Biden is sending a message that, although he may be an "old white guy", he understands the importance of gender and racial diversity to modern America.

Surface testing is underway in an Auckland cool store where a man from the infected family worked.

Kiwis seem to have accepted a return to lockdown, with people reminding each other that we’ve been here before and that we can do it again.

US Health Secretary Alex Azar accused Moscow of withholding trial data and not being transparent.

Experts say that if such hazardous materials were stored together, it would represent gross negligence.

The controversial book is expected to be thrust to the heart of a High Court privacy case brought against a British tabloid newspaper.

Authorities said she was not forced to leave but a video, apparently filmed at the central election commission before she left, raised questions.

Who is Joe Biden's running mate? A woman of many firsts with a history of activism, who leans left but not too far left.

Officer Thomas Lane is charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death. 

A woman made the macabre discovery in a secluded meadow while walking near the Burgundy village of Cortambert at the weekend.

Hong Kong residents bought copies of the Apple Daily newspaper that Lai founded en masse on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested.

"Joe nailed this decision," Barack Obama said, describing Harris as an "ideal partner to help him him tackle the very real challenges America faces".

Democrats close to the campaign say an announcement is imminent, and could come as early as Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).

The social media giant said the 7 million posts included content that promoted fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures.

The man ran aggressively toward an officer and withdrew an object from his clothing before crouching in a "shooter's stance", the Secret Service said.

The US President said his feelings about his Chinese counterpart had changed amid the pandemic and he had not spoken to Xi in "a long time".

Russia has become the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international scepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials.

Beijing’s tightening grip has sparked renewed bouts of fatalism but the struggle for freedom hasn't ended.

New videos show that medical personnel waited nearly three minutes to begin CPR.

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New Zealand will re-enter coronavirus restrictions after four new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in Auckland.

However officials at two aged care homes in Christchurch said the measures were precautionary and the residents were highly unlikely to have the virus.

Hongkongers rally behind popular media tycoon Jimmy Lai after his arrest on Monday.

State-owned Banco Nacion announced last week that it would seek to fill 1 per cent of its workforce with transgender employees.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signals he won't step down despite facing mounting protests after allegations he rigged his re-election victory.

Trump later appeared and said the Secret Service had taken action against the suspect.

Since the first group of Starlink satellites launched in May 2019, many skywatchers have lamented their bright reflected glare.

The country has struggled to revive its collapsed economy since a 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring.

A judge ordered the unsealing and release of correspondences from attorneys for celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz and Victoria's Secret founder Leslie Wexner.

Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, one of the most influential members of President Joko Widodo's cabinet, says plans to reopen the island to tourism are on track.

Steve Mnuchin and other officials seek changes to ensure that Chinese firms are held to the same accounting standards as US companies.

Between the Black Death in the 1300s and the Italian Plague in the 1600s, wine merchants in Tuscany built the windows to protect buyers and sellers.

The expulsions are connected with the murder of a former Chechen rebel with Georgian citizenship in Berlin last summer. 

Announcing the resignation of the entire cabinet, the Prime Minister blamed decades of "systemic corruption" for the explosion.

It took almost six months to reach 10 million cases after the first infection was reported in China in early January. It took just 43 days to double that tally to 20 million.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the 11 had "performed badly" on issues concerning Hong Kong.

Biden's pledge to pick a woman has generated some odd optics.

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Police beat protesters as strongman Alexander Lukashenko won a record sixth term after garnering more than 80 per cent of votes amid fraud allegations.

The eruption of Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra comes after more than a year of inactivity and was the second since Saturday.

Taiwan and the US have kicked off the highest-level meetings between the two governments in decades amid intensifying geopolitical tensions with China. 

From being smuggled from the mainland on a fishing boat at the age of 12, to founding the Giordano empire and Apple Daily, there was no stopping Lai.

In Kaesong, volunteers are providing 2100 families most at risk with relief items including tarpaulins, kitchen sets, quilts, hygiene kits and water containers.

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An unnamed official has reportedly approached the office of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noemto ask how an additional president could be added to the monument.

Up to 200 Hong Kong police have marched into one of the city's only independent newsrooms and arresting its owner Jimmy Lai on national security charges.

A 30-year-old is among 26 confirmed cases at the Lihir mine.

Taking advantage of calm sea conditions, hundreds of people including children and pregnant women have made the dangerous crossing in recent days.

The group had been at the reserve for less than an hour when they were shot, their car set aflame and their bodies left in the sand.

The decision was made not just to protect teachers and students from the coronavirus but also to address glaring issues of inequality.