Jaqi and her husband Kevin Clements delivered their twins earlier than expected, but they were born healthy and beautiful. The Clements family welcomed twins Ava Marie and Leah Rose Clements in 2010, and as with any parents to newborns, their life wo...
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. Mr Bolsonaro won 55.2% of the votes cast against 44.8% for Fernando Haddad from the left-wing Workers' Party, the Brazilian electoral authority ...
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Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. The nationwide market for cannabis opened on Wednesday at midnight amid lingering questions about the impact on health, the law and public sa...
The chief executive of China's JD.com, Liu Qiangdong, was briefly arrested in the US on accusations of criminal sexual conduct. Mr Liu, one of China's richest people, was arrested in Minneapolis shortly before midnight on Friday and released on Satu...
Airbnb has called off a competition offering to chance to spend a night on the Great Wall of China. The accommodation site asked people to write a 500-word essay on overcoming cultural boundaries in a bid to win a "once-in-a-lifetime" expe...
A new video has been released of the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave, in which they say they are in good health. Smiling and at times laughing, they each introduce themselves one by one. They were found on Monday after nine ...
The European Union (EU) has introduced retaliatory tariffs on US goods as a top official launched a fresh attack on President Donald Trump's trade policy. The duties on €2.8bn (£2.4bn) worth of US goods came into force on Friday. Tariffs...
San Francisco is to have its first-ever female black mayor - at a time when African-Americans are becoming increasingly scarce in the US city. London Breed, a long-time community activist who grew up in public housing, was declared the winner after ...
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Easter egg hunts are part of a long tradition for many families across the country, and no Easter basket would be complete without marshmallow Peeps, jelly beans and chocolate eggs. With Easter around the corner, "World News Tonight&q...
Meghan Marklejoined her most important event yet on her road to becoming a member of Britain's royal family. Markle, 36, today joined her fiance,Prince Harry, and other royal family members in accompanying Queen Elizabeth at a ...
A teacher in Ghana who educates his students on computer technology - without any computers - has become a hit online. The man from Kumasi used his blackboard to meticulously draw a diagram of the popular Microsoft Word program. "Teach...
Clad in coordinated outfits of red with white and blue accents, North Korea's throng of more than 200 cheerleaders are stealing the spotlight at the 23rd Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as they chant, sway and dance in unison. North and ...
As she marries Prince Harry, Meghan Markle will be working towards becoming a British citizen in the coming years. It can be a lengthy and costly process - hopefuls first need to secure permanent residency after living in the UK for five yea...
A Chinese man has been fined after he was captured on surveillance footage painting new road signs in a bid to make his daily commute easier. TheModern Expressreports that a 28-year-old man surnamed Cai, was fined 1,000 yuan (&po...
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