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Some 400 Americans were finally evacuated Sunday from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan - as another 70 passengers aboard the quarantined vessel tested positive for the deadly infection.more

Aldona Wos, born in Warsaw, will be the new US ambassador to Canada. The White House ambassador has announced recently that its candidacy must still be approved by the American Senate.more

In a New York court trial, the prosecutor's office yesterday presented the accused rapist film producer Harvey Weinstein as a man treating women like disposable equipment.more

The US military on Monday disclosed a more than 50 per cent jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100.more

South Korean film Parasite has been named best picture at this year's Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize. Renee Zellweger won best actress for playing Judy Garland in Judy. Joaquin Phoenix was named best actor for Joker.more

A better meteorite impact on Earth and the end of humanity than the new term of President Donald Trump - say voters of the Democratic Party in New Hampshire according to the University of Massachusetts Lowell poll.more

Dame Karen Pierce, the UK's permanent representative to the UN, has been appointed Britain's ambassador to Washington, becoming the first woman to hold the position - the most prominent in the diplomatic service.more

The United Kingdom's ambassador to Tehran has returned to Iran after his departure last month following a brief arrest by Iranian security forces, which fuelled speculation that he may not be returning.more

The US is advising its citizens to take precautions against sexual assault when visiting or studying in Spain, according to a security alert issued by the US Embassy in Spain.more

President Donald Trump has been found not guilty in his impeachment trial, ending a bid to remove him from office that bitterly divided the US. The Senate, run by the president's fellow Republicans, voted to acquit him 52-48 on charges of abuse of power and 53-47 on obstruction of Congress.more

After four years of decline, there was an increase in the number of spectators in the US football league final - Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs Sunday meeting with San Francisco 49ers (31:20) in Miami was watched by 102 million Americans on various Fox platforms.more

Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog on Sunday declared: "Spring will be early, it's a certainty."more

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to diminish the importance of disagreement between the US and the UK regarding the country's approval of the Chinese company Huawei to build a 5G network. The special relations of both countries remain unchanged - he assured.more

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the UK to reconsider allowing Huawei to have a role in its 5G system, ahead of talks with Boris Johnson.more

Boris Johnson appears to have averted a full-blown confrontation with the White House over Huawei, after the government designated the Chinese technology firm a "high-risk vendor" and imposed a cap on its involvement in building the UK's 5G telecoms network.more

The United Kingdom has allowed the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei to have a limited role in building the 5G network - Prime Minister Boris Johnson informed the government.more

The role played by Luke Skywalker mocked the United States Space Forces logo, which resembles the graphics from Star Trek movies and the "Star Trek: Starfleet Command" computer game. Mark Hamill also stated on Twitter that he would not be considered when appointing members of this formation, because - as you know - he chose desertion and is hiding on a distant island.more

US President Donald Trump on Monday sent Polish President Andrzej Duda the "Proclamation On National Day Of Remembrance Of The 75th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz."more

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a hillside outside Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer, an accident investigator said.more

United States basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter have died in a helicopter crash in California.more

The United States wants to agree a trade agreement with the United Kingdom by the end of 2020, American Treasury (Finance) Minister Steven Mnuchin said during a visit to London.more

Although he has achieved spectacular success in the entertainment industry, he has not avoided racial discrimination. John Legend confessed that he had encountered racism in the past. Therefore, in his opinion, this problem has not disappeared at all.more

Britain criticized the United States for refusing to extradite the wife of an American diplomat accused of driving a fatal car accident in a dangerous road accident in which a young British motorcyclist was killed.more

US President Donald Trump has abused power in a way that justifies his dismissal - they said yesterday, on the second day of presenting his position in the Senate, democratic prosecutors. The Democratic team's arguments did not convince Republicans.more

The US Senate has adopted ground rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial after nearly 13 hours of rancorous debate on the first day.more