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British composer Julian Lloyd Webber was one of the committee members of artists and officials who devised the new music curriculum for UK schools.

Pfizer published a study earlier this month that said its jab is more than 91 percent effective at protecting against the coronavirus, and more than 95 percent effective against severe cases of Covid-19 up to six months after the second dose.

A former Dallas police officer who was charged with murder then fired is trying to get his job back after a judge found there was no probable cause for his arrest.

Alabama could soon become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted on a personal plea from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the axed 300 million pounds ($413.34 million) deal to buy Premier League club Newcastle United, the Daily Mail newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Activists and opposition figures cried foul Wednesday after Mexicos Senate passed legislation to require cellphone companies to gather customers identification and biometric data, like fingerprints or eye scans.

A teenager who prosecutors say touts himself as subscribing to an online subculture that has been linked to violent attacks was arrested Wednesday on a bomb threat charge.

President Patrice Talon has been reelected with a majority of votes cast in Benin's presidential election, according to provisional results released Tuesday by the national electoral commission.

China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, steamed into the South China Sea on Saturday after completing a week of naval exercises around Taiwan.

Britain's government has opened an independent investigation into failed finance company Greensill Capital after lobbying by former Prime Minister David Cameron raised questions over its access to ministers.

Nazario, wearing his military uniform, was driving a newly bought SUV when the officers ordered him to pull over because he did not have permanent license plates.

The tiny eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent was blanketed with a thin layer of ash and a "strong sulphur" smell hung in the air on Saturday, a day after a volcano spectacularly erupted after decades of inactivity.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he has vetoed three police reform measures approved by the Democratcontrolled General Assembly, all measures passed with enough votes to override the vetoes.

Duke University will require all new and returning students to present proof of vaccination to student health officials before they can enroll for the fall semester, the school's president said Friday.

A university in Ohio on Friday expelled a fraternity where a student died last month after consuming an excessive amount of alcohol during a hazing event.

Italy's government is not in negotiations with Moderna Inc to buy new doses of its COVID19 vaccine, a government official said on Friday, following a report that said Rome was close to signing a deal for new shots.