CNBC's Meg Tirrell reports on the latest data from the omicron variant, which the World Health Organization has labelled a "variant of concern."
Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls as researchers sought to find out if the mu...
52 people have died in a mining accident in Russia's Siberia region. It is the worst incident in the country's mining industry in more than ten years. Three people have been arrested, suspected o...
The World Health Organization is meeting to assess the implications of a new variant, B.1.1.529, first identified in South Africa. The European Union, the U.K. and other countries are moving to s...
Britain on Thursday said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa that might make vaccines less effective and imperil efforts to fight the pandemic. Flor...
The deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel is fueling tensions between the U.K. and France over how to stop migrants from crossing the world’s busiest waterway in small boats. Politi...
Australia will deploy more than 100 police and military personnel to aid the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as protesters in the Pacific Island nation defied a cur...
Over two dozen migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France into Britain. It's the worst disaster on record involving migrants crossing the Channel, a persistent so...
The new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' discovered in South Africa is causing global alarm with fears it may be vaccine-resistant.
Wild weather has swept across British Columbia causing flooding and landslides.
Chinese property giant Evergrande is facing the prospect of bankruptcy, reportedly unable to pay off its multi-billion dollar debts.
World leaders have condemned a military coup in the African nation, with the Prime Minister arrested by soldiers. At least seven people have been killed.
The world moves from pandemic, to endemic as vaccination rates improve. But some countries are faring better than others
Large groups of migrants are stuck between the Poland, Belarus border with troops deployed as the crisis reaches breaking point.
NBC News' Keir Simmons reports from London on a new warning from Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia is planning a coup.
The discovery of a new coronavirus variant triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic suffered their...
Footage broadcast on state television purports to show Ethiopian Prime Minister at the frontlines in the war against rebellious Tigrayan forces. Olivia Chan reports.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused logistical headaches for global shippers thanks to raised transport costs, quarantine measures and extra paperwork. China's zero-tolerance approach to the coronavi...
Football fans around the world are paying tribute to Argentinian legend Diego Maradona, a year after his death. The former Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli star is widely regarded as one of the ...
The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered many businesses and closed borders around the world, leading to disruptions in global supply chains. Now the US is bracing for delays that could stretch into...
A full year after India’s farmers started camping out on the outskirts of Delhi in the biggest and most sustained challenge to the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to repeal three co...
For the first time in the National Dog Show's 20-year-history on NBC, a canine was crowned Best in Show for the second year in a row. Claire, a Scottish deerhound, was the repeat winner, and David ...
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