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Turkish transport ministry said ship had 12 crew members, including two Russians and 10 Ukrainians

Guesses have ranged from Doctor Strange to Hawkeye

Students in close contact with Covid-19 case can avoid self-isolating if they get daily negative rapid test result

While we still can't get our nails done in salons, pamper yourself with one of these impressive kits

Countries across the world – especially the wealthier ones – should swiftly follow the positive example set by Jordan, writes Bel Trew

Local residents find pictures and videos of party-goers on social media

After more than 1,400 days of Donald Trump’s presidency -- after two bitter elections, two impeachments, more than 26,000 presidential tweets and four years of near-constant upheaval -- it is left to American voters to tally it all up

West Virginia has emerged as an unlikely success in the nation’s otherwise chaotic coronavirus vaccine rollout

Meaning behind series’ mysterious commercial breaks explained

Actor-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda and rockers Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen are among the stars who will highlight a prime-time virtual celebration televised Wednesday night after Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president

‘He’s an angry human being,’ joked Mackie about the playful mishap

New research suggests that some beetles are adept at hiding their food from competitors

On the first day of his presidency, Joe Biden plans to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies and take steps to address the coronavirus pandemic

Faced with a rapid resurgence of COVID-19 overwhelming the country’s hospitals and driven by a more infectious virus variant, South Africa has delayed reopening its schools

LGBT+ rights group Havruta says it is ‘currently gearing up to welcome our impending new members’ after bizarre and factually inaccurate claim

Figures from religious leaders to the United States’ first youth poet laureate will take part in Wednesday’s ceremony   

In Donald Trump's presidency, fact-checking became a cottage industry unto itself

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and more than a dozen have been killed in recent days in flooding on Indonesia’s Borneo island

'The facts are very clear and I'm not going to sugar-coat them, hospitals are under extreme pressure and staff are under extreme pressure’

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Chris Wilder’s Blades have picked up some confidence ahead of today’s game after securing their first Premier League victory this week

The U.K. government says it plans to offer a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to every adult by September as the nation’s health service battles the worst crisis in its 72-year-history

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are inaugurated

Quarantine checks to be stepped up, but doubt over workability of plans to use hotels, says foreign secretary

Hundreds of houses have been damaged and about 15,000 people moved to shelters