With Japan charging an average tax rate of 1.9% on other countries’ goods and having a long-standing alliance with the US, ...

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

Organisations providing support for children said they are working in ‘progressively challenging circumstances’.

Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before.

Men are less likely than women to seek support after being diagnosed with cancer, a charity has said. And if they do seek help, they are often facing a diagnosis of an incurable cancer, according to ...

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laurete, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended ...

Authors say it is the first study to suggest a clear relationship between nitrogen fertiliser and pollen count and its ability to trigger allergies.

They argued that Weinstein’s stay at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex is exacerbating the disgraced film mogul’s health issues.

He emphasised that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he saw value in the companies, not to take out competitors.

The top United Nations official in South Sudan urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to use its clout to prevent the world’s newest nation from again plunging into civil war.

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