The villagers’ special interest in the late Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, manifested itself in daily prayers for his blessing of their banana and yam crops.

Mourners pay tribute to Prince Philip

Department of Disease Control director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said that the number of new infections could rise as high as 10,000 per day if adequate measures are not taken.

Messages were carried back and forth to the protagonists by other participants in the nuclear deal - Britain, Germany, France, Russia and China.

International health officials have pledged to use coronavirus vaccines rejected by rich nations to address a “shocking imbalance” in global distribution.

An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent on Friday night after the government ordered thousands to evacuate their homes.

His one-liners made headlines that became long lists of what are often labelled ‘gaffes’, but many were offensive, others plain racist or sexist.

Tanks and soldiers seen in footage on the march look to be the largest deployment of Russian land forces toward the border with Ukraine in seven years.

The Queen’s husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died aged 99. Full coverage here.

The Chinese Communist Party is cracking down on the country’s biggest e-commerce company, warning it not to stifle competition.

After seven decades of tireless service, the pandemic meant the Queen and Prince Philip were able to spend his final year together at home.

He died at home in his beloved Windsor Castle with his wife the Queen by his side: just the way he wanted it.

In interviews recorded before their father’s death, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward fondly remember “the rock” of the royal family.

Pfizer and BioNTech said they planned to lodge applications to expand approval to children aged 12-15 with regulators around the world in coming days.

Chinese ambassador Cheng Jingye subjected the Australian reporters to a two-hour exercise in authoritarian propaganda.

Crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to mourn the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, who had stamped his authority over his own funeral plans, codenamed Operation Forth Bridge.

Prince Philip’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief, with prominent politicians and people now paying their respects.

Plans for the next generation of royals to step up have been in place since before the duke’s retirement, in what was once described by aides as “Team Windsor”.

Boris Johnson paid tribute to Prince Philip as not just the Queen’s consort, “by her side every day of her reign, but as her husband, her strength and stay”.

The Duke of Edinburgh was famed for his insults. But there was depth to him, too, particularly on wildlife conservation.

The life and times of England's longest serving royal consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in pictures.

One expert summed up the royal relationship as "She wears the Crown; he wears the trousers."

Australia’s neighbour has declared a state of calamity as COVID, dengue fever and cholera threaten to spread in evacuation centres after floods drowned Dili.

Demand for Pfizer is so hot worldwide that the drug giant won’t be able to dispatch the extra 20 million doses until the final quarter of this year.

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, quoting an anonymous Foreign Ministry official, suggested Seoul may pay off Iran’s United Nations debts.

“Homesick” Brian Robson spent time in jail in Australia before his daring “crate escape”.

Local authorities have speculated that the bodies could be the remains of some of the foreigners taken hostage by extremists

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More than 50 police officers had been injured over several nights of disorder between Nationalists and Loyalists, reportedly involving children as young as 13.

Police records show police arrested a man for trespassing on the sprawling property on Christmas Eve - but he was later released.

While Benjamin Netanyahu’s trials may run for months or even years, they seem as unlikely to shift the political dial as Donald Trump’s impeachment trials.

Biden scrapped Trump’s ‘America First’ policy - but not when it comes to the vaccine glut US will have by the middle of May.

Globally, the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 133.6 million, causing nearly 2.9 million deaths. 

Rebecca Roberts gave birth to twins conceived three weeks apart.

Meanwhile, raw material shortage could delay the Novovax alternative until late this year.

A gunman who killed five people including a prominent doctor in South Carolina was former NFL player Phillip Adams, according to police.

Police in Sri Lanka arrested the reigning Mrs World for pulling the crown off the head of the winner of a Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant and allegedly causing injuries.

The US President says the fact 100 Americans die each day by firearms is a “blemish on the character of our nation”.

A medical expert has testified that George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned on his stomach with his hands cuffed behind him and his face jammed against the pavement.

More than 140 people have died and scores more are missing as rain continued to pound Indonesian islands.

The police had to close roads into the nearby Protestant area as crowds from each divide attacked each other.

A new paper points to large financial donations by a country where ‘torture and repression is a stock in trade’.

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A hotel quarantine security guard in Auckland has tested positive for COVID-19, days after complaining of a sore throat.

Pakistani rights groups are criticising Prime Minister Imran Khan after he claimed that wearing traditional Islamic veil will protect women from sexual assault and not lead men into temptation.

The Biden administration has announced it would provide $US235 million in US aid to the Palestinians, restarting funding cut off by former president Donald Trump.

The Myanmar embassy in London was “stormed” and seized by allies of the nation’s new military regime, the ambassador has alleged.

The three powerful leaders entered a big room in front of cameras for high level discussions - but there were only two chairs. Many believe it was a deliberate snub by Turkish President Recep Erdogan to the female President of the European Commission...

Australia’s longest-serving foreign minister says it’s a “bloody outrage” that ordinary citizens have to pay around $10,000 to return to the country.

Greenland’s main opposition party, which campaign heavily against an Australian company’s mining project involving uranium and other metals on the Arctic island, has emerged as the biggest party after winning more than a third of votes in an earl...