities, upon contracting with a carrier, are obliged to verify the availability of operating cards issued by (...)
Towering waves on Hawaii's south shores crashed into homes and businesses, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend.
The large waves — some more than 20 feet (6 meters) high — came from a combination of a strong south swell that (...)
With the livelihoods of about 40 percent of the world's population living at or near a coast, the second day of the UN Ocean Conference underway in Lisbon focused on strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, managing coastal ecosystems.
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The eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years, according to experts.
Dramatic images from space captured the eruption in real time, as a huge plume of ash, (...)
An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
There were no immediate reports (...)
based solutions have emerged at COP26 as one of the top hot remedies to cool our fevered planet, reflected in multiple announcements of investing in blue carbon and afforestation projects. These projects all require a commitment of permanence of the (...)
The American Senate on Tuesday confirmed Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Republican Sen. John McCain, as the US representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.
McCain, a prominent anti-Trump Republican, was confirmed by a (...)
Pacific Island leaders speaking in the UN General Assembly on Saturday underlined the need for global solidarity, commitment and action to tackle COVID-19 and climate change, two crises which threaten sustainable development.
Referring to the recent (...)
Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their economies, and their capacity to protect themselves from possible (...)
The UN has called for dialogue in Samoa, where the first woman elected as Prime Minister was locked out of Parliament on Monday amid a bitter power struggle with the country's long-standing leader.
Fiame Naomi Mata'afa was sworn in during a (...)
New Zealand has downgraded its tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region early Friday, sparking fears of a tsunami.
The 8.1-magnitude quake was the third to strike the area on Friday morning local time, according (...)
New Zealand has rung in 2021 with a spectacular fireworks display and light show in Auckland.
Thousands gathered in the harbor foreshore to celebrate the New Year - with crowds free to mingle as the country enjoys an absence of coronavirus (...)
Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination coverage, resulting in the highest number of cases for 23 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control (...)
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NEW YORK — Facing constant threats from climate change and wary of the possible spread of COVID-19 to their shores, Pacific Island leaders on Friday touted their own environmental action (...)
In the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, tax systems should be reformed, and tax avoidance and evasion reduced, to ensure an economic recovery in which everyone pays their share, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Ireland would have to just move on and prepare for their World Cup quarterfinal against New Zealand without center Bundee Aki even if they still may appeal his three-match ban, forwards coach Simon Easterby said on Tuesday.
New Zealand-born Aki was (...)
Japan's progress to the World Cup quarterfinals has not only enthralled the host nation but it has also made the heavyweights of the rugby world, including defending champions New Zealand, sit up and take notice.
Impressed by Sunday's 28-21 victory (...)
Ireland played with 14 men for 50 minutes but still eased into the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a seven-try 47-5 demolition of ragged Samoa in their final Pool A match on Saturday.
Center Bundee Aki became the seventh player to be shown a red (...)
Scottish Rugby Union chief Mark Dodson said he is ready to launch a legal challenge to prevent World Cup organizers canceling his country's game against Japan on Sunday — a measure that would almost certainly eliminate the Scots.
A decision on the (...)
Rugby World Cup organizers were forced to call off matches for the first time in the tournament's 32-year history on Thursday — eliminating Italy as a result — saying the risk from Typhoon Hagibis made hosting them an impossibility on safety (...)
Rugby World Cup organizers have canceled Saturday's game between England and France as well as New Zealand's match against Italy due to the risk from Typhoon Hagibis, while Sunday's key game between hosts Japan and Scotland remains in doubt.
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The collapse of World Rugby's proposal for a global tournament was a bitter pill for tier two nations, and northern hemisphere "self interest" could ultimately threaten the primacy of test rugby if left unchecked, Fiji coach John McKee has (...)