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WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on China to be more co-operative about the early stages of the outbreak, including with audits of laboratories. Zeng Yixin, deputy health minister, said it showed "disrespect for common sense and...

Pro-Zuma protesters first took to the streets after the 79-year-old handed himself to authorities on Wednesday to begin a 15-month sentence. But police now say criminals are taking advantage of the chaos, which spread from his home province of...

"Who are they to dictate good and evil, if they themselves are evil?" Mr Trump said in a statement. He urged other countries to ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing "free and open speech". Mr Trump was banned from both platforms after the US...

"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the pair tweeted.  They first met in the 1980s when Melinda joined Bill's Microsoft firm. The billionaire couple have three...

He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an announcement on state television.  Mr Magufuli has not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours have been circulating about...

He was convicted of trying to bribe a judge in 2014 - after he had left office - by suggesting he could secure a prestigious job for him in return for information about a separate case.  Sarkozy, 66, is the first former French president to get a...

In his first speech since Democrat Joe Biden became president, he also hinted that he might run for office again in 2024.  Mr Trump strongly criticised his successor, saying US policy had gone from "America first to America last".  The speech...

His comments came after the US said it was considering "targeted options" following elections in Uganda that were marred by "irregularities" and "abuses" by the security forces. In his response, Mr Opondo said the government would await official...

A delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Accra on Wednesday. The first recipients are due to be healthcare workers.  The Covax scheme aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations unable to buy...

The LA County Sheriff's Department said that it "responded to a single-vehicle rollover" accident in which the "vehicle sustained major damage". The 15-time golf major champion, 45, had to be "extricated from the wreck" by firefighters and...

Luca Attanasio, 43, died in hospital after the United Nations convoy he was travelling in came under fire near the eastern town of Goma. An Italian military police officer travelling with the envoy and a Congolese driver were also killed. DR...

The couple have been married for almost seven years and have four children together.  The news was broken by celebrity news website TMZ after months of rumours of marital difficulties.  Reports in US media suggest the reality star, 40, has...

"Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack," said Mr Trump, "and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again." His statement came after Mr McConnell said the former president was "morally responsible" for...

It will last for 21 days. This means that all South Africans are required to "stay at home except for essential purposes", a tweet from the president's office says. Explaining the imposition of a three-week lockdown, Mr Ramaphosa has said that "the...

All games in England's Premier League, EFL, FA Women's Super League and Women's Championship are postponed. The Premier League said play will start on 4 April subject to "conditions at the time" but BBC sports editor Dan Roan says resuming on the...